Friday, March 14, 2003
What a LONG week it's been!
Let's see where to start... Sunday was ok as E had to work... Monday we talked in the evening and he admitted he hadn't been taking his meds and he realized he's been a bear w/o them.... SOOO things have been better between us....
Deven has had a rough week... had a few rough tantrums at school and I had to go get him on Thursday... On Wednesday we went on a field trip to see a play... It was actually cute although the kids before hand were loud and then about 3/4 of the way thru the actors got a little loud and Dev didn't enjoy that too much.... I however managed to snooze for almost an hr during the play! *L* Then I met w/the school guidance counselor/psychologist, Dev's teacher and the head special ed teacher to discuss Dev's behavior... We are trying to help him I know... but I just feel like they want ME to give the answers to make my child the perfect student... His tantrums are disruptive to HIS learning and the other students too, not to mention that he scares the other kids when he starts having a serious fit... *sigh* Just make me feel like a worse mother!! They are of course MORE then willing to talk to the psychiatrist and psychologist if they need some input from the school...
Then we went to the dentist for Dev's first visit and one for me... we both had xrays and a cleaning... and we both go back for 2 small cavaties in 2wks... I also need a crown and bridge... OMG I feel soo old to be saying that!!!
Dev's tantrum was soo bad at school on Thursday I had to go get him.... Seems his pattern this week is to yell, scream, thrash, etc for 15-40 min and then promptly fall sleep.... He will sleep for 1.5-2 hrs after.... Thursday when I got there he was out cold but still his face was twitching and such with anger movements, when we woke him to let him know I was there he had this dazed, confused look for a second like he didn't know where he was... The Principal asked him if he remembered why he was there (getting up set in class w/the teacher, etc) and he said he didn't.... VERY SCAREY!!!
Sooo I called the psychiatrist and he said to stop the meds and get an EEG to check for seizures... I am learning that such intense tantrums could be seizures in small children.... While it is almost relieving to know there might be a problem causing all this it hurts to think my baby is "broken" and seems to have such problems... I feel like I have failed him somehow....
SOOO here we are Friday morning working on sleep depriving Deven for his EEG at 8 am.... UGH!! Will I NEVER sleep??? OHH and the car I got running on Sat??? Well it died again Wednesday on my way to the school for the field trip.... *sigh* and to top off my week - I have a UTI!!!!
Work was SUPER busy this past week too.... soo much to do and it seemed like so little time to do it... I ended up neglecting the board and I hate to do that.... well I will try again in the coming week.... It's off to keep Dev awake for his EEG... Til next time...
Let's see where to start... Sunday was ok as E had to work... Monday we talked in the evening and he admitted he hadn't been taking his meds and he realized he's been a bear w/o them.... SOOO things have been better between us....
Deven has had a rough week... had a few rough tantrums at school and I had to go get him on Thursday... On Wednesday we went on a field trip to see a play... It was actually cute although the kids before hand were loud and then about 3/4 of the way thru the actors got a little loud and Dev didn't enjoy that too much.... I however managed to snooze for almost an hr during the play! *L* Then I met w/the school guidance counselor/psychologist, Dev's teacher and the head special ed teacher to discuss Dev's behavior... We are trying to help him I know... but I just feel like they want ME to give the answers to make my child the perfect student... His tantrums are disruptive to HIS learning and the other students too, not to mention that he scares the other kids when he starts having a serious fit... *sigh* Just make me feel like a worse mother!! They are of course MORE then willing to talk to the psychiatrist and psychologist if they need some input from the school...
Then we went to the dentist for Dev's first visit and one for me... we both had xrays and a cleaning... and we both go back for 2 small cavaties in 2wks... I also need a crown and bridge... OMG I feel soo old to be saying that!!!
Dev's tantrum was soo bad at school on Thursday I had to go get him.... Seems his pattern this week is to yell, scream, thrash, etc for 15-40 min and then promptly fall sleep.... He will sleep for 1.5-2 hrs after.... Thursday when I got there he was out cold but still his face was twitching and such with anger movements, when we woke him to let him know I was there he had this dazed, confused look for a second like he didn't know where he was... The Principal asked him if he remembered why he was there (getting up set in class w/the teacher, etc) and he said he didn't.... VERY SCAREY!!!
Sooo I called the psychiatrist and he said to stop the meds and get an EEG to check for seizures... I am learning that such intense tantrums could be seizures in small children.... While it is almost relieving to know there might be a problem causing all this it hurts to think my baby is "broken" and seems to have such problems... I feel like I have failed him somehow....
SOOO here we are Friday morning working on sleep depriving Deven for his EEG at 8 am.... UGH!! Will I NEVER sleep??? OHH and the car I got running on Sat??? Well it died again Wednesday on my way to the school for the field trip.... *sigh* and to top off my week - I have a UTI!!!!
Work was SUPER busy this past week too.... soo much to do and it seemed like so little time to do it... I ended up neglecting the board and I hate to do that.... well I will try again in the coming week.... It's off to keep Dev awake for his EEG... Til next time...
