#0 weeks, school and a wobbly tooth
Nov 2, 2007 7:52 PM
Well, I am now 30 and 1/2 weeks along. My tummy is getting pretty big. I can't wait until the cerclage is taken out...I am counting down the weeks. We still haven't decided on a name for our little boy.
I don't know if I mentioned it before, but we pulled Joshua out ot his private school. His problems with school were multiplying and he was sad and angry a lot. We have since enrolled him in public school in hopes of getting him a para educator. He is still in the process of getting observed. He has had testing done too. There is a problem, but we don't know all the details on that yet. He passed the Kindergarten test with flying colors(we knew he would...he pretty much knows everything he will learn in kindergarten already...academic things).
So this week he started going to class one hour a day. The first couple of days he did great. The only problem was when I picked him up he cried and cried because he wanted to stay. Well, yesterday when I went to pick him up I didn't see him anywhere. I was thinking(oh great he ran off...). He still doesn't seem to get it when it comes to strangers and street smarts. So I went into the classroom to see if maybe he was there. The teacher said he had a meltdown and was in the principle's office. It all started because they were starting their workbooks on a page other than the first page...he didn't like that. Then he started jumping around and make noises. Then he curled in a ball and refused to stand up...the principle had to carry him out. this is what happened at the last school, but they didn't know what to do with him. Luckily there were people observing him yesterday.
I really don't understand why he is acting like this...he seems like a different boy than he was three months ago. He has always been stubborn(that is probably why he survived at 25 weeks), but he has also been very respectful. He has always been slow to process different kinds of information, but he didn't act like a dinosaur or a frog. He gets upset over little things. It is a good day if he only cries twice a day. I am not used to this. This is my boy. I love him...I don't know how to help him. When I would pick him up from preschool they would tell me how polite he was. Now most of the time when I pick him up he has been in trouble.
we thought it was his shunt, but we had that checked. Maybe it is just his personality coming out...it scares me a little. I hope he does better today. Our thoughts on him having NLD or aspergers are probably accurate. We have an appointment set up with his developmental pediatrician in December...maybe he can help us figure out this puzzle so we can help Josh.
I truly thought he would do great in school. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine he would have behavior problems! That just doesn't seem like the Joshua we have known and raised. There is a deeper problem here...I am praying for an answer to help him.
Hannah and Nathan are doing well. Hannah(4) notices all the time that is being taken by Joshua's needs. She asks us to spend time with just her without the boys. She is starving for attention and really needs it. I have tried to make more time for just her. It is pretty sad when she tells you that no one has time for her anymore and has tears running down her face. Then she just wipes them off and acts like nothing is wrong. She acts like a mini grownup a lot but really she is just a little girl who needs extra time(she has always needed that).
Well, enough of all that. I hope things settle down a bit. i am exhausted from running to this place to that place. I am tired of talking to school people and going to never ending therapy sessions. Sometimes, I just want to sit down and play for hours and hours with my kids and then play games with my husband when he comes home. Things always get better.
On a different note, Joshua has a loose tooth! He was so excited when he found that out...so were the other kids. they ran all around the house shouting for joy. Then Josh let us know that we needed to buy some apples so he could bite them and have his wobbly tooth get stuck in the apple! Pretty clever thinking!
Well, the boys are awake now, so I better get the day started. Thanks for reading. It helps to spill some of my worries down in writing. It is nice to know I am not alone(I hope!) with all these school issues.
Have a good day,
Tiffany
I don't know if I mentioned it before, but we pulled Joshua out ot his private school. His problems with school were multiplying and he was sad and angry a lot. We have since enrolled him in public school in hopes of getting him a para educator. He is still in the process of getting observed. He has had testing done too. There is a problem, but we don't know all the details on that yet. He passed the Kindergarten test with flying colors(we knew he would...he pretty much knows everything he will learn in kindergarten already...academic things).
So this week he started going to class one hour a day. The first couple of days he did great. The only problem was when I picked him up he cried and cried because he wanted to stay. Well, yesterday when I went to pick him up I didn't see him anywhere. I was thinking(oh great he ran off...). He still doesn't seem to get it when it comes to strangers and street smarts. So I went into the classroom to see if maybe he was there. The teacher said he had a meltdown and was in the principle's office. It all started because they were starting their workbooks on a page other than the first page...he didn't like that. Then he started jumping around and make noises. Then he curled in a ball and refused to stand up...the principle had to carry him out. this is what happened at the last school, but they didn't know what to do with him. Luckily there were people observing him yesterday.
I really don't understand why he is acting like this...he seems like a different boy than he was three months ago. He has always been stubborn(that is probably why he survived at 25 weeks), but he has also been very respectful. He has always been slow to process different kinds of information, but he didn't act like a dinosaur or a frog. He gets upset over little things. It is a good day if he only cries twice a day. I am not used to this. This is my boy. I love him...I don't know how to help him. When I would pick him up from preschool they would tell me how polite he was. Now most of the time when I pick him up he has been in trouble.
we thought it was his shunt, but we had that checked. Maybe it is just his personality coming out...it scares me a little. I hope he does better today. Our thoughts on him having NLD or aspergers are probably accurate. We have an appointment set up with his developmental pediatrician in December...maybe he can help us figure out this puzzle so we can help Josh.
I truly thought he would do great in school. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine he would have behavior problems! That just doesn't seem like the Joshua we have known and raised. There is a deeper problem here...I am praying for an answer to help him.
Hannah and Nathan are doing well. Hannah(4) notices all the time that is being taken by Joshua's needs. She asks us to spend time with just her without the boys. She is starving for attention and really needs it. I have tried to make more time for just her. It is pretty sad when she tells you that no one has time for her anymore and has tears running down her face. Then she just wipes them off and acts like nothing is wrong. She acts like a mini grownup a lot but really she is just a little girl who needs extra time(she has always needed that).
Well, enough of all that. I hope things settle down a bit. i am exhausted from running to this place to that place. I am tired of talking to school people and going to never ending therapy sessions. Sometimes, I just want to sit down and play for hours and hours with my kids and then play games with my husband when he comes home. Things always get better.
On a different note, Joshua has a loose tooth! He was so excited when he found that out...so were the other kids. they ran all around the house shouting for joy. Then Josh let us know that we needed to buy some apples so he could bite them and have his wobbly tooth get stuck in the apple! Pretty clever thinking!
Well, the boys are awake now, so I better get the day started. Thanks for reading. It helps to spill some of my worries down in writing. It is nice to know I am not alone(I hope!) with all these school issues.
Have a good day,
Tiffany
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