What makes this particular situation an exception to that rule is that Emmett had direct exposure to someone with Whooping Cough and we have someone in the home with a compromised immune system.
It's been a really, really long day but I think I'm finally done. Here's a couple notable things about our trip. Emmett's appointment went fine. Akron Children's Hospital never disappoints. We truly are lucky to live in proximity. The exam itself only took a few minutes and his old prescription wasn't that far off. He only needed a few minor adjustments and he'll be good to go. I suspect that Emmett may be very sensitive in regards to his vision. I don't know if it's a sensory thing or not but that would make sense. Anyway, we stopped at Walmart to both pick out and order his glasses. Insurance covers only $18 and we are not allowed to make up the difference. This means he will have a very cheap…
Emmett and I battled horrendous traffic, while drinking dangerously hot - hot chocolate, in order to get to Akron Children's Hospital for his desperately needed eye appointment. Actually, traffic wasn't too bad today but the hot chocolate was seriously hot and Emmett does need new glasses in a very bad way. ☺ Anyway, we got here safely and it's now a waiting game. They're super busy and I just want to get this done. I'm so grateful we were able to get in sooner than next month. As soon as we get done, we'll stop and order his new glasses.
First of all, I'll get to all the new comments but we're in a hurry this morning so it will have to wait. I just wanted to lay down a quick update because it seems like very positive news. I spoke with the eye doctors office in regards to Emmett's appointment today. I explained all that was going on and what we were concerned about. They said not to worry about it. We can bring Emmett in because he's asymptomatic, other than a runny nose and he's not running a fever. That's really good news. ☺ Within about 2 minutes of ending that call, I heard from Gavin's immunologist who said that as long as Gavin's on his IVIG Infusions, he should be in good shape. That's even better news.…
As if we didn't have enough to worry about already. I think I actually titled a post that the other day. I've been doing this a lot lately, but I'm going to cut to the chase because surprise surprise, I'm exhausted. Emmett is supposed to go to the eye doctor tomorrow. You may recall that his glasses broke about a week ago and it's about $100 to replace them because they're transition lenses. We could figure out the money but they need to be stronger and he was scheduled for an appointment in December. I was able to get the appointment moved to today, at 10:45 AM. It's at Akron Children's Hospital, so we have a bit of a drive. Emmett is so excited because he's having a tough time…
Kids with #Autism can be notoriously difficult to cook for.
Lizze and I barely got any sleep last night because Emmett never went to bed. He is so stressed out for some reason and there are a few possible suspects but the biggest is in regards to the weather. Emmett is so worried that trick or treating will be called off due to the weather. It's supposed to be raining all day today. I don't think anyone really wants to be walking in the cold rain but I know 3 people who are willing to. I think I maybe slept for about an hour. I'm currently writing this around 5:45 AM because Emmett is downstairs and I was so restless, I needed to move around. My goal is to fall asleep on the couch while he plays the Xbox for…
Lizze and I are knee deep in the first break we've had in about a month. Gavin and the boys are at their grandparents for the night. What typically happens is that these types of visits are are broken up. The boys (Elliott and Emmett) will go and Gavin stays home. Gavin will go by himself the next time, while the boys stay home. The reason for that is because of problems that tend to arise as a result of Gavin and the boys not getting along. I've talked about this before. Gavin will try to parent the boys and/dictate what they do while they're visiting. The boys don't like it and it just creates problems. Frankly, we see this at home all the time and it's definitely not a…