Isn't that so cute!?!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
After a Day of School
Aiden is no longer napping on days he has school. So when he gets back from school, he is very tired and hungry. Yesterday, he curled up on the chair outside at my mom's house at fell fast asleep. He woke up briefly to get into the car to go home and was fast asleep!
Isn't that so cute!?!
Isn't that so cute!?!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Update on the day
We went to the party!
We stopped at the mall beforehand, and Aiden wasn't very good! I had put the umbrella stroller behind my car to put it in the trunk...forgot it was there and ran it over! So it meant he had to hold my hand. It didn't go so well.
Party- success! I say this because he did the bounce house for the first time! He was always so scared but not today. I couldn't even get him out of it for lunch. I did eventually!
He was asleep by 7pm...dinner was a bit hard...but it was worth taking him out today. Kept Eli safe and Aiden did something he never dared to do before.
We stopped at the mall beforehand, and Aiden wasn't very good! I had put the umbrella stroller behind my car to put it in the trunk...forgot it was there and ran it over! So it meant he had to hold my hand. It didn't go so well.
Party- success! I say this because he did the bounce house for the first time! He was always so scared but not today. I couldn't even get him out of it for lunch. I did eventually!
He was asleep by 7pm...dinner was a bit hard...but it was worth taking him out today. Kept Eli safe and Aiden did something he never dared to do before.
Week 1 of Change
As I am sitting down to type this, my son is in his room, at 10am for probably the 10th time. We are at a lost. This weekend has been horrible. This week has been HARD. I feel like we are the only ones that go through this even though I know that is far from the truth. Dealing with a child with development delays on top of being a typical three year old or mostly at this time, still a two year old (even though he is 3 1/2 years old) is hard. We are frustrated. I actually just sobbed last night in the middle of bath time. Bath time should be fun- NOT HARD!!
This past week-
Aiden had his new school on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1:15 until 4:15. That means he missed his afternoon nap. He needs a nap. He is learning how to live without a nap. We are learning how to live with him without his nap. He had his other preschool on Wednesday in the am. By Thursday night, he was asleep in 5 minutes after leaving his memere's house at 5:15pm. The kid is toast.
All week his word has been no. He turns in the dead weight, limp child who is kicking and screaming. Even when he means to say yes- he says no. Even with signs...this isn't working. Nothing works...nothing motivates him...
On Thursday, Eli had the worst day of his life. He looks like he has been put through a meat grinder and that meat grinder is his brother. Black eye and scratches all over his face.
My prayer every night- that some day, some how, his big brother will hug him and kiss him and play with him and really appreciate him for who he is... his little brother who looks up to him and just wants to play with him.
(And that his language delay and cognitive delay will grow 10 fold this year for everyone's benefit and sanity.)
We are suppose to go to a birthday party at 12:30 today. I am not sure how we are going to do this today. I really would like him to get that nap in before a big week again (this is the last week of his Wednesday summer school program).
This past week-
Aiden had his new school on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1:15 until 4:15. That means he missed his afternoon nap. He needs a nap. He is learning how to live without a nap. We are learning how to live with him without his nap. He had his other preschool on Wednesday in the am. By Thursday night, he was asleep in 5 minutes after leaving his memere's house at 5:15pm. The kid is toast.
All week his word has been no. He turns in the dead weight, limp child who is kicking and screaming. Even when he means to say yes- he says no. Even with signs...this isn't working. Nothing works...nothing motivates him...
On Thursday, Eli had the worst day of his life. He looks like he has been put through a meat grinder and that meat grinder is his brother. Black eye and scratches all over his face.
My prayer every night- that some day, some how, his big brother will hug him and kiss him and play with him and really appreciate him for who he is... his little brother who looks up to him and just wants to play with him.
(And that his language delay and cognitive delay will grow 10 fold this year for everyone's benefit and sanity.)
We are suppose to go to a birthday party at 12:30 today. I am not sure how we are going to do this today. I really would like him to get that nap in before a big week again (this is the last week of his Wednesday summer school program).
Friday, August 5, 2011
Seventeen Months Old
Where does time go???
17 months ago- I had given birth to this little guy.
Now-
I have this adorable, daring, climbing fool, chatter-box of a boy that just cut his upper eye teeth!!!
(Who by the way doesn't like to sleep and who will have us going to the emergency room every other week because of some shenanigan!)
LOVE HIM!
17 months ago- I had given birth to this little guy.
Now-
I have this adorable, daring, climbing fool, chatter-box of a boy that just cut his upper eye teeth!!!
(Who by the way doesn't like to sleep and who will have us going to the emergency room every other week because of some shenanigan!)
LOVE HIM!
The Aiden That Is...
About a month ago, I took Aiden to a small lake about 45 minutes away. We had an absolute blast! He and I got to spend a ton of one-on-one time together. The best part- a glimpse into the child that I know is ours and will be again. He was so good, so focused, so wonderful. Now- don't get me wrong- Aiden is a wonderful child but when you are constantly refocusing and recorrecting- you begin to feel weathered and tired.
I came home for the lake ecstatic! I couldn't stop talking about all the things Aiden dared to do! He also errs on the side of caution. He dared to put his face in the water, kick, blow bubbles, even dunk his head under! It was a wonderful, wonderful day.
Yesterday, I took Aiden to the school CDS has enrolled him in. I was on the brink of tears the entire time. It felt so good- so right. We are so excited to see more and more glimpses of the Aiden we know is there...
We know it will take time
We know it will take work
We know it will be awesome to watch
We feel very blessed to have the support we get from our family and friends...and now this new school.
So excited!!!!
I came home for the lake ecstatic! I couldn't stop talking about all the things Aiden dared to do! He also errs on the side of caution. He dared to put his face in the water, kick, blow bubbles, even dunk his head under! It was a wonderful, wonderful day.
Yesterday, I took Aiden to the school CDS has enrolled him in. I was on the brink of tears the entire time. It felt so good- so right. We are so excited to see more and more glimpses of the Aiden we know is there...
We know it will take time
We know it will take work
We know it will be awesome to watch
We feel very blessed to have the support we get from our family and friends...and now this new school.
So excited!!!!
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