Fits n tantrums, and a busy weekend
Over the weekend the fits and tantrums continued. They went from small fits all the way up to complete tantrums where Liam would lay on the floor kicking the floor, walls, and door. So far ignoring them and letting him calm down himself has worked best. When we have tried to hold him or talk to him it just made things worse.
Saturday we celebrated Liam, Aidan, and Brendan’s, birthday’s. Saturday morning was quite busy as we cleaned the house. When we were busy with our tasks Liam kept wanting to go play with Kelly down the street. At one point Liam pulled a Houdini and disappeared on us. I looked outside and saw him down at Kelly’s in her driveway. Jill went and got Liam to bring him home. Of course he had a complete tantrum. We ended up latching the door so he could not get out. Liam’s tantrum lasted about 15 minutes. I had to later go out and spray for bees. We have a bad problem with the bees getting under a gap in my siding. I’ve been spraying each time I see them go in the hole. While I was doing that I went back in the garage to see Liam down the street at Kelly’s again. This time she was out and she joined Liam riding bikes. Since we were busy, we couldn’t leave Liam outside unsupervised. We ended up letting them play in the house. Before we knew it a couple other kids from the neighborhood came over. It worked out well as they all played and Jill and I could get our work done.
Liam was very good at his birthday party. The reason for this was simply he had all kinds of attention and people to play with. The only problem we started seeing was Liam has started showing anger towards his brothers and others. He has started hitting others and yelling at them. We would quickly intervene to diffuse anything from getting out of hand. The rest of the party went well for everyone. The boys were all tired from playing outside and with their new toys.
Sunday was another busy day. We all went to the Zoo for the IBEW Local 38 union picnic. It was really a great time for everyone. The food was excellent. Since Jill’s dad had some extra tickets, we took our friends and neighbor’s the Stascko’s with us. The food, drink, and ice cream, was excellent. The weather was beautiful and the kids all ate very well. Liam was very well behaved and showed no signs of being bothered by the large number of people there. Liam was excellent all day long. He listened very well and really enjoyed seeing all the animals. By the end of the day, the kids had enough of walking around. Liam started to become a little out of control at the end of the day. He was getting a little wild and listening became a challenge for him. When we decided to go Liam was not ready. I had to restrain him and buckle him down in a stroller. He kept kicking and fighting to get out. Part of it too was that he was tired from being out in the 90 degree sun most of the day. On the way home Liam was asleep within 5 minutes.
We had all the boys in the bed by 9pm as Seamus and Liam had to be up early for school Monday. Liam will be taking the bus for the first time by himself. We are happy and anxious at the same time about this. It is great knowing that he now is able to go on the bus by himself, yet anxious in that we are putting him on a bus out of our control for a short time. I think he will be fine, but having gotten so used to knowing his whereabouts all the time has made Jill and myself a bit worried. We will see how today goes!
Saturday we celebrated Liam, Aidan, and Brendan’s, birthday’s. Saturday morning was quite busy as we cleaned the house. When we were busy with our tasks Liam kept wanting to go play with Kelly down the street. At one point Liam pulled a Houdini and disappeared on us. I looked outside and saw him down at Kelly’s in her driveway. Jill went and got Liam to bring him home. Of course he had a complete tantrum. We ended up latching the door so he could not get out. Liam’s tantrum lasted about 15 minutes. I had to later go out and spray for bees. We have a bad problem with the bees getting under a gap in my siding. I’ve been spraying each time I see them go in the hole. While I was doing that I went back in the garage to see Liam down the street at Kelly’s again. This time she was out and she joined Liam riding bikes. Since we were busy, we couldn’t leave Liam outside unsupervised. We ended up letting them play in the house. Before we knew it a couple other kids from the neighborhood came over. It worked out well as they all played and Jill and I could get our work done.
Liam was very good at his birthday party. The reason for this was simply he had all kinds of attention and people to play with. The only problem we started seeing was Liam has started showing anger towards his brothers and others. He has started hitting others and yelling at them. We would quickly intervene to diffuse anything from getting out of hand. The rest of the party went well for everyone. The boys were all tired from playing outside and with their new toys.
Sunday was another busy day. We all went to the Zoo for the IBEW Local 38 union picnic. It was really a great time for everyone. The food was excellent. Since Jill’s dad had some extra tickets, we took our friends and neighbor’s the Stascko’s with us. The food, drink, and ice cream, was excellent. The weather was beautiful and the kids all ate very well. Liam was very well behaved and showed no signs of being bothered by the large number of people there. Liam was excellent all day long. He listened very well and really enjoyed seeing all the animals. By the end of the day, the kids had enough of walking around. Liam started to become a little out of control at the end of the day. He was getting a little wild and listening became a challenge for him. When we decided to go Liam was not ready. I had to restrain him and buckle him down in a stroller. He kept kicking and fighting to get out. Part of it too was that he was tired from being out in the 90 degree sun most of the day. On the way home Liam was asleep within 5 minutes.
We had all the boys in the bed by 9pm as Seamus and Liam had to be up early for school Monday. Liam will be taking the bus for the first time by himself. We are happy and anxious at the same time about this. It is great knowing that he now is able to go on the bus by himself, yet anxious in that we are putting him on a bus out of our control for a short time. I think he will be fine, but having gotten so used to knowing his whereabouts all the time has made Jill and myself a bit worried. We will see how today goes!
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