I got my first college essay back. 90% out of a possible 100%. I am satisfied with that. If this is any indicator of how the rest of the semester will go, I am VERY happy. BUT I have already had some setbacks.
My youngest had blood drawn last week and the results showed some abnormalities. This lead the doctor to wanting to do an emergency ultrasound. This was all on a Thursday, just hours before my second Government class. I had to miss it. Luckily, the professor was very understanding of the situation and sent me an email with the week's homework.
The ultrasound showed everything was normal, so now I sit, waiting to hear back from the doctor what the next step will be. Most likely, they will do another blood draw. My poor baby.
I did get some work completed over the next few days, at least. THEN, sickness. My mother became sick, then my oldest, then the older son, then the baby and now...ME. So, I had to miss another class.
Now I am dealing with 3 sick kids, myself being sick AND I have TWO major projects due at the end of this week, as well. And, unfortunately for me, the kids are not cooperating with me at all. My older son seems to be mostly sickness free now. But, my God, those terrible two's have left him a mess.
He would wake up in the morning and sneak into the kitchen. Sometimes, his older sister would follow suit. They would find a snack, but rarely make a hug mess. Well, then we got the Keurig, along with several boxes of the divine K-cups. Ya know, those things are only topped with a thin piece of aluminum foil, that a 2 year old can easily bite into, eat and spread out all over the house. And, that is exactly what he did. He's done it 3-4 mornings now.
Now, before you crucify me for not keeping an eye on my children, let me explain to you, that I've done everything in my power to prevent this from happening. I sleep with my door open to, hopefully, hear the kids as soon as they wake up. I put a baby gate up and secure it as best I can. But, my 2 year old, who was just moved to a toddler bed, is very smart. He figured those baby gates out SO quickly. And, with the new found ease of getting in and out of bed at his own free will, I will say, I set myself up for disaster.
So, yesterday, the side of his crib went back up. I thought all would be fixed. But, this morning, he still climbed out of that crib, took down the baby gate and got into some cereal. The problem is that he is so smart and comes up with ideas quicker than I do.
He's reached that age where he will move chairs to climb onto counter tops, he can get through any child-proofing gadget you can think of, he's messed up several TV's in the house, just by pressing ONE button. And, when you have a 2-year-old, punishment is hard. Spanking isn't really appropriate for the age- even if I found spanking to be a useful tool, which I absolutely do not. Time-outs? Are you kidding? Do you think he will sit anywhere for any amount of time if he won't even follow the simplest of commands? Redirecting? I do that ALL day EVERY day. It works for maybe 10 seconds. Firmly saying NO. Been doing that for some time now.
I must say that I feel my older son is acting out. I feel there may be "something wrong". He is not a normal 2-year-old. His doctor feels the same. Now, he was tongue-tied and did not have it corrected until he was 18 months old. So, his doctor says he may have some sort of speech delay. I doubt it. The boy talks more and comprehends more than his older sister. (I actually think SHE has some sort of speech delay)
I will be straight-forward. I do not like to categorize my children, and I definitely don't like to fortune-tell or predict things that may be "wrong" with them. But, I think my son has a behavorial problem. I don't know which one, there are quite a few. And, if he does, I won't medicate him, for my very own, very personal reasons. But, I want to know. I need to know. So, sometime in the near future, he will be off to a behavorial therapist for testing.
In the mean time, I know I will survive school, and hopefully continue to succeed, despite the obstacles ahead of me. (way more than I could list in just one blog) For now, I am more worried about surviving this time with my 2 year old. I know it won't last forever, or maybe it will. But, I love that little boy, and he deserves the best from me, regardless of what I get in return.
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