Little changes

So I did two things today. First, you clearly got to this blog because you noticed that I changed the URL for this blog: bornjustright.blogspot.com
I decided that as my site gets more activity, I should transition out of a URL that includes our last name.

I also asked for special treatment for Jordan for the first time ever. Of course I’ve asked Jordan’s care takers to try to pay attention to her therapeutic needs, but I’ve never demanded that. I’m just lucky to have teachers who love Jordan and who are willing to put in the extra effort. But as she starts walking and gets better at new skills, she’s going to need a few helpful things. So I’m trying to plan ahead. When Jordan gets bigger and moves to the bigger kid room (around 18 or 19 months), she’s going to start going down stairs. At her school, there is only a kid-height railing on the left side when you’re going down. That isn’t very helpful for a right-handed only child. So I asked the owner of Jordan’s school to consider putting a kid-height railing on the other side. I realize this is a change that is solely for Jordan’s needs. But I did talk about it with a couple of teachers and they think it would be helpful for all kids. I still felt a little funny asking.

The semester is wrapping up and my students are FLIPPING out. They have the majority of the class due by this Monday and the Monday after that. Many of them have waited until the last minute. It’s ugly, it’s unfortunate and I’m exhausted thinking about it. I also found out that I didn’t get a provost’s teaching award for the second year in a row. I’m disappointed because I put my heart and soul into my work. I’m also disappointed because we could have really used the money that came with the award. But I’ll plug on, keep working hard.

Here’s a little slideshow of Jordan’s week-by-week pictures for the year so far.