Today was a day of appointments. I took a half a day vacation so I could take Olivia to our general practioner for a referral for a hearing test, as advised by her developmental pediatrician in Indy. While we were there, I asked him if he knew anything about selective mutism and whether or not he could recommend a psychologist in the area who might be able to help.
I took the notes we got from Dr. S at Riley. The GP was glad to have them. He said that he rarely gets things like that for his patients and he's always glad to add to their files anything they get from other doctors, especially specialists.
We walked away with an appointment with an ENT for the hearing test and a phone number for what our GP calls one of the area's best speech therapists. He said that even if this woman can't actually help Olivia, she has connections which might lead us to someone who can help. So that's a good thing.
From the doctor's office we headed to the dentist for the girls' cleanings. They were not amused by the day's activities but hey, you know what? Life is not always full of pony rides and cotton candy. Sometimes you have to get shots and flouride treatments. Today was a bonus day because there were no shots, only flouride treatments. Win!
And even better? Both A and O came out of the dentist's office as members of the No Cavity Club. It's always nice to belong to such an exclusive group.
From the dentist we headed for the park because even though I make them go to the dentist every six months, I'm not a complete ogre.
A mom, a dad and two daughters. We're living ordinary lives with a twist of 5p- (Cri du Chat) for spice. But we're about so much more than our younger daughter's genetic diagnosis.
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