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*****Happy Birthday to Dingle's dd******

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blossomhill · 31/10/2004 10:54

Have a lovely day today!!!!!
Love Blossomhillxxx

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coppertop · 31/10/2004 10:55

Happy birthday, mini-Dingle!

carla · 31/10/2004 11:04

Happy Birthday, Dinglet!!!! Hope you have a lovely day! Love Carla, Anna and Alex! XXXXX

lou33 · 31/10/2004 12:56

Happy birthday

wobblyknicks · 31/10/2004 12:56

Happy Birthday!!!!

JoolsToo · 31/10/2004 13:29

happy birthday diddy dingle

DelGirl · 31/10/2004 14:41

happy birthday dingles dd

jakbrown · 31/10/2004 15:34

Happy Birthday dingle's dd

chonky · 31/10/2004 16:14

Happy Birthday mini Dingle

Cadbury · 31/10/2004 16:17

Happy Birthday little dingle! Have a lovely day!

onlyjoking9329 · 31/10/2004 17:33

HOPE YOU HAD THE BESTEST BIRTHDAY

Dingle · 31/10/2004 21:28

Just came on here to have a quick nose! In my amazement I found this!
Thank you, a BIG thank you.
We have had a lovely day.DD has been a little star and has been performing for all our visitors.
You should see her with her new baby Annabell, she is just soo sweet.(bless)DS has taken quite a liking to it too!!he he he...I sat and watched them both, ds keep on putting the dolls dummy in and dd kept taking it out and kissing her.
I was thinking this morning, about how far we had come.I remember the "sadness" almost, of not getting the baby we were expecting. I hope you will understand what I am trying to say here!
But I looked at her today and that sadness of 3 years ago seems so far away now.I can look at her and see how much she has grown and how much she is doing.
I know she wouldn't compare in developement with a lot of 3 year olds, but WOW, look at what she is doing not what she can't do YET.
When I saw this, being the emotion wreck that I am I could have quite easily cried, but I feel far too positive about dd at the moment.
It is such a weird time for us, she starts mainstream nursery tomorrow too.
I hope I can be this positve after her first day too.
Thanks everyone. Hugs,,,Dingle xx

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blossomhill · 31/10/2004 21:29

I really hope it goes well tomorrow Dingle. Don't worry dd will be fine and so will you
{{{}}} BHxxx

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anniebear · 31/10/2004 21:33

ARRRRRRRH, Thats lovely Dingle, glad you all had a lovely day.

Hope all goes well tommorrow
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Dingle · 31/10/2004 21:33

A special thanks BH, for starting this thread. Are you trying to make me get all gushy and emotional,,,you may have guessed I've a glass or two of wine!

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blossomhill · 31/10/2004 21:35

Lucky you Dingle. Although you deserve it as it is a special day for you too.
I just can't drink at the moment
BHxxx

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eidsvold · 01/11/2004 00:08

glad to see she had a lovely day and hope all goes well for nursery

Thomcat · 01/11/2004 11:58

Oh Dingle, waht a lovely post from you.
Glad you all had such a great day. What time were were we chatting to the night before?!!!!

Lots of love to you and yours.
TC xxxx

Aero · 01/11/2004 12:39

Missed this yesterday - hope you all had a lovely day.

Dingle · 01/11/2004 14:19

Not so positive now I'm afraid! So mixed up -I really don't know if I have made the right choice for dd. Stayed at the nursery with her for part of the session and ended up in tears at one point (me that is-not dd!)
I know it is very early days and she needs to find her feet but there seemed so little interactions there to what she (and me too) are used to.
Do I let her stay, how long do I try it? I know she will fit in but should I be happy to just let her "play" and learn alongside the others to a degree. I am still there to "work" with her additional needs in the afternoons. Do I give her the free reins to fit in?

Oh dear, what a difference from the gorgeous day we all had yesterday. It truely is an emotional rollercoaster.

jakbrown · 01/11/2004 14:27

Sorry to hear that, Dingle. Has she got support?

Dingle · 01/11/2004 14:29

No nothing yet, she's not really meant to be starting there until after Xmas and I think they are using the ! session a week until then to assess her needs.

jakbrown · 01/11/2004 14:31

Bless her, it's all very well 'assessing' her needs but if she needs support that's traumatic for you. Really feel for you Dingle.

Dingle · 01/11/2004 14:41

I know it sounds really silly but I am so confused!
The last 3 years have been so concentrated around her needs, SALT, physio,portage...I feel I don't really know what to do for the best. The SENCOs attitude is to give her the opportunity to fit in as naturally as possible, but to me it's not giving her the concentrated level of help that we are used too. But is that a bad thing?? I don't know any more,I am so used to analysing playtime with her to teach her this or that, it is hard to see how a NT child actually learns through"just playing"....waffle...waffle and because her developement is delayed should that be taken in account now or do I just let her go in and play, mix within a mainstream environment and worry about her "extra learning" at home?
I want someone to help me to make the right choice, I feel so alone in this!

meea · 01/11/2004 14:55

Oh Dingle your last post just had me in tears .It is exactly the way i feel about my DS2 who is in mainstream nursery with no support .He is 2 1/2 and we have always worked hard on his therapy at home and would like them to do the same for him.They say that he is managing fine but is fine good enough will being fine help his delayed development.It is so hard to make these descisions.I guess I just wanted to send you hugs and let you know that your not on your own.

jakbrown · 01/11/2004 15:29

I think your dd DESERVES the same level of input she has had so far, Dingle. She will still have the opportunity to mix with NT kids, which is great, but with the support she needs to maximise her potential. Think you should kick up a fuss .