Saturday, March 27, 2010
So this evening was a little harder. Routine is so important and we threw it off today by putting him down for his nap late. I got him up at seven and he came downstairs and sat on the kitchen counter to eat a pudding cup. He wanted to squeeze the cup to get out the pudding but I redirected him to use the spoon and he did a pretty good job following those directions. He and I had a great question session over what he wanted to eat. I would ask and he would say no. Until we got to the pudding he said no, but shook his head yes. I made him pizza bagels for dinner and he managed to get one eaten in the living room at his table. But once again, it is important to not distract him from the job at hand. There where toys on the table which distracted him. So we ended up covering alphabet instead of eating. Learning as well go. Yesterday we kept the TV off all day. Today we watched one hour of Sesame Street. Number of the day was 4 and letter was r. Nathan say the number five come up and he said five clearly. Not the first time we have announced that number proudly. Struggling with three and four. But we have one and two down. So this morning, I forgot to add earlier, that we were going over the names of the cars from CARS, and I was pretty excited when we asked him who DJ was and he said this is Dj. That is a three word sentence and Nathan has never used prepositions before. So that was cool. He also has mine down like a rock star. But not that's mine. So one of the tests they did with him at KU was to have him blow bubbles, so Mike worked with him tonight on blowing bubbles. Giving him instructions and then having him practice. He was great at trying to blow but when he was not success it turned into slinging the wand. Now I try to not be a poopy head. But when it comes to making a mess I get pretty unhappy. So I had to practice some serious patience in the effort to learn a new skill. So fast forward to dinner being over and me announcing it was time for bath. I have not been very consistent on nightly baths. Mostly because he rarely goes outside and this winter his skin has been crazy dry. So in my effort to develop consistency I am doing bath, brush, book, and bed. Bath was okay. He thought it was hysterical to squirt me in the eye over and over with the duck squirter and he declared duck with the rubber duck. I was not amused. Maybe the first and second time. But not at the end. Bath done, fighting over teeth was a level 2, mostly annoying because he kept putting the towel over his head and then he spit out his rinse all down his front. But we got the job done. He did not settle down for his book and only set in my lap once. I read from nursery rhymes and when I read one about don't walk too fast daddy, I am following you, I cried. Nathan looked at me and came over, not to console me as much as just check me out. He gave me a hug when I asked for it. I know kids with autism are not empathetic but I am not real sure what his response should have been. Should he have crawled into my lap and cried with me? Or the simple fact he kept looking at me and went into the corner to stand a good sign that he actually knew I was upset? Hell who knows. These are all great questions for when he start seeing the behavior folks who are going to start coming to our house for his treatment. That will be exciting for all of us. Mostly since it will mean training for Mike and I. He has just voiced his disapproval over the blog. I knew he would. He is so private. Doesn't want anyone to know anything, surprised he facebooks! Okay, so story time was done. Nate had a poop I had to changed. And it was soft. Not like diarrhea, but not a solid for sure. He had popcorn yesterday. So I am sure you are asking WHY IN GOD'S NAME....DID SHE JUST DESCRIBE HER KIDS POOP? Well kids with autism also have a tendency to have stomach issues and that is why some believe it is essential to feed them a gluten free diet. I have noticed his poop is always soft and rarely ever hard so I am wondering if he has digestive issues. And do remind everyone why I started the blog, it was because we have a terrible memory so the poop will be in here every night. Sorry world. But it is important. He had a tiny meltdown when I dropped him into his bed but he did not continue it once I left the room. He yelled like he was dying so I went back for a back rub and told him I loved him and I turned and left. He is currently playing but I am okay with that.
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