Whirl Wind

These past two weeks have been a whirl wind!

I'm getting back into the swing of things at work, and the kids are slowly adjusting to their new schedules. It feels good (mostly) to be back at work. The people are incredibly sweet and supportive, and I was able to jump back in quickly. Nikki is between two places, Carrie and Dawn. She goes to Carrie Monday through Thursday, and Dawn on Friday. The younger two are still out in Dracut. It's frustrating, but both Carrie and Dawn are trying to work to make room for all three at their homes. This would allow for all three kids to be together.

We also had an IEP meeting this past week. Nikki will soon start going full day! We're so excited because she will be getting a lot more support. She will be getting 90 minutes of speech a week, instead of just 30. She will also be getting 2 hrs of academic support a week.

As far as adjusting and getting into a routine, bedtime and meals are now the hardest times. Nikki has decided to scream (usually happy screams) and run around the room until 9 at night. We now have to sit in the room and turn our back to her. That way we're not giving her negative attention. We only put her back in bed, and turn around again. It's extremely hard and frustrating, but, hopefully it will sink in soon! Last night was 10pm, and it's just really hard. Meals are tough too. She has decided she doesn't want to eat meals anymore. She has decided she might only want the corn, only bread, or only pasta. We can only give her what we want her to eat first, and she usually refuses, eventually eats a couple bites, and doesn't get the bread or carb we fixed. I hope that changes too, because I don't like that she's not eating much right now. Hopefully things on those two ends will get fixed soon!