Brags 9/21

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LO was playing with a girl. She stubbed her toe (LO hadn't seen her do it), and she sat to take her shoe off. LO approached her, crouched down by her, and asked her what happened and if she was okay.

[anintrovert]

My kid had 3 "perfect" days in PE. Two of those days the Teacher met me at the door for pick up to tell me about it. DS struggles during those less structured times so it was nice to hear.

[numbbears]

How is it already Wednesday again??

DS spelled his name twice with alphabet magnets on the fridge. There was only one "n" so he used a side ways "z." He's creative. Then he said, "I want ice cream."

[greysonsmom]

My child who couldn't even be on the same playground with other children especially ones his age 4 months ago is doing so well in preschool. I got there a little early yesterday to pick him up and I got to see his class play on the playground. He held his little friend's hand while they walked inside. It was the sweetest and such a huge step!

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ENT Fri for ear wax cleaning. Had to postpone hearing aid consult due to wax but they are able to get me in as quick as next week!

[mcribster]

it's kind of funny to watch DS on the soccer field. a year ago i just prayed he wouldn't stand out and stim on the field. he has proven to be a good player but now the problem is he likes to chit chat with all the girls and roughouse with the boys on the team instead of watching the ball. so that is my bragplaint today

[mrsbuttinski]

DS and I made a Supermarket Sweep visit to Ikea for my mom and dad's new apartment. They are moving here because of his dementia dx and despite having 2 houses full of furniture we needed some smaller pieces.

We spent over $1K in just under 15 minutes loading 2 flatbeds along the way and skipping the meatballs. DS was a little nostalgic about Smalland, haha. 

We got mom's minivan filled and he hauled everything up and assembled a sofa and dining room table. Who says playing with Legos is a waste of time- it's life skills for Ikea living. 

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I am back to work this year and this has turned DH into default parent for the first time ever. I have about 1/2 a sick day right now, lol.

He picked the kids up from school for a dentist appointment and got to be the one to receive the talking to from the teacher about DDs new fun activity of stripping in class. Then he got.to experience DD at the dentist for the first fime ever. Only 10 minutes in to her appointment, he texted me and told me I was right and that we needed to make an appointment for anti-anxiety medicine.

[akafred]

This is a brag for us both really. On Sunday I took DD rock climbing. She is good at it and enjoys it, and I love it because it combines exercise, sensory (joint extensions), and the prefrontal problem solving stuff. We went to a smaller place than usual because they allow kids to do some bouldering, which she wants to do but most places have a min age of 14. However, this place was quite small, and as more people came, there was more sitting and watching other people as the equipment was full. Charlotte does not like to be watched (hello, anxiety). She did fine at first but then started to refuse to try new areas, then she started to refuse to try anything other than one area around a corner, and then I could tell she was about to refuse it. So I led her out to the lobby and sat her in my lap, cuddled for a few minutes, and let her ask, "Why is that lady watching me?" So we talked about why people might watch (because she's young, cute, and really good at it, because the equipment is full and she needs to wait, because she isn't watching but it seemed like it, etc) and what she could do about it (wait until she was busy to climb, ask her not to watch, try not to worry about her and climb anyway). She semi rejected what I said but went right back in the gym and climbed another 45 minutes.

[akafred]

Oh I forgot the other one!!!

You may remember there is a girl in DD's class who has autism and for some reason she triggers DD's anxieties. It was a HUGE thing all year last year, where DD would complain about how the girl would smile at her etc etc. Well, the girl and her mom picked C up from school on Monday and took her out to eat dinner with them!!! DD was a little tired at the end of the day as you would expect, but she handled everything wonderfully and without drama.

[freezorburn]

First meeting of DS's social skills group with the school district, and he LOVED it! There was only one other child there today, and they are expecting one or two more to join eventually. The other mom and I went for coffee and traded notes about our kids and our experiences with getting interventions lined up. When we picked up our kids they just couldn't stop laughing about something that had just happened. And it seemed like genuine laughter, not the forced laughter that DS sometimes tries to bring into an interaction. Both kids seem to be looking forward to coming back next week.