Ummm... yes Ben. What do you need an appointment for? I need to build a house! Ok, I thought, does he really know what he's saying or has he just heard this before? Ben, who builds a house? A fireman!
This was our latest conversation. That's right, you heard it, a conversation. We've been having a lot of those! After weeks, even a month or so of just some really hard times, Ben is finally coming around a little. Last week was the best week we've had in a long time, and we had a great weekend. Lately I've discovered how sleep is the best "drug" for Ben. He's a totally different kid when he gets good sleep (at night and naps). Last weekend we went to Dallas for a short getaway... sorry most of you have probably already heard us rant about this... it was terrible. Ben was major OCD about the elevators, and we had given him cough syrup since he had been sick, and it had an adverse effect on him. He was totally crazy out of control. He would not sleep. We ended up coming home a day earlier (after we had paid for our hotel- it was that bad).
On the other hand, we are excited about starting some new stuff. Since attention (probably ADHD/ADD) seems to be our latest and most pressing problem, we are going to target that with a new supplement called 5HTP, and try melatonin for sleep. Maybe he is not sleeping as well as we think he is?? Hopefully these will help with attention issues.
The GI medication is working! We have seen great improvement in the poop department and Ben's buddha belly has started to shrink! Yay!
Ben can now write his name darn-near perfectly. Way to go Ben! He can also write other small words if we spell them for him. He is also learning how to read small words and recognize them- that's a 1st grade skill! Yay! Now if we could just get him to play with other kids on the playground.... :)
Until next time...
