On we go
This past week Liam has continued to struggle getting over being sick. He has been on medicine and only has a bad cough right now. He is on a cough medicine for that and it is slowly working.
Liam went to school Tuesday for his Valentines Day class. The class was having a little party and parents were invited. Aidan and Brendan still weren’t feeling too well, but Jill didn’t have much choice and took them to Liam’s party. As soon as she got there Liam was ready to go home the moment she walked in the door. She told him not until after the party was over. He immediately got very anxious and would whine, jump up and down, and pull on her arm, to leave. She then had to try and settle him down. While she was doing that Aidan and Brendan were enjoying the party in the class. Jill ended up settling him down a little, but he would start back up a short time later with the whining to go home routine. The rest of his week at school went pretty well for him. Liam came home and was quite happy each day.
Thursday I ended up taking the day to work at home for work. I had work to do that I can’t get done during the day at the office. That afternoon Liam had swimming at 1pm and then a doctor appointment at 3:30. I was going to just stay home and work, but Liam was insistent that I go to his swimming. I ended up rescheduling a conference call I had and was able to make the time in the afternoon. I went to his swimming and he had another great day. I got to see him and his buddy Marcus working together and it was really net to see. The town them have really developed a relationship in a short time. When they saw each other they exchanged hellos and smiled. In the pool the instructor’s would use each of them as examples for the other. The big focus this lesson was on free-style swimming. Liam was just struggling with rotating his arms around and kicking at the same time. You could really see him having to focus and concentrate while Miss Karen would coach him as he swam. Considering this was only the second week of this lesson Liam did very well. When their lesson was done the young girl Addy who is after them was brought in the pool with Liam and Marcus. They were all very excited to be in the pool together. They took turns tossing a beach ball to each other for about 10 minutes. All 3 of them were smiling and having fun. On the way home Liam and I stopped at McDonald’s for a snack as that has become part of his routine. We had to hurry out so Liam could get him and get to his doctor appointment. That night Liam was asleep by 7pm, he had quite a busy day!
Friday we decided to take all the boys to the fish fry. We weren’t sure how it was going to go as the previous week was too much for Liam. To our surprise everything went wonderfully. Liam and his brothers had a great time. Around 7:30 as the fish fry was ending Liam was showing signs of being tired, it was past his bedtime after all! He really had a good night and that certainly for a nice evening for us.
Sunday we went over out friends Matt & Dani’s for a Daytona 500 party. We knew it was going to be a long day for Liam. As always we have to anticipate and plan that Liam will not be able to handle a social setting as the one we were going to. It turned out that Liam had another good day playing with the toys and other kids that were there. He still had a few moments where he wanted to watch videos while the race was on, but he easily understood it wasn’t going to happen. He kept busy the whole time we were there and by 6pm he fell asleep and slept the whole way home. It was quite a busy and fun day for all the boys.
Monday the boys were off from school since it was Presidents day. Jill didn’t feel like staying home all day so she took them to the nature center in Bay Village. Jill said the boys were very well behaved at the nature center. They got to see all kinds of live animals. Since they were so well behaved Jill took them to Dairy Queen. They had a nice lunch and came home. Jill said overall Liam was actually pretty good the whole time. He still showed moments of anxiety at times, but not as bad as it can get.
The only things lately we have seen Liam doing lately are things like picking his gums again to the point that they bled. He has also continued to want his baths right when I get home from work. He has even gotten so anxious during the day that he has convinced Jill to let him take a bath. Liam has had days where he as taken at least 2 baths. When you see him in the tub, you can just see his whole body and mind relax. That is his way to help himself calm down. We’ll continue with his baths since it is clearly a means to calm him.
Liam went to school Tuesday for his Valentines Day class. The class was having a little party and parents were invited. Aidan and Brendan still weren’t feeling too well, but Jill didn’t have much choice and took them to Liam’s party. As soon as she got there Liam was ready to go home the moment she walked in the door. She told him not until after the party was over. He immediately got very anxious and would whine, jump up and down, and pull on her arm, to leave. She then had to try and settle him down. While she was doing that Aidan and Brendan were enjoying the party in the class. Jill ended up settling him down a little, but he would start back up a short time later with the whining to go home routine. The rest of his week at school went pretty well for him. Liam came home and was quite happy each day.
Thursday I ended up taking the day to work at home for work. I had work to do that I can’t get done during the day at the office. That afternoon Liam had swimming at 1pm and then a doctor appointment at 3:30. I was going to just stay home and work, but Liam was insistent that I go to his swimming. I ended up rescheduling a conference call I had and was able to make the time in the afternoon. I went to his swimming and he had another great day. I got to see him and his buddy Marcus working together and it was really net to see. The town them have really developed a relationship in a short time. When they saw each other they exchanged hellos and smiled. In the pool the instructor’s would use each of them as examples for the other. The big focus this lesson was on free-style swimming. Liam was just struggling with rotating his arms around and kicking at the same time. You could really see him having to focus and concentrate while Miss Karen would coach him as he swam. Considering this was only the second week of this lesson Liam did very well. When their lesson was done the young girl Addy who is after them was brought in the pool with Liam and Marcus. They were all very excited to be in the pool together. They took turns tossing a beach ball to each other for about 10 minutes. All 3 of them were smiling and having fun. On the way home Liam and I stopped at McDonald’s for a snack as that has become part of his routine. We had to hurry out so Liam could get him and get to his doctor appointment. That night Liam was asleep by 7pm, he had quite a busy day!
Friday we decided to take all the boys to the fish fry. We weren’t sure how it was going to go as the previous week was too much for Liam. To our surprise everything went wonderfully. Liam and his brothers had a great time. Around 7:30 as the fish fry was ending Liam was showing signs of being tired, it was past his bedtime after all! He really had a good night and that certainly for a nice evening for us.
Sunday we went over out friends Matt & Dani’s for a Daytona 500 party. We knew it was going to be a long day for Liam. As always we have to anticipate and plan that Liam will not be able to handle a social setting as the one we were going to. It turned out that Liam had another good day playing with the toys and other kids that were there. He still had a few moments where he wanted to watch videos while the race was on, but he easily understood it wasn’t going to happen. He kept busy the whole time we were there and by 6pm he fell asleep and slept the whole way home. It was quite a busy and fun day for all the boys.
Monday the boys were off from school since it was Presidents day. Jill didn’t feel like staying home all day so she took them to the nature center in Bay Village. Jill said the boys were very well behaved at the nature center. They got to see all kinds of live animals. Since they were so well behaved Jill took them to Dairy Queen. They had a nice lunch and came home. Jill said overall Liam was actually pretty good the whole time. He still showed moments of anxiety at times, but not as bad as it can get.
The only things lately we have seen Liam doing lately are things like picking his gums again to the point that they bled. He has also continued to want his baths right when I get home from work. He has even gotten so anxious during the day that he has convinced Jill to let him take a bath. Liam has had days where he as taken at least 2 baths. When you see him in the tub, you can just see his whole body and mind relax. That is his way to help himself calm down. We’ll continue with his baths since it is clearly a means to calm him.
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