The first was a fluke but the second gives me hope

For the second night in a row, Emmett has fallen asleep in his own bed. He struggled a little bit but Lizze walked him back upstairs and tucked him back in.   This is pretty big because I was excited about the first night but chalked it up to a fluke because I didn't want to get my hopes up.  Ha ing him fall asleep tonight in his own bed as well, has given me hope that we may be making progress here.   I have to give Lizze props because she's doing a fantastic job of working with him. Emmett's a kid who requires a great deal of patience Lizze really is such a good Mom and I'm so grateful to have her back.  In the morning, I'm gonna…

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For the first time in forever…… 

Lizze and I ended our day, without having to move Emmett back to his own bed because he fell asleep in his own.  He came downstairs a couple times but ended up falling asleep in his bed tonight.   This marks the first time in forever, that he's been able to fall asleep in his own bed and I'm pretty stoked about this.   I will say that I'm afraid to check on him, for fear of him waking up... lol This is a pretty big step for him and I'm gonna praise the crap out of him in the morning...  ☺ 

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I feel like I just binge watched a months worth of meltdowns in one day

It was a really rough day with Mr. Emmett.  He was at the dentist this morning and did really well but it was a bumpy ride at first.  You can read about that here.  The rest of the day has been a series of one meltdown after another.   I've heard so much screaming today, that even though the house is quiet now, I can still hear it.   Emmett was in rare form today.  I know he was pushed over the edge this morning by the dentist and it just carried over for the rest of the day. Needless to say, the tone of the day was one of extreme unpleasantness.  Bedtime was an absolute nightmare.   I ended up sitting with him until he finally fell asleep.  Too bad…

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The dentist didn’t go so well but Emmett was super brave

We just arrived home from today's dental thing with Emmett.  Big thanks to my Mom for watching the other two boys for us.  That was a huge help, especially with how this appointment ended up going.   Let me start by saying how brave Emmett was because he really was brave.   When we first went back, it was too much for him and he lost it.  We're talking massive, massive meltdown.  He was terrified and there was no consoling him.  All we could do was hold his hands and reassure him that things were going to be okay.  When it came to getting prepped, he had to be held down to be numbed up and once that was done, he handled everything else like a champ.  ☺  The doctor…

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Dear God, Please let this go well

We arrived at the dentist and Emmett's tummy is upset.  He says he's not nervous but I think it's probably nerves.   We got hit with a big detour but we ended making it a few minutes early anyway.  I thought for sure we were going to be late but we still made good time.   I'm really hoping that this is a quick procedure because Emmett's not appearing to be in a good place to cope with a great deal of stress.  

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Emmett has his final dental procedure today

Today, Lizze and I will be taking Emmett for his forth and final dental procedure.  After today, he'll be good to go.  I'll be so glad when all this is done and I hope that we can keep from chewing on things that will damage his teeth again.  My Mom will be hanging out with the the other boys while we're gone.   It shouldn't be too too bad because what he has left is far less than he's already had done.   Emmett usually does really well and I'm hoping that tomorrow is no exception. 

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Autism Parenting woes: Who needs sleep anyway?

I wish that we could get to the bottom of Emmett's inability to fall asleep before it's time to wake up in the morning. I'm trying to find the humor in this but that proving to be a bit tough because my brain is fried suffering from sleep deprivation. He actually fell asleep earlier but then woke up and can't fall back asleep. This isn't meant to be all about me either.  Of course I'm tired. In fact I don't really have a word that accurately describes how tired I am, so I looked one up. Turns out that I'm Petered out. That's how tired I am.  Truthfully, my concern is about how this is impacting Emmett.  He's been so wearisome (yes, I looked that word up also) to work with during…

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I don’t know why he won’t sleep but it’s getting old

Emmett was unable to fall asleep once again last night.  We ended up camping out in the couches in the living room because it was the best way to keep tabs on him and hopefully get him to fall asleep. Sadly, we saw the hour of 2AM before he finally fell asleep.  In the above picture, Emmett's snuggling under a 25lb weighted blanket. This picture just happens to capture him in mid-point because he most definitely wasn't sleeping.  I was able to sleep for a short while after he fell asleep but I'm an exhausted walking zombie this morning.   Lizze and I just traded places and I thought I would finish this post before closing my eyes for a little bit. I need to be up in a little…

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