Cuts in services

So, my child shouldn't have been born in a recession. The cuts in services continue. Rumor has it that indiana used to be a good place to be for special needs, and while it's better than some, it's getting worse. This time, our speech appears to be cut in half. Apparently a speech therapist can fix his feeding/verbal speech/sign/AAC issues in an hour a week. Except she couldn't get it done in 2. And of course, we switched to split the 2 sessions between two people w/ two different specialties... this week. Offfff course. Really hoping we can get this appealed, and soon. His school services will slightly help (he'll get AAC help, probably), but that won't start until his birthday.
We appreciate the input on the AAC.. it's a complicated place to be when you don't agree with the powers that be, nothing new though. Hopefully we can do it on our own, in our own way. (And w/ speech cut in half, that might be so!)
We got his request for evaluation papers, and the 8 page history to fill out to go with it. Oh, aren't i so lucky.
But here's what you really come here for... We've been outside a lot lately, because a certain mommy is desperate for sunshine. Yesterday we went to the local state park and to a small park we hadn't been to before. And, it had a merry-g0-round, and there was plenty of merry to go round, even if he's not smiling in one.single.picture. He's still pretty unsteady on most things, but he does it over and over, so i have to imagine he's having a good time.