The boys were both up super early. I'm talking like 3am early. Emmett never went back to sleep, so I'm really grateful that I went to bed before 9 pm last night. 😀 It was still a pretty good morning as we were met with only a single meltdown. I'm hoping to have repeat of yesterday's success by having a really awesome day.
I did such an awesome job today and I'm gonna pat myself on the back for a minute. The victories began with getting the boys off to school. They did such a great job and I was able to keep everyone moving and motivated. After dropping the boys off at school, I got my first workout of the year in and it felt so good. It was already really warm and extremely humid, so I burned a shitload of calories. 😀 I ate super healthy all day long and kept well under my calorie goal for the day by making better choices and not allowing stress to dictate my diet. The victories continued as I picked the boys up from school early and took Emmett to physical therapy. …
So the boys are off to their first day of the new school year. Their Mom and Grandmother stopped by to see them off and snag some pictures. I got the boys to school and saw them to their respective classrooms before they went to breakfast. I should probably add that Emmtt was wearing shoes and socks. 👍 Emmett has the exact same teachers as last year so he's really excited and so am I. Elliott has all new teachers and so he's a little hit nervous but mostly excited. He's upset cause he can't sleep in anymore but he'll adjust. 😀 I have to get the boys from school early today because Emmett has physical therapy at Akron Children's Hospital this afternoon. It sucks that their first day will…
This post began as a response to a comment I received today but took on a life of its own. I'm not upset or offended by the comment but I did want to address a few things and hopefully provide a little more insight into things on my end. The comment in question raised concerns about my financial situation and made reference to our gas being turned off for months. The situation with losing our house was mentioned as well as how unfair it is for the kids to live in a house without hot water. I know this person and they truly mean well, so I'm not upset and they did raise some valid points that perhaps others were wondering as well. Let me address these things one at…
The boys and I are just now getting home from a day of running errands. The day began with an interview related to state benefits for the boys. It went really well but Imhave some hard thinking I need to do because proceeding down this road will create secondary issues and I just don't know what to do.m The real adventure began when I needed to get my drivers license renewed and all three boys were with me. Elliott and Emmett played in the play area but Gavin had another bladder crisis and had to go back to the car because he was getting really frustrated with himself.. Elliott and Emmett did so well. I'm so proud of them and grateful for their cooperation.. When we were some,…
The boys andbInhad errands to run this morning beginning with renewing my drivers license. We followed up with bitting the bullet and taking Emmett shoe shopping. That's not a process that enjoy doing, especially since his current shoes are perfectly fine and only 3 months old. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, he wasn't tolerating his current shoes anymore because they felt funny. I don't know what the means because I never get more information than that without a meltdown. I'm pleased to say that our shoe shopping trip was not in vain because we found shoes that Emmett finds comfortable and is excited about wearing. They have memory foam and the way they velcro makes the whole shoes tighter. It took a little while to find shoes he would tolerate but…
This time tomorrow, the boys will be knee deep in their first day of school. I'm absolutely praying that things go well for them. The boys are excited about this return to school but nervous as well. I'm feeling optimistic that things will be okay with this rather drastic change to their schedules. Today will be spent getting everything in order. School clothes will be readied and supplies will be packed. I'm really excited and nervous myself but again, this is a very positive change for all of us.
I've been talking lately about how Gavin has reverted back to pointing with his middle finger. This is something he used to do when he was younger but we finally moved past it and it's been many years since he's done this. Since this started up again, I've been trying to snag a picture of him doing this so I can show him what it looks like and why it's a problem. I finally was fast enough today and while it's a bit blurry, I think you'll see what it is I'm trying to break him of doing. The only reason I even caught this image today is because he was doing this constantly throughout the day. He doesn't realize he's doing this but the world around him takes notice…