I just got back yesterday from a three-day girl’s weekend in Richmond with Tiffany and Abby. We had such a nice, relaxing weekend. Ate too much, drank too much and did a whole lot of nothing, but it was well deserved. That’s the longest I have ever been away from the boys by myself. Have to say, I’m quite proud of myself. Though I have to admit I’m sad it’s over, I was very anxious to get home to see ALL my boys. Rob took off on Friday to spend the day with the boys. They went to the zoo, for a cookout at Adam and Nancy’s, up to his sisters, etc.
The boys are doing well. We took them last weekend for their blood work and won’t know for another month or so what the results are. They were both so good and brave and handled it so well. Eric is handling the new vitamins well; Evan not so much. We have pulled him off of all his new supplements and will reintroduce them slowly. Something was making him whiny and cranky and bossy and miserable. It’s kind of frustrating because he is doing so well—better than we could have hoped a year ago—and this just threw him off. But, we’ll figure it out and move forward.
They are both done with school and we should know something about Eric’s new TSS sometime this week or next. He currently has no one as his one who was pregnant has stopped working and the other one, whom we didn’t like, we got rid of once school was done.
We leave for three weeks for vacation. I can’t say I’m anxious for the drive, but after a nice, long, relaxing weekend, I’m ready for the beach.
Not much else going on. Life is slowing down for the summer and it is wonderful!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day: Part 2
I know, you don't hear from me for a month and now I'm up to two posts per day.
We had an awesome day today. We went to lunch, the boys rode their bikes at the park, we played at the park, went to the animal shelter and had crab legs for dinner. A GREAT day! The boys know how and actually enjoyed riding their bikes. They never cease to amaze me. Little, everyday miracles, right? What a wonderful Mother's Day gift from my boys--a day of euphoric normalcy--great behavior, fun and lots of laughs! It doesn't get any better.
We had an awesome day today. We went to lunch, the boys rode their bikes at the park, we played at the park, went to the animal shelter and had crab legs for dinner. A GREAT day! The boys know how and actually enjoyed riding their bikes. They never cease to amaze me. Little, everyday miracles, right? What a wonderful Mother's Day gift from my boys--a day of euphoric normalcy--great behavior, fun and lots of laughs! It doesn't get any better.
Anyway, here are some photos and videos from today.
Happy Mother's Day
I wanted to post some new pics of the boys to the site, but just haven't gotten around to it. Well, Rob handled it for me. For Mother's Day, he met a photographer at a local park and had some amazing photos of the boys taken. Not only that, he had her put together a book of the best ones, with quotes about moms, etc. It's really awesome. As Rob said, this is the gift that all future gifts will be judged against. Good luck to him.
Here is the link and the album passcode is: rbilger.
http://www.jesphotographyonline.com/Proof%20Buddy/
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Seriously, don't I have the cutest kids (and sweetest husband) on the planet?
Here is the link and the album passcode is: rbilger.
http://www.jesphotographyonline.com/Proof%20Buddy/
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Seriously, don't I have the cutest kids (and sweetest husband) on the planet?
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Etc., Etc., Etc.
I am an etc. abuser and I know it, so why not title a blog entry by it? Put it out there, in the open and acknowledge my overuse (and abuse) of it...
I had Eric's IEP meeting last week and, truth be told, I couldn't be happier. His teacher, speech and occupational therapists, the principle, everyone involved is really great--on the ball, on the same page with me as far as addressing both good and bad behaviors, wants to be in contact with all of our service providers so that there is consistency of care and learning, etc. I was really impressed and can't wait for the school year to start. I have high hopes and by now I should know better. But something great is coming for Eric. I know it. I have to believe it.
He will get to ride the bus home from school every day. A smaller bus, and not the same one as the kids in our neighborhood, but that is OK. Sometime this summer we will get to go and visit the school so he can see his classroom, etc. I think he will LOVE it. It's so fit for him--a trampoline, soft lighting, computers. He may think he died and went to heaven. Until they start working the crap out of him in the fall!
We had our appointment today with our "special" doctor. I truly don't know what else to call her. What was supposed to be an hour and a half for each boy turned into 20 minutes for Evan and an hour and a half for Eric--more or less. Evan's just doing phenomenal. He is progressing at an incredible rate. We have our TSS to thank for that. No doubt. He loves her. She is great with him. And she has made all the difference. Plus, Evan was a different (and is a different) case than Eric. I can only imagine his increased amount of time in school next year (three days verses the two he is there now) will help him even more!
Though overall Eric is doing well, where Evan takes leaps and bounds, Eric takes small, baby steps. Which is funny, it's just like their personalities. Evan goes into a room on and ready to run the show and Eric takes his time, observing and taking everything into account. I could learn a few things from my son--slowing down a bit, singing while I'm slowing down, etc.
I digress. The last few months have been trying and we have muddled through and are finally emerging on the other side. That isn't without questions, though. What happened to push Eric so far over the edge? Rob and I suspect allergies, so we are going to make an appointment with an allergist. Since the "special" doctor is doing another blood-panel on each of the boys--a good comparison with last year's baseline--we will wait until we see the allergist as they usually do blood tests in children as young as Eric. I do not want to subject him (or myself) to the hell of blood work. Though both of the boys were troopers last time, it brought me to tears.
If nothing comes back from the allergist, we will have a full food allergy panel done. They are hesitant to have us do this as it is very expensive and insurance doesn't cover it. Seriously, these doctors have Eric and Evan's best interests at heart. They want them to get better, but not bankrupt us.
Not sure what the next steps are beyond that, if they find nothing. In the meantime, both of the boys will start on Vitamin C and D supplements, as well as Calcium and Magnesium. This is just the next step in the process. I'm most anxious to start the Magnesium with both of the boys as it is supposed to have a calming effect and I hope it can give them a bit of reprieve from the hyperactivity and jitteriness they have inherited from me.
More to come, but overall things are well here. May is an insane month between preschool stuff and my work and other things. I'm looking forward to the insanity that will ensue this summer with 27 hours of TSS in our house, not to mention the other activities I'm trying to get the boys in--bible camp, horseback riding, weekly field trips, etc. Gotta do something to keep ourselves busy :-)
I had Eric's IEP meeting last week and, truth be told, I couldn't be happier. His teacher, speech and occupational therapists, the principle, everyone involved is really great--on the ball, on the same page with me as far as addressing both good and bad behaviors, wants to be in contact with all of our service providers so that there is consistency of care and learning, etc. I was really impressed and can't wait for the school year to start. I have high hopes and by now I should know better. But something great is coming for Eric. I know it. I have to believe it.
He will get to ride the bus home from school every day. A smaller bus, and not the same one as the kids in our neighborhood, but that is OK. Sometime this summer we will get to go and visit the school so he can see his classroom, etc. I think he will LOVE it. It's so fit for him--a trampoline, soft lighting, computers. He may think he died and went to heaven. Until they start working the crap out of him in the fall!
We had our appointment today with our "special" doctor. I truly don't know what else to call her. What was supposed to be an hour and a half for each boy turned into 20 minutes for Evan and an hour and a half for Eric--more or less. Evan's just doing phenomenal. He is progressing at an incredible rate. We have our TSS to thank for that. No doubt. He loves her. She is great with him. And she has made all the difference. Plus, Evan was a different (and is a different) case than Eric. I can only imagine his increased amount of time in school next year (three days verses the two he is there now) will help him even more!
Though overall Eric is doing well, where Evan takes leaps and bounds, Eric takes small, baby steps. Which is funny, it's just like their personalities. Evan goes into a room on and ready to run the show and Eric takes his time, observing and taking everything into account. I could learn a few things from my son--slowing down a bit, singing while I'm slowing down, etc.
I digress. The last few months have been trying and we have muddled through and are finally emerging on the other side. That isn't without questions, though. What happened to push Eric so far over the edge? Rob and I suspect allergies, so we are going to make an appointment with an allergist. Since the "special" doctor is doing another blood-panel on each of the boys--a good comparison with last year's baseline--we will wait until we see the allergist as they usually do blood tests in children as young as Eric. I do not want to subject him (or myself) to the hell of blood work. Though both of the boys were troopers last time, it brought me to tears.
If nothing comes back from the allergist, we will have a full food allergy panel done. They are hesitant to have us do this as it is very expensive and insurance doesn't cover it. Seriously, these doctors have Eric and Evan's best interests at heart. They want them to get better, but not bankrupt us.
Not sure what the next steps are beyond that, if they find nothing. In the meantime, both of the boys will start on Vitamin C and D supplements, as well as Calcium and Magnesium. This is just the next step in the process. I'm most anxious to start the Magnesium with both of the boys as it is supposed to have a calming effect and I hope it can give them a bit of reprieve from the hyperactivity and jitteriness they have inherited from me.
More to come, but overall things are well here. May is an insane month between preschool stuff and my work and other things. I'm looking forward to the insanity that will ensue this summer with 27 hours of TSS in our house, not to mention the other activities I'm trying to get the boys in--bible camp, horseback riding, weekly field trips, etc. Gotta do something to keep ourselves busy :-)
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