We were out most of the afternoon with various errands and doctors appointments for Gavin.  My mom was kind enough to pick Elliott up from school for us because we were otherwise indisposed.  Instead of bringing him straight home she hung out with him for a few hours and brought him home a little bit ago. Within minutes of Elliott arriving in the house,  he started bouncing everywhere and ended up falling and cracking his knee on the floor. Even before that,  he had already started with the whining and crying.  After he fell,  it kicked into high gear. My mom hadn't even left yet and all the drama started. He was fine while he was with her.  While I'm glad he did great at his grandparents house,  it's frustrating…

Gavin made it through his appointment and his bowel is not obstructed. We may be dealing with IBS. However,  after some prying I learned that Gavin is once again eating toothpaste.  It appears as though I need to lock everything up once again. Of all complications that come along with Gavin's Autism,  the PICA is one of the most challenging.  Some of you out there understand and yet some of you couldn't even imagine the things that Gavin has ingested.  There is always a reason to be concerned and always cause to assume the worst. Posted from WordPress for Android

Gavin is now at the pediatrician getting checked out.  We will likely be sent for an abdominal xray to get a better idea of what is going on. I'm concerned that he is dealing with a blockage or at least a partial blockage. The other concern is that there is a chance he has actually been eating his socks and that is contributing to the problem.  While he denies this as being true,  he's never honest about what he eats right away. With that said,  we can get an idea of whether or he's hiding something by the way he reacts to the question. We have to assume that he's not being honest because his health and safety may be at risk by what he has ingested.  This will turn…

Gavin woke up after a short nap,  feeling better.  We decided that we would hold off on the emergency room for now.  Instead,  we will see our pediatrician this morning. This will be less traumatic on Gavin and they can do the same abdominal xray there that they would at the hospital.  If he has to go to the hospital from there than so be it. Thank you for all the prayers and support :-) Posted from WordPress for Android

It's about 6am and I still haven't been to bed yet.  Gavin woke up about 2 hours ago doubled over in pain. I tried to get him to try potty but he felt like he was going to throw up. About 30 minutes ago,  we made arrangements to get him into Akron Children's Hospital.  However,  he has since fallen asleep. As soon as Lizze's mom picks up Elliott and takes him to school,  we will drop Emmett off at my parents and be on our way to the hospital.  I'm concerned that we may be dealing with a partial blockage.  I asked Gavin if he is going potty every day and his answer is "I don't know".  So I'm left to assume we have a problem in this department and…

We need to have a talk once again.  It seems that it has been decided that Gavin isn't already dealing with enough.  For some reason you have seem fit to add to his already enormous burden.  He is now having a difficult time controlling his bladder.  This problem has been getting worse and worse.  Isn't he already dealing with enough? Why does one child have to bare so many burdens? I have asked this many times before but have never received an answer.  I will ask again. Let me bare his burden. Let me carry the weight that has been placed upon his shoulders.  I don't understand why this is unreasonable to ask.  I don't understand why you must allow these things to continue to happen to my children and…

Today is one of those days where all the screaming, whining and crying is going to push me over the edge. I know that most of these behaviors are outside of the boys control but goddammit, if it's not just relentless today. Emmett will take something from Elliott. This will send Elliott into a screaming and crying fit, because Emmett's secret weapon to get what he wants, is hitting. Once Elliott starts crying, it takes forever for him to regain his composure. Simply talking to him will set him off again, so it's best to let it play out. This will typically spark all the drama. As soon as I correct Emmett for hitting Elliott, he just screams this blood curdling scream. This will go on for quite some time and redirection doesn't…

Today,  Emmett was playing with Gavin and Elliott.  Gavin was running around with his safe blanket wrapped around his neck.  Emmett decided that tug of War would be a fun game and so he grabbed the blanket that was dangling behind Gavin. For starters,  Gavin should not have had anything wrapped around his neck. That is a very bad example for his brothers and we have already had that discussion many times. Gavin was walking away as. Emmett was holding on to the blanket. The whole time the blanket was pulling tighter and tighter around Gavin's neck.  What I don't understand is why Gavin was holding the blanket around his neck?. If he would let go of the blanket it would have simply fallen to the floor.  However,  he waited…