I'm totally dragging today. I feel like I haven't slept in a really long time. We've got a big day ahead of us and that's probably why I didn't sleep well last night. I'm stressed out and worried about how everything is going to go today. I so totally need a nap.
I was talking the other day about Gavin's bad reaction to his IVIG infusion. He got sick and I needed to be able to keep an eye on him without being in the same room. Thanks to the Vivint Gives Back project, I've been able to provide my family with some amazing technology, that not only helps to keep us safe but also promotes peace of mind for both my wife and myself. The picture above is an example of what I'm talking about. I had mentioned in a previous post, that I was going to leave my tablet on, with the Vivint app running. This provided me with a live feed into Gavin's room, so I could monitor him from my room. I also setup an alert…
There's a cookout at my parents house today and it was at Lizze's request. She's worried that the awkwardness won't be gone and it will make ruin Thanksgiving. This will be the first time Lizze and my siblings will be in the same room since she left. The whole idea is to just get everyone together and try to break the ice, so to speak. This hasn't been an easy process and my hope is that we can finally begin to put this behind us and move forward as a family. I'm looking forward to this but at the same time, I'm really nervous because I want this to go well. We could use some positive through in our direction. If you don't mind sending them our…
I tried again tonight to get Emmett to fall asleep in his own bed but it didn't go well. Emmett will give us a reason for his not being able to fall asleep in his bed. We've heard things like his cat won't leave him alone, it's too dark, his bed is too high or he's afraid of his bad dreams. He mentioned to Lizze that he likes her really soft, fuzzy blanket and that's why he sleeps in our bed. While Lizze was away with her Mom tonight, I gave one of those blankets to Emmett and told him that we could try the blanket in his bed and if it works, we'll get him his own. That lasted all of ten minutes. He came downstairs and I could…
The boys and I went Pokémon hunting tonight. Gavin came with us but didn't want to play. We took a lap around the track and the boys caught a ton of Pokémon. We walked a total of roughly two miles and by we I mean everyone. I didn't have to carry Emmett at all. We had to take a few tiny breaks along the way but he did awesome, as did all the other boys. It was a lot of fun and this was a great motivation for the boys because they can hatch they Pokémon eggs by walking get a set distance. I got some exercise and so did the boys. It was a great ending to a decent day.. ☺
Lizze is going out with her Mom tonight and the boys and I have the house to ourselves. The boys want to go hunting for Pokémon tonight and try and hatch some eggs by walking the track. I'm hoping this will Tucker them out before going to bed tonight. Wish me luck...
We were able to finally go grocery shopping today. It's not as much as we really needed but I'm grateful for what we were able to do.Emmett went with me because he wanted to go along and help. He also wanted to pick out hot chocolate and there's a story behind that. Last night, Elliott asked for hot chocolate and after he made it, Emmett decided that he wanted some as well. Unfortunately, as well as because that's just the way life goes for us, Elliott had used the last packet. Emmett, who'd already been struggling yesterday, lost it. He had a massive meltdown and the only thing that eventually calmed him down, was the idea of going to the store with me and picking out a new…
I'm laying in bed at 2:30am, unable to sleep and it's really frustrating. All I want to do during the day is just curl up in a ball on the floor and sleep but I can't. When I do get a chance to sleep, I lay here and can't shutdown. It should be said that for Autism parents, it can be extremely difficult to shutdown, even though they desperately want to sleep. That's something that I struggle with rather frequently myself. There's so much adrenaline being pumped through my body during the day because of this constant state of hyper-vigilance, it just takes its toll. For many of us as well, we sleep with one eye open and an ear to the ground because we can never…