Lovin' his baths!
Liam continues to want his baths as soon as I get home from work. I have started to just give him his bath right away. This has allowed me to get changed while he is in the tub as it fills up. I then bathe him and get him ready for bed. I can then come down stairs and enjoy my dinner without his anxiety and whining. We just hope it is not going to start something later on. It has been working out for the better so we will just keep doing it as he asks.
This week at school Liam has had one of those weeks where we kind of wonder what goes on. Tuesday Liam came home from school and Jill noticed right away his sleeve had blood stains all over the lower right sleeve. Jill also noticed some drive blood on his finger tips. The front of his top gum line was very red and enflamed. She could right where he was picking. Wednesday Jill asked his teacher if they saw him picking his gums and they said they had not. Liam can be quite sly about it, that is for sure. Jill was sure to mention to the teachers to be aware that this has started again. Wednesday on the way home from school Liam pulled a sucker out of his coat and asked if he could have it. Jill asked where he got it and it came from the speech therapist intern. Jill gave it to him and Liam started telling her it was yucky, it was hot. Being perplexed by the flavor and how Liam was reacting to it, she asked for it. She tasted the sucker and gagged! She said whatever flavor it was, she couldn’t tell what it was. The only mistake she made was she threw it out. I would have liked to taken the sucker to the school and ask the therapist just what flavor it was that she gave him. It certainly wasn’t cherry, lemon, lime, strawberry, or even grape. Now giving a child with sensory issues a bizarre flavored sucker isn’t exactly a good idea. These 2 events this week just made us shake our heads and wonder if Liam is truly getting the help he needs at the school.
Thursday Liam and Seamus had not school. Jill ended up taking them all to Liam’s swim lesson. Since the boys were there, they could not be in the pool area. Jill had to occupy their time for 45 minutes as best she could in the lobby of Lifeworks. It was certainly no easy feat. As with all kids without something entertaining, they got bored and a bit difficult. They finally got out of there and all went to Burger King where they could burn off some energy in the play land, one of my least favorite places, since it was nothing but a germ breeding ground.
When I got home from work I didn’t even have my coat off and Liam was ready for his bath. He was bouncing up and down asking me to take him up for his bath. I went ahead and gave him his bath. I then ate my dinner in some peace and quiet. As I was eating, Liam started asking me to go upstairs and sit in the chair with him as we do at bedtime. I had to tell him no several times since it was too early. Liam ended up playing with his brothers a little and watching The Polar Express. Liam was definitely tired after his day of swimming. Liam was sound asleep by 7:15.
Friday we will be going to the fish fry again, so we will see how that goes. Hopefully it will be another successful time.
This week at school Liam has had one of those weeks where we kind of wonder what goes on. Tuesday Liam came home from school and Jill noticed right away his sleeve had blood stains all over the lower right sleeve. Jill also noticed some drive blood on his finger tips. The front of his top gum line was very red and enflamed. She could right where he was picking. Wednesday Jill asked his teacher if they saw him picking his gums and they said they had not. Liam can be quite sly about it, that is for sure. Jill was sure to mention to the teachers to be aware that this has started again. Wednesday on the way home from school Liam pulled a sucker out of his coat and asked if he could have it. Jill asked where he got it and it came from the speech therapist intern. Jill gave it to him and Liam started telling her it was yucky, it was hot. Being perplexed by the flavor and how Liam was reacting to it, she asked for it. She tasted the sucker and gagged! She said whatever flavor it was, she couldn’t tell what it was. The only mistake she made was she threw it out. I would have liked to taken the sucker to the school and ask the therapist just what flavor it was that she gave him. It certainly wasn’t cherry, lemon, lime, strawberry, or even grape. Now giving a child with sensory issues a bizarre flavored sucker isn’t exactly a good idea. These 2 events this week just made us shake our heads and wonder if Liam is truly getting the help he needs at the school.
Thursday Liam and Seamus had not school. Jill ended up taking them all to Liam’s swim lesson. Since the boys were there, they could not be in the pool area. Jill had to occupy their time for 45 minutes as best she could in the lobby of Lifeworks. It was certainly no easy feat. As with all kids without something entertaining, they got bored and a bit difficult. They finally got out of there and all went to Burger King where they could burn off some energy in the play land, one of my least favorite places, since it was nothing but a germ breeding ground.
When I got home from work I didn’t even have my coat off and Liam was ready for his bath. He was bouncing up and down asking me to take him up for his bath. I went ahead and gave him his bath. I then ate my dinner in some peace and quiet. As I was eating, Liam started asking me to go upstairs and sit in the chair with him as we do at bedtime. I had to tell him no several times since it was too early. Liam ended up playing with his brothers a little and watching The Polar Express. Liam was definitely tired after his day of swimming. Liam was sound asleep by 7:15.
Friday we will be going to the fish fry again, so we will see how that goes. Hopefully it will be another successful time.
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