Well, I figured that it was about time for an "update" on how the pregnancy has gone so far. As of today we are 34 weeks and 2 days. We had our 1st of the "2 week" visits, and the next is ironically the last day of school for my kids! Yeah, isn't that going to be fun, taking 4 kids to the Dr with me! Well, I guess now we are going to have to send Sam to speech with Caleb, and the kids will just have to go with him! Anyway, so I had to have a NST or in real people talk..A NON Stress Test. Basically, they hook you up to the monitor like in L&D, and check the baby for about an hour. I saw the NP today, (nurse practitioner) and she was concerned with some D-Cells that she heard when checking the baby's heartbeat in the office. Well, it appears that there might be a slight arrhythmia with her heart. I am not sure how to feel about this, is it a blessing that if there is a problem that it was caught now, and not after she is born like what happened with Meghan? Or is this one of those "ignorance is bliss" kind of things? Jen.. help me out here??
Well, that is about it for now. I will keep you posted, other than the little scare we had today she is doing great! She is right where she should be growth wise, and I am just hoping that she is healthy!
Punk Rock Girl
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Just a rant!
Well, since there is no one to scream at right now, with the kids being "banished" to the backyard and Sam being at work this is just going to have to do. GRRRR!!! That is the "cleanest" way to express my frusteration. And well since I am trying really hard to use "clean" words I thought it best to stick with the grr's.
So here is my "Rant" for the day.....
Caleb is making me so frustrated! He screams and cries over every little thing especially when he does not get his way. And according to his Teacher and Speech Therapist this is JUST happening at home. I know that I should be grateful that he is doing so well at school and speech, but at the same time i am just grr that we are having these issues at home. I mean it's just ridiculous the stuff that he does, he whines like a baby when he wants something, and i feel like we are just going backwards with his progress. and i know that it is not just me, i know that Sam is just as grr as I am. Not that it helps at all, I wish that he would listen to me when I talk about Caleb. he still thinks that we can just treat him "normal" like the other kids, but the truth of the matter is that we cannot. I know that knowing that in and of itself can be and often is frustrating, especially now that the older kids are "noticing" that Caleb is "different". It started with Stephen, he started mimicking certain behaviors of Caleb's and got really upset when He got in trouble for them, and that Caleb doesn't. How do I explain to my 7 year old that it is NOT OK for him to act that way, but that his 4 yr old brother just "doesn't know any better"?
Now we are having "issues" with Molly. She has gotten really aggressive as of late, her favorite target as of the last few days has been Caleb, but i have noticed that she is branching out. It grrs me when the kids see what she is doing, and don't A) stop her or B) tell a adult that she is doing it. I mean Stephen sat and watched her "pound" on Caleb the other night. She was hitting him on the head with her sippy cup while he was sleeping. I guess we will just have to wait and see what her eval. says with Regional Center next week. Here's hoping that it goes well!
Speaking of Stephen, man I am at the end of my rope with that child. I have had enough of his freaking attitude to last a millennium. He is so defiant, and rude to everyone. I am worried about him, and wonder if I should talk to Sam about putting him in counseling. I just don't know what to do with him these days, I mean i love him, but i want to put him on a corner with a sign that says "free kid" some days. Today being one of those days.
And then there was Meghan, I feel like sometimes right now she is the one that is lost in the shuffle, I guess I should be glad that she spends a lot of her time at the Meredith's but then i feel like I am somehow failing her has a Mom. It was the same with Caleb when he was little, before we found out about his "issues". He was the one lost in the shuffle, and now it's May. She tries so hard to please, and do as she is told, but there are times that i want to ring her little neck. I know she is probably feeling left out, and all that and I try to understand I really do. but sometimes it's really hard to see past the grr at the moment. But she just keeps on trying, and that is all that matters right? at least for now I have one kid who isn't out to put me in the "loony bin"!!
Well, there that is much better, I am glad that i got that off my chest. Much better to put it here than to take it out on my already stressed out family. What are we going to do with Lilah when she comes...poor girl is coming into one crazy house. Hope she's up for it....on second thought, I hope we are too!
So here is my "Rant" for the day.....
Caleb is making me so frustrated! He screams and cries over every little thing especially when he does not get his way. And according to his Teacher and Speech Therapist this is JUST happening at home. I know that I should be grateful that he is doing so well at school and speech, but at the same time i am just grr that we are having these issues at home. I mean it's just ridiculous the stuff that he does, he whines like a baby when he wants something, and i feel like we are just going backwards with his progress. and i know that it is not just me, i know that Sam is just as grr as I am. Not that it helps at all, I wish that he would listen to me when I talk about Caleb. he still thinks that we can just treat him "normal" like the other kids, but the truth of the matter is that we cannot. I know that knowing that in and of itself can be and often is frustrating, especially now that the older kids are "noticing" that Caleb is "different". It started with Stephen, he started mimicking certain behaviors of Caleb's and got really upset when He got in trouble for them, and that Caleb doesn't. How do I explain to my 7 year old that it is NOT OK for him to act that way, but that his 4 yr old brother just "doesn't know any better"?
Now we are having "issues" with Molly. She has gotten really aggressive as of late, her favorite target as of the last few days has been Caleb, but i have noticed that she is branching out. It grrs me when the kids see what she is doing, and don't A) stop her or B) tell a adult that she is doing it. I mean Stephen sat and watched her "pound" on Caleb the other night. She was hitting him on the head with her sippy cup while he was sleeping. I guess we will just have to wait and see what her eval. says with Regional Center next week. Here's hoping that it goes well!
Speaking of Stephen, man I am at the end of my rope with that child. I have had enough of his freaking attitude to last a millennium. He is so defiant, and rude to everyone. I am worried about him, and wonder if I should talk to Sam about putting him in counseling. I just don't know what to do with him these days, I mean i love him, but i want to put him on a corner with a sign that says "free kid" some days. Today being one of those days.
And then there was Meghan, I feel like sometimes right now she is the one that is lost in the shuffle, I guess I should be glad that she spends a lot of her time at the Meredith's but then i feel like I am somehow failing her has a Mom. It was the same with Caleb when he was little, before we found out about his "issues". He was the one lost in the shuffle, and now it's May. She tries so hard to please, and do as she is told, but there are times that i want to ring her little neck. I know she is probably feeling left out, and all that and I try to understand I really do. but sometimes it's really hard to see past the grr at the moment. But she just keeps on trying, and that is all that matters right? at least for now I have one kid who isn't out to put me in the "loony bin"!!
Well, there that is much better, I am glad that i got that off my chest. Much better to put it here than to take it out on my already stressed out family. What are we going to do with Lilah when she comes...poor girl is coming into one crazy house. Hope she's up for it....on second thought, I hope we are too!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Stephen's Baseball Season
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Day at the Neuro
Well Caleb went in for is Semi-Annual visit with Dr. Bose today. It went well, she noticed some "new" behavior with him, and suggested that we get a referral to OCKIDS. I was thinking "YEAH!!", because not only would He get services, BUT both little girls (Molly now and Delilah, after she gets here!) would be able to as well, that and they contract with Regional Center which is a HUGE bonus. I guess they have some program that tracks the development of children from 1-12 months especially if there is a history of Autism/ADD/ADHD. So I am hoping that we will be able to get in. I know that the Neuro clinic was going to fax the request for the referral to Dr. Mackey today, but with that office you never know! So since we are going to be there tomorrow for Molly I am going to talk to him about it then as well. I am just hoping that it comes through. According to Dr. Bose, they offer "advocate" like services as well as regular Dr visits and all that jazz. Here's keeping my fingers crossed!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Happy Birthday Sam!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMMY J! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Sam just found out that a few of his co-workers got our WHOLE family tix to go to Lego land on the 23rd. His friend/co-worker Laura even talked to his boss and got him the day off! It was priceless, I guess he was shocked! My poor boy is getting so old...he's a whopping' 27 years old today! But he's still pretty cute for his age so I think i will keep him around for a few more years!!
And it begins again...
So we recently called Regional Center re: Molly. Due to Caleb's issues, we have to have her evaluated as well. Yeah me. right? Well I met with the intake coordinator on Tuesday this week, and she said that Molly more than qualified for a "formal evaluation", but that she would have to present the case on Wednesday and then she would let me know. I know that this is going to sound horrible, but I was kind of hoping that she would be denied! I know! I know! I just feel like due to Caleb, well being Caleb, she kind of lives under a microscope. But truth be told, there are some...behaviors that worry Sam and I.
I have never seen a 17mo so freaking aggressive! She beat the heck out of Caleb last night, I took a video of it on my phone and sent it to Sam so that he could see what I was always talking about. It's really hared, I mean we tell her that it's not O.K. to behave that way; but she just kind of looks at you like you are speaking another language. I am going to have to have Sam download that video for me....so I guess it's kind of a good thing that she is scheduled for her eval on teh 28th of May. That and today she walked right up to a little girl at therapy and hit her, Hard! I was so embarrased! She was so mean! Then she freaking bit me when I picked her up and told her NO, that she would not be playing if she could not be nice! I dread her getting a little bit bigger. I don't want to be one of those "moms" on the Maury Pauvich show that get the crap beat out of her by her kids! JK :)
Oh well, let's hope the eval gives us some clues as to what is "really" going on with her. She's too cute to be so mean!
I have never seen a 17mo so freaking aggressive! She beat the heck out of Caleb last night, I took a video of it on my phone and sent it to Sam so that he could see what I was always talking about. It's really hared, I mean we tell her that it's not O.K. to behave that way; but she just kind of looks at you like you are speaking another language. I am going to have to have Sam download that video for me....so I guess it's kind of a good thing that she is scheduled for her eval on teh 28th of May. That and today she walked right up to a little girl at therapy and hit her, Hard! I was so embarrased! She was so mean! Then she freaking bit me when I picked her up and told her NO, that she would not be playing if she could not be nice! I dread her getting a little bit bigger. I don't want to be one of those "moms" on the Maury Pauvich show that get the crap beat out of her by her kids! JK :)
Oh well, let's hope the eval gives us some clues as to what is "really" going on with her. She's too cute to be so mean!
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