Yuck...paperwork

I signed some papers a couple of weeks ago asking for help from the government. I received a letter from Social Services the other day letting me know of my schedule appointment time. It would be nice if they called you to see if you are able to attend. My appointment is on April 2nd, but I am unable to attend because I will be at Riley’s Hospital with Tyse. Tyse has his check up with the ENT to make sure his adenoid removal was a success. It definitely has helped him out a lot. Anyway, I called today and let them know I am unable to attend so my next option is to go in on April 17th. The lady told me it is first come, first serve. I’m thinking okay….that doesn’t make much sense. I do not understand why they can’t reschedule my appointment but they are unable too. I may be sitting in the office all day unless I am able to get there before anyone else arrives.

The next thing that I am shocked about is all the paperwork that I have to bring in. I have to bring in birth certificates, medical records, driver’s license, picture ID, court records, marriage license, mortgage payment book, utility bills, prescription records, doctor, lab, or hospital visits, medical insurance payments, all records from doctor or hospitals must be signed by doctor or hospital, vehicle registration, title, bank statements, records of stocks, bonds, trust funds, pay stubs, employer’s statement of earnings, receipts of income, insurance coverage, insurance policies, statements, payment books, identification cards, life insurance policies, statements of life insurance, signed statements of how much money you owe on any loans, and statements of the loans. Plus a complete list of all of his doctors in the last 12 months.

In one way, I understand the necessary for all the paperwork, in other way, just take a look at my son and you can tell he is developmentally delayed. That is a lot of paperwork and almost to the point where I think that is ridiculous. Doctor records should be good enough. I’m going to have to walk in there with a stroller for Tyse and a stroller for all of his paperwork. He has a lot of medical records. I use to get them all but I realize that the doctors/nurses write down every detail which is very good.

Tyse feels so much better since his adenoids are now out. He is sleeping through the night and starting to become his normal self again. He doesn’t know how to talk yet. He coos O, R, MMM, Aboo, and Agoo. I wish I could get him to say something else. I try and try, but it doesn’t work. The wonderful thing about Tyse that I did a terrific job teaching him was communicating. He says something then I say whatever he said. It’s almost as if we are talking back and forth to each other. If I do not talk back then he gets mad and starts to cry, not always but sometimes. One of our goals in therapy is learning more sounds and talking more. I hope one day he will be able to talk and say, “I love you Mommy”. I have strong faith that he will. It may not be anytime soon but someday. I’m at the point where I don’t care what Tyse’s first words are. It’s not important to me. Most parents it would mean the world for their children to say Mama or Dada first, but when you have a child that is delayed then you don’t care what they do as long as they do something that is “normal”.

This is a really good picture of Tyse doing something called fencing also known as asymmetrical tonic neck reflex. He was suppose to lose this reflex I think at 3 months or before first birthday, but as you can still see he still does it.