Wow…time sure flies!! It seems like I just wrote one of these. Actually I have started a blog and am working on getting everything caught up in it. From there you will be able to see what is going on with us.
The past week was good and also tough.
Something is going on with Older Boy and he is really out of sorts. He is spending a lot of time self-soothing. For him that starts with scratching his legs, back and head. When that doesn’t work he moves on to tying and untying his shoes over and over…tighter and tighter. If it still doesn’t work he will bite his left forearm or bang his head against a wall. He isn’t able to articulate what is going on with him. When I notice all of the scratching I will generally try to talk him through whatever is going on, but usually he will tell me he doesn’t know. I don’t know if that is true or if he just isn’t ready to talk about it yet. He punched a hole in the hallway wall on Friday night so if anyone knows a good drywall person we could use them!!
He was SO EXCITED yesterday, because we are going to be going to my sister’s over the 4th of July and they are getting tickets to the Cubs/White Sox game for all of us. He couldn’t quit talking about it and was writing down all of the information from the internet. It was so AWESOME to see him really grab a hold of it and go.
Younger Boy is having a tough time in school both with homework and behavior. We made a “deal” yesterday that he will do his best on both for the rest of the year. He is capable of getting straight A’s. He’s a smart kiddo. He just needs someone to believe in him and hold him accountable. It was encouraging yesterday to hear Donni telling him that he believes in him and he knows he can do it.
Both boys are likely going to play YMCA baseball….if I can figure out the Tuesday during the day games. Who has those?
The past week was good and also tough.
Something is going on with Older Boy and he is really out of sorts. He is spending a lot of time self-soothing. For him that starts with scratching his legs, back and head. When that doesn’t work he moves on to tying and untying his shoes over and over…tighter and tighter. If it still doesn’t work he will bite his left forearm or bang his head against a wall. He isn’t able to articulate what is going on with him. When I notice all of the scratching I will generally try to talk him through whatever is going on, but usually he will tell me he doesn’t know. I don’t know if that is true or if he just isn’t ready to talk about it yet. He punched a hole in the hallway wall on Friday night so if anyone knows a good drywall person we could use them!!
He was SO EXCITED yesterday, because we are going to be going to my sister’s over the 4th of July and they are getting tickets to the Cubs/White Sox game for all of us. He couldn’t quit talking about it and was writing down all of the information from the internet. It was so AWESOME to see him really grab a hold of it and go.
Younger Boy is having a tough time in school both with homework and behavior. We made a “deal” yesterday that he will do his best on both for the rest of the year. He is capable of getting straight A’s. He’s a smart kiddo. He just needs someone to believe in him and hold him accountable. It was encouraging yesterday to hear Donni telling him that he believes in him and he knows he can do it.
Both boys are likely going to play YMCA baseball….if I can figure out the Tuesday during the day games. Who has those?
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