Getting in the swing of thing

Wow taking a two week break can really break some GOOD habits! I can't believe that I've been getting up at around 7am every morning. Even the kids are getting up later than normal. Hopefully shocking our normal routine back into our systems will help us transition better. It's insane though. I've been trying to keep the house picked up but completely forgot how much I clean before Ethan's in home services get here. Yesterday was my first day back and I think I did a good job. I skipped a table that needed wiping, dusting entertainment center, and making sure there were fresh towels in the bathrooms.

Ethan seems to have transitioned well into his therapies. I didn't see any unusual tantruming. We played with salt and shaving cream yesterday and that was fun. I was surprised he was okay with the feel of it to at least feel it. I'm so proud at his progress. I spoke with the regional center and it looks like we are going to get him reevaluated. It is just insane. The battery of tests they run on him are activities that he is being drilled on in home so I think it just skews the results. I don't want him to be autistic or have any other issues but I know autism and I live it with Adam. I know Ethan is affected I just am not sure how severe and whether the testing will accurately show the severity considering he has been in therapy since 13 months of age. I was told that if he isn't made elibible due to his mild autism but once the therapies are gone and he regresses then I can come back or if he is 5 and he has not caught up to his peers in a way that is expected and the gap is even further from his peers than it is now then he will be looked into for being autistic and not just pddnos. They really need to change this system. It is absolutely ridiculous. It will pain me to see Adam getting services while Ethan is left with practically nothing just the way it did when Ethan was receiving services at such a young age when I knew I short changed Adam by not knowing the signs of autism early enough to get him that same help. blah...

Adam did okay in school on his first day back. There was a ridiculous tantrum on his way to class because he couldn't find his watch. He couldn't stop crying and screaming. I guess he did well in class but in resource (he goes 4 days a week for an hour) he freaked because he wanted another snack and threatened the teacher that he "would die if I dont' eat NOW". ((sigh)) We had a long talk and it looks like we will be giving him a more filling snack, however, the outburst was unacceptable.

Rebekah seems to have faired okay on her first day back. She had a small attitude but after an hour of being home she was back to her old self. We will be doing her project this week which will be interesting since I'll be the primary helper on something that has to deal with visual creativity. LOL Wish her luck. :)