Summer 2013 - Busy

What can I say tyring to keep two boys from sitting still is not happening.  Actually we went up to visit Grandpa and some cousins for a few days.  It is nice when Brother RJ takes time off and we went to the Discovery Center in Milwaukee. 

Then after we got home, packed up again and headed to some friends at church to their lake house near Madison and stayed a day. 

So today in Sunday and we are resting and I think we will for the week.  Or so I hope.  next weekend brings a family reunion in Green Lake, WI (we should just move to WI) with the Sattler's clan.

Now we only have 40 more days til Disney.... can you say relax??
 

as for the other child

I tried to comment on the other child below and it would not let me continue.  So I posted a picture of them together. 

THis is Josh's birthday month and he gets really excitied and really sad.  He is living an emotional roller coaster with his birthday.  On one had it is great to celebrate and on the other, that means somewhere there is his birth mother who gave him up. This makes him sad and confused.  He is trying to understand this but who really can.  It is upsetting.  He loves us and feels very much a part of our lives but this is the month he is extremely sensitive.  I have to remember that.  This can be hard because I don't think of him as any other than my child.  So hopefully I will have a minimum of issues with me because I am aware and being very sensitive to this.  As best as I can, we did not or are not traveling this month for his birthday so he can celebrate with his family!!

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to now

 

Finally summer and start bio feedback

We are finally having those lazy days of summer.  It is nice not to be so rushed here and there.  I would like to think I have a clean house now... but that isn't happening either.

Anyway, to a child or many kids with no organization they get a bit out of whack.  A child with FAS will get more out of whack and then some.  However, I did read an article on the outbursts and how they are related to FASD.  They will say things without really realizing what they are saying or what they are meaning.  Either way they are hurtful at times and can zing you to frustrations but you learn it is not a true thought process but still it is hard.

So I enrolled Brandon in some bio feedback program.  He had the initial consult last week to get the baseline.  He did not like the hair gel because it hurt.  I realized it wasn't hurting it was cold and that was confusing. 

He wasn't very fond of this but likes watching the movies.  Supposedly he will be able to watch movies and train his brain to controll impulses.  It will be interesting to see if he really will automatically learn this.  It is still a training in process but time will tell.  constant repetition is very key to getting this and training the brain manually with reminders and rehersals.  I hope some of the shouting out outburst will subside or he will learn to control some of them.  I will keep you posted.

As for the other child,