Good morning, ladies!
Good morning, gentlemen!
When I told someone that 50% of my kids dropped out of highschool and the first five all had babies one the way before marriage, he said he would nominate he for "Mother of the Year."
Cats are more fun. Same mess, less stress.
My husband is a Navy aircraft mechanic. We have two sons, Robbie who is 5 and JJ who is 8. JJ was diagnosed high functioning autistic at age 4. It's not always been easy but JJ's had great teachers along the way and he's progressing. It's to the point now that he is starting to slowly be mainstreamed into a first grade class. His school also has an adaptive aquatic program where they spend a hour every Fri in the local Y's pool. JJ LOVES that. He also loves bowling, as does Robbie.
Robbie has some language delays that the school is concerned with and he'll soon be undergoing a language evaluation. It could be just due to the fact that I didn't have the kids in any type of preschool setting before starting in public school and Robbie JUST turned 5 the week before school started...
Like I said, never a dull moment. *L* Especially here in Topsham, ME where the snow NEVER SEEMS TO END...we just got 8 in of snow last week and looking forward to 4-8in more this weekend...
Yeah, you could say we're ready for spring...
I have 3 kids. My 10 year old has a chronic tic disorder, but we basically ignore it. From what I've read, the side-effects of the medication are pretty nasty, so we just let him tic. He jerks his head when he is really nervous, and he also has lots of eye tics. He doesn't seem to have any other issues that can be combined with a tic disoder, and he is a happy, smart, nice 10 year old.
My 8 year old twin daughters have been are real challenges. Both of them almost died of a respiratory virus when they were 6 weeks old. One of them has asthma as a result, and the other has brain damage.
My daughter with asthma was a challenge when she was little. In the winter, she was on a breathing machine 3 or more times a day every day. In the past few years, it has gotten so much better. She doesn't get sick a lot, and now she just uses an inhaler when she has a cold.
My daughter with brain damage is constantly challenging. She's actually done well. She has a lot of damage, and the doctors are surprised that she is not in a wheel chair. She looks normal, but she has speech problems. At least now, she can talk. She didn't start talking until about 5 1/2. Let me tell you, terrible two is nothing compared to a smart 4 year old that cannot talk. She also has had some sensory problems that really used to be a pain. She hated taking baths, brushing her hair, or brushing her teeth, and she would have terrible tantrums whenever she had to do those things.
She has outgrown so much of the tantrums, but she still tends hit and kick her brother and sister tooooo much. She'll get frustrated, and start pounding on them. Of course, they egg her on because they know she'll lose control. It's charming sibling rivalry.
Jen's done really well at school, and she doesn't have any behavior problems (besides being quiet) at school. She's also done well academically.
I'm still wondering how brain damage and puberty are going to be like. Jenny doesn't think much, and I could see her getting pregnant. Jenny's also a thrill seeker. She already wants to go sky diving. She loves roller coasters.
I figure that if you have several kids, usually something is wrong with at least one of them. Jenny is the hardest worker of all 3 of my kids. Jeremy (just tics) is the least hardest worker. I personally think Jenny could go further in life than Jeremy. She has drive and nothing stops her.