so angry with the bus

Do you know the Juvenile song Back that ass up?... It is a rap song....




... well that is what was playing on the school bus yesterday when I stepped on it to get Jailynn off the bus when she came home from school. It took me a minute to realize it. I was so shocked I could not even say anything to the bus driver. I did not listen to see if it was the version that said "ass" or "thing" instead of ass. Either way that it inappropriate to be playing on a school bus! I called the bus company and complained to a supervisor. He said they will take care of it. I swear every week there is at least 1 problem with the bus or driver.

It made me even more mad because yesterday Jailynn showed us another example of how fast she is picking up words. Jason was listening to 98 Rock on the radio and one of the guys was saying "POWER, POWER" over and over in a strange growling type voice and Jailynn looks up and starts saying it the same way. It was funny but it shows you how quick she can pick it up and repeat it. That evening Jailynn was playing with a cheap munchkin cheerleader baby doll and kept pushing her belly and the same cheer song would play. after a few times i hear Jailynn in the living room saying" muchins say how-e-do" kinda of garbled but she was trying to sing the cheer. What if she had came of the bus saying "you look good back that ass up"? or something similar I would have died and tried to hurt the driver.

ugh i am so fed up.

more bus issues

Yesterday I interned in my kindergarten class all day then had college at in the evening. I look at my cell i have a text call home its an emergency I immediately think seizure. I was wrong. Jailynn was supposed to get home on the bus at 4:30 and her bus didn't get her home til 6 pm! I was livid. Her grandma was home from work early and was waiting for her with my neighbor. they were so worried. The bus driver wouldn't tell them anything when she came, she said call the school or bus company. Come to find out before she got to Jailynn's school to get them she had hit a cars mirror and had to wait for a police report. ugh! i have talked to the school about it. They are frustrated too. The transport company did not even notify the school. the school had to keep calling and calling until they could get through to the company.

I was so mad we didn't even get a call to say the bus is late your daughter is safe don't worry.

Jailynn also vomited once at school today. she did at home on saturday too. both times around the same time of day.

school transportation issues

Jailynn's school bus was supposed to get here today at 8 am. I know that it is the first day and all. We were prepared for the bus to be maybe 15 mins early or late. Well it was about 35 mins late. When it was 20 mins late I called the bus company and asked, the man told me " well its the first day they are running late, all I can tell you is they will be there." Somebody should know where these buses are at all times. He could not even tell me about how late it was running. Finally Jay and I gave up we were getting loaded in my car. I was gonna take him to school and then drop Jailynn off late at school. right when I am about to put Jailynn in the car I see the bus park on the main road near the end of my street. Jailynn is scheduled for DOOR TO DOOR service. I even told this driver personally that my husband is blind and can she honk the horn in front of my house when she comes. She did a test run last week and drove down my street. I was never notified that she would not be picked up in front of our home. How in the hell can he hear her from way down the road when she is on a busy main road honking. As a disabled student my daughter is given door to door service and I have it in writing.

So I have emailed the transportation manager, I can't get through on the phone. I also have a call into Jailynn's school, they can't control the buses, but they can make a call to help me a little.

I still haven't heard about or received payment for driving Jailynn to school last year, since she was entitled to a bus but they could not provided adequate transportation.

visiting

Jailynn, Jason and I visited baby Richard's family at Hopkins today. Unfortunately Richard wasn't feeling great and was sleeping. I only was able to see pictures of him. His family was so nice! Jailynn had a great time entertaining them! She was very social and showed them her marching and walking skills.
Hopefully he will get to go home soon.

"bye friends"

We went to breakfast as usual this morning. Jailynn normally will say Hi and Bye to the other regulars and waitress at Friendly's but today I told her to say bye friends. Well I'll be darned if she did not repeat me perfectly clear! I managed to get her to say it a second time. I was so proud. She said the word "friends" so well!

Later at home she was playing with her laugh and learn piggy bank and putting the money from that into her elmo purse. I looked at her and said, Jailynn can you say purse? She said "purse" then I said, you are putting money in your purse? She said "money in purse"! It is not so common for her to say or repeat three or more word phrases. I am so happy. She also has been saying peekaboo and I see you!

She wants to look at my belly all the time and say hi baby and pat it too.

She starts school on August 31st her teacher should be proud and exicted to see what she has learned over the summer.

jabber box

Jailynn has been talking away! Her speech teacher is so impressed! Sometimes she just likes to nonsense babble. She will stick her finger in my belly button and say his baby! kiss my belly and then say "all d" which means all done and then cover my belly with my shirt. SHe also asks me for "tatos" tacos all the time.

She has really been doing well going up the stairs with one hand held. She molds on the rail and steps so well now.

head shaking

Jailynn has been doing this head shaking. At the reunion I had a discussion with a neurolpsychologist Dr Salorio, Jailynn has seen her before. In an email she suggested 2 different behavior clinics at Kennedy Kreiger. I called to get an appointment. They cannot get her in until September. She will have to miss a day of school. I was told it is probably a self stimulating behavior and if not stopped could become a permanent behavior. It has become more frequent. She does it a majority of the day now.