Elliott and I are chilling in the waiting room at my doctor's office. We made it a few minutes early and the room is packed with people. I've decided that I'm not going to be nervous. I'm going to march in there and own my body. I'm going to learn from my mistakes and focus in what I need to do better. It's important that I give myself credit for what I'm doing well and continue moving forward. ☺
This week is going to be crazy busy. On top of work related things, I have to get my family to roughly eight appointments before Friday. School begins on Thursday, which is ridiculous if you ask me. Why start the school year on a Thursday? Something else that's happening this week is the planning stages for our trip to Florida. There's so much to consider when planning out the logistics, as it's going to be a long drive, over fifteen hours to be more precise. Flying isn't an option because we don't know how Gavin's body would react to the pressure changes, plus he's terrified of being off the ground. I'm going to begin working in this today and I'll let you know how it goes.
While it true that I'm dreading part of today, there's also something I'm super excited about. After being off for a couple of years, Elliott is finally making it back to occupational therapy. Between lack of therapists and waiting lists, it's been quite awhile since he was last in this therapy. I'm stoked that he will be starting up again today. He's only going twice a month but every little bit helps. Not only are they working on strengthening, balance, coordination, but also secure social skills. It will do Elliott some good to be back at it and hopefully, this will help to midogate some of his challenges. ☺
Lizze was up early and let me sleep in for awhile. I'm not feeling as stressed out this morning as I was last night. I just want to make it through today and see what my doctor has to say about my lab results. Obviously, they were too bad because no one called me, but I'm anxious to know if I improved at all, I'm going to walk into the doctors office, own everything, learn from my mistakes, and do better next time. ☺
I'm feeling a bit of anxiety about this afternoon because I see my doctor for a check up. Despite my efforts, I'm not losing a great deal weight, and my blood pressure is high enough that it concerns me. I've lost a total of 11lbs but not much has happened since, but I'm not gaining it back either. Little victories right? My real concern is chronic stress. The amount of stress I endure each day is indescribable. I tend to think of it as radiation exposure. A little bit here or there won't hurt too bad. However, taking a stroll in downtown Chernobyl is not something anyone would recommend. Maybe that's not the best analogy but the point is, long term exposure to stress can be catastrophic. Much like radiation,…
The other day, the boys and I went to Wish-A-Thon 2017. This was a fundraiser for Wishes Can Happen, the organization that is granting Gavin's wish this year. Gavin and I were interviewed on the radio and we learned all about the trip we will be going on. It was amazing to see all the community support for this wish granting organization, and it was an amazing experience for the boys. I wanted to share some of the pictures I took while we were there. You can see the excitement on display, and it really felt good to see the kids so excited. ☺ [foogallery id="64644"]
I want to give you guys a first look at the new Vivint Glance. It's the new panel from Vivint Home. This will be setup as a secondary panel, but it won't be mounted. The idea is to have a panel that can be moved if need be. The internal battery lasts about four hours. I will be having this installed soon. It's so new that the local install techs didn't have stock yet, so Vivint drop shipped it to me direct. I'll do a full review once it's installed. For now, here's an unboxing video for the Glance. ☺ https://youtu.be/0C4cMGIor5Y
Elliott and I went walking by ourselves. Emmett didn't want to go and Gavin was laying down. Lizze stayed home with the kids, so Elliott and I could still go. It was really nice spending time with Elliott. We walked about a mile and a half, and he talked the entire time. I just listened and jumped in when it was appropriate. lol Elliott's a talker. There's no two ways about it. He has a lot to say and it's tough to listen when there's so much going on in the house. Elliott was able to explore some creek banks and collect some rocks. He loves doing that.. ☺ I'm hoping it helped him to get all that out and not have to compete for a listening ear. I had…