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It sounds like a war zone outside our house

As I figured, there would be no sleep happening tonight. Where we live, people begin celebrating the fourth of July early, and carry on doing so a day or two beyond the fourth. It sounds like war zone at night, and into the wee hours of the morning. I wouldn't care so much if they did this during the day but when this goes on all night, it's excessive. I suspect the reason it's done at night is because the explosives they're lighting off, are very illegal in Ohio. Anyway, with loud explosions going off all around us, there's no way the boys can fall asleep. It's currently 3:45 am and I just got Emmett to fall asleep. The poor kid was so tired and overstimulated from all the noise,…

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July 5, 2017

My thoughts / Vivint Gives Back

The amazing ways @VivintGivesBack can help special needs families

As you probably already know, I've been working with the Vivint Gives Back Foundation for the better part of two years. If you've been following our story from the Lost and Tired days, you know that I don't work with many companies, and that's by choice. What makes Vivint Gives Back different, is that they are actually doing things to help special needs families, particularly those who have wandering children. Vivint Home is a company that specializes in both Smart Home and Security technologies. They have created technology that can help you monitor your kids, and limit their ability to exit the house on their own. You will be notified immediately should your child let themselves out of the house. Smart cameras can notify you if your child gets up in the…

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July 4, 2017

Elliott / My thoughts

I’m so grateful he’s sleeping

It's pushing 9 am and Elliott is still fast asleep. We've decided to put all of our plans on hold today, and let Elliott sleep as much as he possibly can. He's gone so long without sleeping, we want to give him every opportunity to do so today. I'm so grateful that he's found sleep once again..

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July 4, 2017

Blessings / Elliott / My thoughts

This is absolutely a blessing

I have some really good news tonight. Elliott is peacefully sleeping, and has been all night. This is the first time in over three days that he's done that. The neighborhood noise was really bad, and he slept right through it. My hope is that he will sleep in and feel much better when he wakes up. Like I said before, we aren't sure what's behind this, but at this point, we're just grateful that it seems to be over for now.

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July 4, 2017

Elliott / My thoughts

He now appears to be in a mini-crisis

We're currently working through a mini-crisis of sorts. Mr. Elliott has been awake for the better part of three days. He's taken a few short (as in one or two hours at a time) naps, but nothing significant. This is on Melatonin and his nightly Benadryl for allergies. There are likely a couple of pieces to this problem, but I'm not sure what the root cause is. One issue is possibly related to being manic. We aren't really putting much into that at this point, but as I've said before, it's on our radar. The second part is very likely to be anxiety related. He's been experiencing a significant amount of anxiety lately, and that's just part of his severe anxiety disorder. He's anxious for seemingly no reason, and it…

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July 3, 2017

Family Time / My thoughts / Photography

20 amazing pictures from our adventures in the creek

A few days ago, I took the family to a local park. The boys wanted to go hunting for salamanders in the creek, and that's exactly what we did. Everyone had a ton of fun, we caught lots of salamanders and gently released them back where we found them. Before releasing them, the boys got to spend a little time checking them out. One of them took a liking to Emmett's shirt.. ☺ Oddly enough, until last year, I didn't know salamanders were even living in my area. I guess now I know.. ☺ Below are a bunch of pictures of our trip. Simply click the image and the gallery will appear.. Enjoy and let me. Know what you think. [foogallery id="56634"]

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July 3, 2017

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / Sleep Issues

Continuing to lose devastating amounts of sleep

It's been another horrible night. Elliott has yet to fall asleep, and that means I didn't get any sleep either. About half way through the night, Emmett joined us in the land of people who should be sleeping, but aren't. Lizze has class in about an hour, and I'm barely able to even focus my eyes on the tablet I'm using to write this. I'm concerned that Elliott's having so many sleepless night, even while taking Melatonin. God help me today, I'm going to need all the help I can get. Frankly, a nap wouldn't hurt either.

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July 3, 2017

Autism Parenting Insight / My thoughts

Why it’s ironic my kids are so loud

The boys are in rare form this morning. Emmett is refusing to wear clothes and Elliott won't stop talking. There is so much needless noise, and it's ironic because the loudest people in the house, are the ones who hate notice the most. I would love to have some quiet but I don't think it's in the forecast..

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July 2, 2017