It's been pure madness, but I think we are finally finding a sweet spot..
Technically my kids are still on " Spring break" SO we have NOT begun school work at home YET.
We've played outside, and being the weather has been in the 80's, even busted out the pool for Harper to play in.
Technically my kids are still on " Spring break" SO we have NOT begun school work at home YET.
We've played outside, and being the weather has been in the 80's, even busted out the pool for Harper to play in.
Harper has also begun to push her walker around- she sort of has no choice since she rolled over Jai's finishing wire with her 'sit ' in walker.
There have been many bike rides, and stroller pushing in these days. The four walls have closed on me each and every day, and breaking free for some fresh air is a necessity.
Jai and Julian rarely let me get pictures of them. Jai' does not sit still long enough for a picture, and Julian doesn't want to be captured. IF I can get a picture of either of them, they make the most ridiculous face.. ugh!
For the first time in a week Jai' left our house. We've had him scheduled to see a psychiatrics doctor for over a month. This was an appointment we could not miss. All precautions were taken, and in the end I am so relieved that we didn't cancel.
Hearing some of his comments, and answers to questions was absolutely heart breaking, and dealing with another diagnosis isn't the easiest. But this is necessary.
Jai deserves to feel worthy, to feel smart, to fit in. He deserves to not be labeled as the disruption, or troubled kid. He deserves to be able to show off how intelligent he really is! And ADHD has robbed him of that! I think Josh and I knew for quite some time ( over a year) that he had ADHD, but its worsening. It has impacted his relationships, academics, and even his ability to play recreational sports. It has kept him up at night, his brain unable to rest long enough for him to fall asleep.
Being we are homeschooling right now, it gives us the perfect time to be with Jai' 24/7 and observe how the medication works for him. It will allow us to make the appropriate adjustments that may be needed in order to insure he is completely set up for success when it is time to return to school.
Stay tuned.. I will certainly update as this new journey begins...
Julian's diabetes is another feat we are battling right now. He is smack dab in the middle of puberty. Ew.
And man, is it a monster when combined with diabetes. It has made this transition even harder, as his new school does NOT have a nurse available at all times, and has required me to be at the school VERY frequently to help manage him. In many ways I am thankful for this mandated home schooling, because I was already teetering the line of wanting to pull Julian out. I was spending SO much time at the school, or he was spending SO much time with the health aid, it was hindering his academic performance as well.
This time, home with me allows me the time necessary to tweak his regimen too. Hopefully we can find a safe place to land, so that when going to middle school next year he too can soar academically. The middle schools across the nation expect middle school age diabetics to manage their disease on their own, with very little intervention from any adults.
Being the control freak I am, #helocoptermom... this freaks me out.
However, I will do my best to set him up for success in the midst of all this chaos and change, thanks to COVID.
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