Warning! Lots to say!

WARNING! I haven't posted in a bit, so this will be a long post. I can feel it coming...

As much as I love summer vacation, I am really sorry to see this school year end. Bug's kindergarten graduation is just a couple weeks away and I am already tearing up about it...Our county is one of the few that has half day kindergarten, so I have enjoyed this year since I still have my baby part of the day! Next year, he will be at school all day and I dread it! Not only that, Bug has a hard time with change/transition, so we will have to spend all summer talking about and getting him ready for his new teachers and being there all day.

And, he is going to have to eat lunch at school, him being "Mr. Picky" when it comes to eating due to his texture sensitivities, that will be very difficult. I do have to give him some praise though, he has never liked frozen foods because they were too cold for him. In the last two weeks, he has decided that he wants/likes vanilla and chocolate ice cream. Yay! Just in time for summer! I will probably gain 5 pounds back, because I am so excited and I have been stopping for us to have ice cream cones. Oh well, will just have to double up on my jazzercise workouts.

Another praise! Bug had been coughing and having drainage for almost two weeks. I took him to his doctor and she said that he is probably having seasonal allergies and prescribed him some Claritin Redi-tabs. Bug is the worst at taking medicines, so my first thought was "yeah right, he won't take these!" when I picked them up from the pharmacy. You know the good thing about having a kid that loves to play the wii? I bribed him with the wii and told him that if he takes his medicine good, then I will give him some wii time. We have to "chase" it with kool aid or some kind of snack, but he is putting it in his mouth and using his chaser to help get past the taste. That is so totally awesome!!!

Saying good bye to this year's teachers is not going to be an easy task. Last week was teacher appreciation week at Bug's school and I sent them a little gift everyday. I wanted to show them how much we really have appreciated their patience and understanding, especially those days that he was not having a good day. No one has to tell me how difficult he can be to manage when he is not having a good day. I have been so pleased with how good a year that Bug has had this year. I worry about how well his teacher will be next year with dealing with him. I am so relieved to know that he will still have his same special education teacher and Occupational and Speech therapist, so that gives me some peace.

So, maybe the post hasn't been as long as I thought it would be, but still pretty long. So, bear with me this summer! My posts might be a little crazy since I have so much anxiety coming up! I am gonna needs lots of prayers :)

Busy, Busy, Busy!

The last couple weeks have been pretty busy around here. We finally decided that it was time to get Bug a dog. We have been asking around to see if someone had some poodle puppies, but no takers. I got an email from an old friend about a golden doodle, so we went to check out this dog and Hunter was a little afraid because this dog was pretty big. It was too big for us and Bug was dissappointed, but he understood that she was too big. We decided to stop at Petsmart and the Humane Society had some dogs there. Bug went straight to this cute little fellow and he turned to us and said "I want that one, I want to "dopt" him!" He kept saying that over and over and didn't want anyone else looking at him. So, they took him out of the cage and we went over to spend some time with him. Bug immediately fell in love, so we ended up adopting him. He is a yorkshire terrier and such a cutie. They said that he was a stray, so no information could be given except that he was a year old. He definately was an inside dog, because he was already potty trained. We have been very lucky. Bug loves him very much and has really seemed to help Bug when he is overwhelmed. We are very thankful for our many blessings.

The latest news :)

This past Friday, I had a meeting with Bug's teacher, special education teacher and the Speech Therapist to go over the Speech Evaluation. Well, Bug does indeed qualify for Speech Therapy services. It seems that he has a communication disorder that effects his educational performance. (Yes, I copied that from the written report, I don't normally talk in those "official" terms, lol!) Basically, Bug has a hard time communicating at times, and that will be a negative impact on his education. She will also address memory recall and why things are alike/different, problem solving, sequencing and reasoning skills.

So, with all of this new information, I am a little overwhelmed. I knew that this meeting was coming, of course, since I signed the consent forms for the Speech Evaluation, but man is it overwhelming! As a Mom of a special needs child, you learn to take things as they come and try not to get too crazy with the details and such, but sometimes you just want to put your child in a bubble! I started worrying about the fact that he is only in school 3 1/2 hours a day and now he is going to be pulled out of the classroom twice per week for 30 minutes each time and once more a week with Occupational Therapy. What is he going to miss during that time? I spoke with his Special Education teacher over the weekend and she let me know that Mrs. P. is really good at working with Speech/Occupational Therapy and that he would not miss anything. She also said that Bug is not behind unlike some other children who get pulled away and they need every last second of instructional time they can get. So, I am feeling very fortunate that he is smart.

I got Bug's first Speech homework assignment today and I am looking forward to sitting him down to go over the work. I really hope that he has positive results from everything that he has going on right now. Don't worry, I will keep you update :)

It sure has been a long week...

Well, the yucky virus was/is horrible! Bug ended up in ER Monday night, saw the pediatrician Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and then off to spend the night in the hospital to get 24 hours of IV fluids. Shew! Bug has lost nearly 4 pounds through all of this. His doctor thinks that he should be okay to go to school tomorrow, but probably won't be back to normal until mid week. He is still complaining that his belly hurts and is constantly wanting me to rub his belly. I have been one worried Mama! He does seem to be better today, so I am hoping that he will be okay for 3 1/2 hours of school tomorrow. He missed a whole week last week and I hate for him to miss any more school. Mrs. P stopped by to see him in the hospital and she said that he always seems to be sick around their assessment time. Thank goodness there is only one more assessment time this school year! Say a little prayer that my lil Bug is on the mend. Until next time...

Yucky virus!

The last few days have been horrible in our house. I already said that Bug was vomiting on Sunday. Well, the vomiting turned to diarrhea on Monday and he ended up in the Emergency Room late Monday night for IV fluids. He was just not himself, sleeping alot, moaning and was making me pack him back and forth to the bathroom. That is so NOT my little Bug. Luckily for us, he was so sick that he didn't give up a fight when we went to the hospital.

I am so very glad that I remembered to take our trusty ole weighted blanket for reinforcement. He wanted it on him while we were in the waiting room and we kept it on him the whole time we were there. I am also grateful that we got a very understanding doctor and nurses that were very patient with him. That was my big fear, that they would get rough and mean with him when he decided to throw a fit. It did take 2 nurses along with my husband and myself to hold him for the IV. He just didn't understand why we were hurting him :( He begged for us to take him home...tears me up when I think about it.

He had a fever and the only way that I can get him to take his medicine is to put it in his milk. Well, we all know that you aren't supposed to have milk when you have vomiting/diarrhea, but that is my only option and when you have a fever...you do what you gotta do. Luckily again, the doctor was okay with it and the nurse brought him some milk and tylenol. Of course, it wasn't the flavor that he likes in his favorite "milk cup" at home, so he refused to drink it. We ended up promising that we make him a cup as soon as we get home and having him drink it then. Wouldn't you know that he decided to put up a fight when we got home and we spent the next hour begging him to drink the milk so that we didn't have to go back to the hospital.

So, here we are, it is Wednesday and after going back to pediatrician yesterday and ruled out other possible causes for his illness, he is still sick. He has still got diarrhea and weakness. He is not having me pack him to the bathroom everytime, so that is an improvement. He has no interest in food for the forth day straight, but is starting to drink some Gatoraide. Please pray that we are going over the hump!

God Bless!

The 2 a.m. wake up call

Don't you just hate waking up at 2 a.m. to the sound of your child throwing up? That was yesterday morning for me. It scared me because Bug was still half asleep and was throwing up. I am yelling at him to wake up and my husband halfway wakes up and wants to know what in the world is wrong with me. I spent the next 4 hours running back and forth to the bathroom with Bug and of course having to change the sheets again and our pajamas yet again.

Went to the pediatrician (thank goodness they have started having Sunday hours!) and he has a stomach virus that is going around. Thank the Good Lord for Phenergan gel!!! I have one of those children who refuses to take medicine the old fashioned way. He hates medicine!!! He begged me all day yesterday to please give him some milk and put some medicine in the cup. Luckily, with the Phenergan gel, you just rub it on his temple. (and go wash your hands or you will get sleepy!) What a wonderful creation!

Last night, he went to his bed on his own, without Mommy because he said that he needed to go get some rest. Bug does not go to bed without Mommy and he does not go to HIS bed!! That tells you just how sick he feels right now.

This morning, he said that his belly was a little better...that is, until the diarrhea began. So, here we are waiting for this nasty bug to decide to leave my son's body (and come to mine, we all know it's coming!) Then, I need to disinfect this house to get rid of those nasty germs. Please say a little prayer that this virus resolves quickly. Bug needs to feel better soon. He is wearing Mommy out, since he doesn't like me out of his sight right now. I am not getting anything else done, but that is ok. Bug is what is most important :)

Today is a special anniversary

Yes, today is March 17, St Patricks Day. That is not the reason for our special anniversary though. One year ago today, Bug finally began to "poop in the potty!" We began to think that the day was never going to come. He would freak out at the thought of doing it. He didn't have any trouble with #1, he had been doing that since he was 2. We tried everything, right up to plain ole bribery. I told him that I would take him to Wal-Mart, Toys r us, it didn't matter! It didn't work...

Last year, he spent the night with his Nana and Papaw and when Bug took off for a minute, Papaw went looking for him and he was trying to put on a pull up by himself and he was having trouble. Papaw said "Let's go try the potty" and he finally did it. Papaw thinks that he just couldn't wait any longer and didn't put up any kind of fight, he just did it! I remember the phone call just like it was yesterday, Bug called me to tell me that he did it and he was so excited that I almost couldn't understand what he said.

Earlier this week, his art teacher had mentioned to my friend at school that Bug had announced in class to everyone that he had just pooped at school. Lol! Just another journey for us. We had such a hard time getting him to go to a strange potty because of his fear of the loud flushing noises.

So, today I think I will bask in the glory of such a happy anniversary for us :)

Happy Potty Anniversary Bug!