Still busy as can be!
We have still been quite busy with everything at home. With Jill’s hand and foot on the mend I have been doing as much as I can around the house. The weather has gotten hot so we have had the boys pool setup each day for them to play in. They have had a blast in it.
Liam for the most part has been the same since increasing his medication to 1.5 tablets in the morning to 2 tablets at night. He continues to have periods of anxiety and tantrums. The tantrums seem to occur when he has his mind set on doing something a certain way, or a series of events taking place as he wants them. When he gets upset, he is difficult to handle. We have just been letting him work it out. When he does work it out, he goes back to being playful Liam like he can be. It is really something to see how he just “turns it off” if you will. His anxiety seems to occur in situations he is not sure of, or at odd times in which he just seems to worry about everything. We do our best to soothe him by reassuring him that things will work out.
There have been no incidents lately in which anything serious has happened with Liam. He finished school last Thursday and had a school picnic last Friday. Liam had a great time at the picnic. We met and talked with other parents in his class and with his teachers. I would have to say overall we have been pretty happy with how Liam’s teachers have worked with him. At the picnic Liam was just having a great time at the playground, the woods, and playing with his buddy from school, Kennedy. Jill and I enjoyed talking with other parents whose children have other special needs. While our children have special needs, we all have the same goal; to see that our children get the best help and education possible. I think it gives all the parents a sense of comfort in talking with each other as well. Having a child with special needs is quite difficult and talking with someone else who understands is helpful.
Thursday Liam has his Adaptive Aquatics class again. He has already started talking about it and is looking forward to going to it. He really has taken so well to the swimming Jill and I have started to consider a larger pool for them next year. Our development has a pool, but its hours are noon-5pm, 6pm-8pm. To take all the boys up there is just a hassle right now. We think it will be better to have a pool in our own yard where we can hang out when we want, and without the hassle of a crowd. That’s next year though, we’ll see then.
Liam for the most part has been the same since increasing his medication to 1.5 tablets in the morning to 2 tablets at night. He continues to have periods of anxiety and tantrums. The tantrums seem to occur when he has his mind set on doing something a certain way, or a series of events taking place as he wants them. When he gets upset, he is difficult to handle. We have just been letting him work it out. When he does work it out, he goes back to being playful Liam like he can be. It is really something to see how he just “turns it off” if you will. His anxiety seems to occur in situations he is not sure of, or at odd times in which he just seems to worry about everything. We do our best to soothe him by reassuring him that things will work out.
There have been no incidents lately in which anything serious has happened with Liam. He finished school last Thursday and had a school picnic last Friday. Liam had a great time at the picnic. We met and talked with other parents in his class and with his teachers. I would have to say overall we have been pretty happy with how Liam’s teachers have worked with him. At the picnic Liam was just having a great time at the playground, the woods, and playing with his buddy from school, Kennedy. Jill and I enjoyed talking with other parents whose children have other special needs. While our children have special needs, we all have the same goal; to see that our children get the best help and education possible. I think it gives all the parents a sense of comfort in talking with each other as well. Having a child with special needs is quite difficult and talking with someone else who understands is helpful.
Thursday Liam has his Adaptive Aquatics class again. He has already started talking about it and is looking forward to going to it. He really has taken so well to the swimming Jill and I have started to consider a larger pool for them next year. Our development has a pool, but its hours are noon-5pm, 6pm-8pm. To take all the boys up there is just a hassle right now. We think it will be better to have a pool in our own yard where we can hang out when we want, and without the hassle of a crowd. That’s next year though, we’ll see then.
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