E started ESY this week and that has really helped bring some consistency to his days. So far he seems to be doing ok. ESY is 3 hours and a full school day is 7 hours. It's harder for him during the full school days to stay on task. Thankfully we still have Ms Erin our behavior specialist. We have not scared her away yet. She has worked with E since he was 3. (I think we may need her for life. Ha ha.) I am still looking for a speech person. E is asking for Ms Pam daily. I told him it's summer now so she has her children home. She will come later. The problem is she will not come later as HPISD changed their policy and no more private therapy at all to HPISD families. Bummer. I can't tell E about that yet because we are already dealing with our pediatrician moving. She has a temp location for July in Los Colinas and will have a permanent one in Midloathian after. I have an interview with a possible new Dr on 6/19, but after today I am seriously considering making the drive to Midloathian.
To say E was crazy is an understatement. I did my best to prepare him. Telling him Dr Clifford has a new office and there are new people. We were going for an ear recheck. I always take him after RX to ensure they clear up. I was afraid there were not clear after the behavior Monday and his lack of sleeping ALL WEEK so far. We headed out to the new office and instantly E was upset. Whining and making nervous noises. He knew we were driving a different way. He knows the routes to our usual spots and we have to go the same routes or he gets upset. I blogged about this 4 years ago and it's still the same! We get to the new office and it is much like the old in that it's near a hospital. E is panicking at this point and does not want to get out of the car. I show him a jeep we can go touch so he gets out. E loves Jeeps!!! He does not want to hold my hand and flops to the ground several times. Finally get to front door and he does not want to go in. Screaming and making more nervous noises. Lots of people staring. I don't look up as I have learned not to, but I feel them. I get him to a bench near the from door. I am whispering to him the entire time. I used to yell, but then we both look crazy. I whisper to him. This is a new place. It is ok. Dr Clifford is here. She is just going to look at your ears and we will leave. He decides to get up and come with me. We are quite a site heading in. I am trying to keep him close, but he is resisting and making every louder nervous noises. We find the office and enter with a bang. Literally, I think we shook the entire building. Lots of more stares. This time I made the mistake of looking up. I go to the window and sign in. E is still making loud nervous noises. I apologize and say, we have trouble in new places. There were children on the side we entered, but the desk person directs is to the other side and says it is more child friendly. There are fish painted on the wall and one mom and little girl waiting looking at us like, please don't come over here. E is STILL making noises. Luckily one of the girls from the old office is there and says,"Emerson! Come on back!" We go back and E continued to make nervous noises. We see Dr Clifford and E runs and gives her a big hug. She checks him out and he is fine. No fluid. Not red throat. I am relieved and sad at the same time. If there is nothing physically wrong then it's behavioral. E is having a hard time adjusting to the summer. Once again something fun and easy for most other children creates stress and panic for E. I will continue to try and help him adjust. Water and outside time seem to help the most. The day continues and there have been a few more bumps in our road as we make our way to bedtime. E decided to obsess over the neighbors water bottle as I looked for a few seconds of adult interaction. Finally inside and E realizes the jump start baby CD is not here. I left it at my moms. There are several other games but he wants that one. Get E upstairs for a bath and the metal curtain rod falls of the wall in our master bedroom almost breaking a lamp. Seriously... Out of bath and winding down with a game of bowling. It's bed time soon! Tomorrow's another day! An easier one... I hope.
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