Typical days

Liam has been his typical old self this week with his anxieties. He has had a pretty good week at school. He has gotten back to his routine there. One thing we believe that has helped since he got back to school is that disruptive child is no longer in the room. Liam seems to be a bit more relaxed when he has come home. Jill and I are glad that has been done. Hopefully the disruptions at home after school will be over now. One thing we need to have is a meeting with Liam’s teachers and go over his IEP. Jill and I need to look at it and see if we want to make any changes to it. The one area of concern we have is with his speech. His stammering is still an issue. We may need to have him evaluated by a speech specialist for an opinion. This will help us when we meet with the school.

Liam has continued to want to take early baths for some reason. No sooner am I in the house from work and Liam wants me to give him a bath. I repeat to him that I have to eat dinner, help clean up, and then we can take a bath. His anxiety gets the best of him. He will repeatedly keep telling me he wants to take a bath. He gets very upset and will whine about it. This will go on until I give him his bath. By 6pm he has been bathed and ready for bed. By the time 7pm rolls around he is ready for bed. I don’t really know why he has been ready for bed so early, maybe it’s another phase.

This week Brendan continues to be sick with tonsillitis now. Aidan wasn’t feeling to well Monday so Jill took him to the doctor with Brendan. Since we have been to their pediatrician so much lately, she kindly prescribed some extra antibiotics for Liam, Aidan, and Brendan. Seamus and I have been luckily dodging it all. Hopefully we can get all this sickness behind us!