Chat/New update on Hannah

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New update for the Jordan family. It has been determined last week by an

opthalmologist that Hannah is going to need surgery on both eyes. It was also

determined by an ENT that we are going to have surgery to put tubes in her

ears. And in the middle of all that her endocrinologist wants to run some tests

in the hospital also. What a wild week! On Friday we had six doctors

appointments. We now have six kids living at our house full time and when my

stepson comes over there is seven. All of them (except the one that doesn't

live with us) are special needs kids. Hannah is going to be 4 in two months and

is youngest and is just hilarious. (RSS/SGA, 26lbs and now just barely under 3

ft, hypoglocemia, DD, Asthma, She keeps us laughing all the time. We have

decided to send her to a private school 1/2 day for school for K4 and in the

afternoon she will attend a DD preschool for her OT, PT, and Speech. Last week

I took her to visit her new school. She of course was the

smallest. I sat back and just observed her as she tried to do what the rest of

the kids did. She really did just great. The smallest boy in the class (but

still about 7 or 8 " bigger...these kids were huge!) were making fun of her

because " she looks like a baby " . This particular little boy kept saying it and

finally Hannah put her hands on her hips and put her nose right in the little

boys face and said I'm not a baby! You'd better turn around and get back in

line before I tell Ms. Nash!!! He promptly did- I think it shocked him-I know

it did me! Needless to say I think she will be just fine. The only problem was

the little girls kept trying to pick her up and tote her around and the teacher

stopped that by telling them she didn't need their help " she is older than she

looks " . By the way anyone know where to get 12 -18 months skorts in khaki or

navy Hannah has a very tiny waist (can still wear her 3-6 and 6-9 months jeans

but now they're capri pants: )The uniform companies

don't make her size for school uniforms.

Jordan married to great husband, Chad snd Mom to seven... 3 1/2 y.o.

Hannah, (RSS, Hypoglocemia, Assymetry,DD,Asthma OT,PT,Speech)and 4 1/2 y.o.

Braxton, (Autism, Seizures, DD, Sensory Intergration, OCD, Auditory Processing

Disorder, Asthma ABA therapy, Ot,PT,Speech)5 1/2 Year Old foster daughter

(Hypotonia, borderline diabetic,hypertension,ODD,RAD,PTSD...PT,OT), 7 1/2

Aspergers (OT,Speech), 11 1/2 doing just great, 13 1/2 year old foster son

(MR, RAD, OCD, anxiety disorder,PTSD,severe speech impediment... PT,OT,Speech),

15 year old foster daughter (ODD,depression,RAD,PTSD).