Promise of a new day

I already feel how this day is going to go.  Gavin has his antibody infusion this morning and Elliott was coming up with every excuse he could think of to…

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Let the manipulation begin

Gavin is already trying to manipulate his way into special breaks at school. He's also becoming annoyed by questions and is way to focused on snack time. The kids are…

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Behavioral Update: 9/12/2012

I like to give credit where credit is due.  This time the credit goes to Gavin. All day yesterday,  he made good choices and aside from a few little hiccups,…

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Almost called the police of my son

Gavin had a huge tantrum tonight because he didn't listen and ripped something out of Emmett's hands.  It got pretty ugly and the boys were hiding in Elliott's room while…

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Testing the limits

This morning began with more Gavin related issues. We have had to make a rule that when he's in his bedroom, he needs permission to leave.  This is a huge…

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Oatmeal… To Go

Gavin unsuccessfully attempted to play Lizze and I off wach other this afternoon.  We had given him quite a bit of slack today and all he did was hang himself…

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The “thought filter”

All day today,  Gavin has been constantly telling me what he's thinking.  I mean that literally.  For example,  he says something like this,  dad,  I'm thinking about going up the…

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