Cut Jack's hair today. It was so long and crazy looking. It took a long time too get it done. The hardest thing was getting him comfortable that the scissors wouldn't hurt him. Wish I knew what I was doing. I really want him to look his best. I think it looks okay. Thankfully he has a curl to his hair - so as it grows out a bit - it will forgive my poor barber job.
Paul got Jack down for a nap today. It was hard to do... but Jack did fall asleep... Paul felt something about the lights were bothering Jack. Jack fell asleep in Paul's arms. This really is not ideal. We want Jack to fall asleep by himself. So we need to keep working on that. Jack slept for 2 hours. When he woke up he was hungry... he ate chicken nuggets, a sweet potatoe cupcake, and my newest creation - a peanut-butter, carrot puree, banana and chocolate chip muffin (using almond flour!).
The kids and I had a good afternoon. Nora and I set up a little baby and animal hospital in the front green room. Jack even played with us. I will leave the front room with our baby and stuffed animal toys. Hopefully we can practice our pretend play everyday.
Nora is struggling... acting out. I want to help her. We are all stressed. We need help. We have all been pushed beyond our limits. There is still much to do. Every moment counts. I wish I had the right books for Jack, the right tools.... I wish we had the insurance, the funding. We are working on it... but we feel desperate... doors close everywhere. We are thinking of trying to fund 20 hours/week of the school ourselves. It would be expensive --- but it might make a huge difference in Jack's life. It could be THE difference.
We went to the park tonight. Jack and Nora had fun. Jack fell hard - skinned his knee. He didn't cry.
I'm going to work on a special log to track Jack's sleep patterns, eating, and his ABCs (antecedent, behavior, consequence). That information should help me focus on where Jack needs help. Its a start.
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