Tuesday, September 14, 2010

it's raining it's pouring

Well the rest of the summer was very eventful for E. He decided the decorative rocks in our gas fireplace downstairs were completely unnecessary. The rocks should be in the air vents in the floors. He spent much of August removing those and putting them in what he considers their rightful place. Bored with out school to attend, Emerson found very inventive ways to entertain himself. He also liked to mix crayons with water and see where he could spread his rainbow in our home. He continued to try and flush things, crayons, small toys, snowman and another bronco. His favorite activity took place when I would tell him NO. If I would not let him do exactly what he wanted, when he wanted, he would simply throw items around the home and scream. These fits of "free will" soon led to me calling a behavior group for therapy. Teach Me LLC is now coming to visit E in our home for 6 hours of behavior therapy a week. I call them my special ed super nanny team. I am so happy they are coming to help.
Now onto the reason for the title...
Spetember has come and E has turned 5 years old. To mark this very special occasion, the day before his birthday he decided there needed to be a flood. I was in the bedroom putting away the bounce house (yes we have a full size bounce house that fits in our bedroom for e... a story for another time) and Geoff comes flying up the stairs to ask me, "what is going on up here?" (I am leaving out a few choice words...) He goes into the guest bathroom and E is holding himself up on the sink by his elbow with one hand and scooping water onto the floor with the other. Both hot and cold water are on FULL BLAST. The sink is over flowing and the floor has at least a 1/2 inch of water on it! E had shoved a whole roll of toilet paper in the drain to stop it up!
Hmmmmm, how did Geoff know this? Well...
it was raining in our kitchen below. Water was coming out of the light fixture and the cabinet above the sink. 5-10 minutes unattended and e was able to accomplish this flood. I am beginning to think his needs are not as "special" as I thought. That little stunt took some serious planning. 5 minutes after we discover this flood, his grandma and grandpa are ringing the doorbell to give him his birthday gift. Water is still pouring out of our ceiling in our kitchen as they come in our front door.
Just another day in our life with e....

Friday, July 30, 2010

then there were 3...

Today e lost another "bronco". He had 7 at one time! These are small stuffed horses (similar to teeny beanies) he loves to carry around with his plastic saw while wearing his "paul frank" monkey shirts. (These 3 things are e's favorites) The first bronco was flushed at "granny's house". I had already ordered 6 more before the flushing fearing we would lose the only one he had. Thankfully, they came in the mail. The next one to go was lost somewhere outside his school during a tantrum on the way to the car, then another was flushed at home a couple of weeks ago. The latest one met its demise at North Park Mall this evening. I stay at least 3-4 feet from the large fountain, but somehow he threw it in and it went straight to the center.
We now have only 3 left...
If you see a purple horse in the fountain at North Park... you will know why it is there.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

back seat driver

E loves to direct me or his daddy around while we drive in the car. He will make "sounds" when we are supposed to turn and he will point with his "saw saw" or "bronco" (these are his latest binkies) in his hand which way we are supposed to go. He has his "selected" routes and we are supposed to stay on them. We have special words we must say as we drive as he points to the items he knows along the way on his "routes." E knows the way to his school, therapy and granny and granddad's house. He also knows his way home from these places. If we must go to a new place or go a new way I have to repeat over and over, new way, new place. He does not like change, so unscheduled stops are a challenge.
Today....we had to make a stop by a bank on the way home. It was just the drive thru, but I really had to do some talking to pull this off with out a meltdown. We made it and once I got back on his "route" he successfully directed me home. I must say it went much today better than a few months ago when part of his "route" home from school was closed due to a gas leak. Ugh... 2 hours after we were home he was still upset about the route change! Not today, I did A TON of talking and he did much better with the change...Progress!

Thursday, July 22, 2010

my blog begins

Several people suggested I start a blog to chronicle our daily experiences with e. He is our 4 year old special needs son that keeps us busy. E functions at the developmental age of 2 even though he is almost 5 years old. Imagine being "stuck" in the terrible 2's... that's our story and that's...
Life with e.