I'm one very proud parent!

I blogged about my Lil Tinkerbell in my previous post a few months back about her achievements and what i have observed in her. Well, Ironchef and I finally made a decision to send her to see a psychologist and have her tested. We basically just wanted to know whether she was indeed a gifted child or not and if she is a gifted child then what can we do as parents?

The first appointment was nerve wrecking because hey, it is not everyday you walk into a doctor's clinic and say..i think my kid is a genius and turns out not to be one..but i guess we just had to find out. So there we were early in the morning for our first appointment with Mr Sandy Litt. He then went on and started performing a series of IQ tests on her which comprised of drawing to copying to memory games. The first session went well and through his observation, he already indicated to us that YES, on hand we do have a gifted child as she seemed to possess an intellectual ability far beyond her chronological age. We are talking about the mentality of a 7 yr old at hand as she managed to breezed through the tests meant for 3-6 yr olds and was working on 7yr old tests.

We came out beaming with joy but we had to wait for the second and final session for Mr Sandy to finally analyze and come out with an overall report. So the second session was last Monday in the arvo and we brought her in and again she sat down obediently doing her "fun games" as she calls it. Finally after the session, Mr Sandy told us that overall her IQ is at the 99th percentile which is the highest one can achieve!!

UNBELIEVABLE! We were just stoked! Dumbfounded! We didn't see this coming..we knew she was matured and smart but not this SMART!

Now the reality is finally hitting us which then boils down to what next? What can we do? Well, we are suppose to stimulate her..she is always wanting to do something..which is true..and i need actually a support group. parents who have gifted children too so i can then talk to them, get their opinions..advice..so right now, i am just surfing the internet for more information and hopefully help us in guiding her to use her ability to the max.

Another good suggestion was music classes so i have signed her up for piano classes..so hopefully she will find joy in that too. It seems abit daunting now to think of the future and what lies ahead of her but I must learn never to forget that she is still a child and her social behaviour is most important. How she interacts with other kids her age and having friends is the most important thing for her right now..all the rest..I guess can come later..

my hiatus

well..it is not that i haven't had anything interesting to blog about..on the contrary..i had heaps of stuff to do like fixing up appointments to see the optometrist to have my eye check done, the doctor to have my kids immunised, buying tickets for the royal adelaide show and the fairies concert because Isabel wanted to watch them, signing up for the 6km city to bay fun run and my most recent project- i am on a hunt to shop around for another electricity supplier!

My latest power bill came and i could feel my legs giving way the minute i ripped apart the envelope and read the content. There..you can read it yourself..

Yes..a whopping A$467.25!! This is a quarterly bill but last year, it didn't reach the A$400 mark at all!! This winter has brought nothing but rain so in addition to the constant heater being on..i had the dryer on each time i washed my clothes and because Isabel has to come home from kindy with 1 tonne of sand in her shoes and pants!! I swear I could soo strangle that girl..but i can't help it..if all her friends are in the sand pit making mermaids? sigh..i end up washing her clothes every single day including her sweaters as well!

Anyways, I have two companies giving me their fees for electricity so am waiting on the other company to give me theirs before we decide and switch. Meanwhile, my two kids have been sick so i am basically stuck at home with two sick kids..and here..i am not joking..

see my lil rascal giving me a very bored--I am Sick look! Now don't disturb me while i watch my favourite cartoons on tv!

and my dear lil Tinkerbell...the one who always poses in front of me when she sees me pulling out the camera..well, even she decides NOT to show me anything!

My kids

I bought some new clothes for the kids from Harbour Town last week and dressed them up abit before we went out on Saturday. Just by looking at them, it still amazes me by how much they have grown and how they have changed over the years. I am going to miss all this in the next few years ahead..