The past few days I've practically had laryngitis, I can hardly speak. Weird. I can't help but think of the similarities between my current communication difficulties and my son's struggles with speech. It's made me realize how often I have to yell across a parking lot or a playground to my husband or a friend.
I feel like I don't have time to recover, but I have the worst sore throat. I can hardly go without speaking for an hour let alone an entire day. Of course, that's when my husband wants to debate something from across the house.
Things feel a bits strained this morning. Wyatt threw two of Marc's favorite cacti over the balcony. It's not like we can easily replace them. One of them was a rescued cactus. Marc rarely gets angry with Wyatt, but he lost patience and asked me to take Wyatt out for an hour to get him out of the house and entertain him. So I took Wyatt out to McDonalds . He screamed in the drive-thru because there was a line of cars. Normally, I count to calm him down, but I just couldn't speak, so he screamed. My ears are ringing. Silence and screaming. Then on to the store for a balloon. At the store, I made Wyatt wait for his balloon and as a result, he bit me on the back of the knee. Ouch!
The summer is limping along. I hope tomorrow I am feeling more optimistic. Everything seems worse when you are not feeling well.
I was sort of wondering if
I was sort of wondering if you were OK - we haven't heard much from you in the last few days. Missed you.
It is amazing how our chidren's behaviors change whenever we're feeling under the weather - and of course, the changes seldome seem to be for the better (although my son now brings me honeyed lemon tea when I have a cold).
I think it was a great thing that you took over to let Marc cool off, but obviously the last couple of weeks have been really hard on you. He better return the favour now on the weekend and while you're not feeling well and let you get some real rest (or I'll send Cindy over there to give him a whoopin' - lol.
My husband and I used to tag team like that. Some weeks it was the only way we made it through. The tagging off though only works if one of you is still in good shape. I think Cindy and shootingstars are right, you do need to talk to your physician about getting something stronger that you can resort to on those, hopefully rare, occasions when the melatonin just doesn't work for Wyatt. You and Marc are going to both collapse mentally and physically if you don't start getting some good sleep soon.
I know, I really need to
I know, I really need to visit some good doctors soon. I had an appt with my son's pediatrician, but I had to cancel it because it conflicts with the return date of our camping trip later this weekend. It takes over a month to get in to see that doc. I'm thinking I'll just go to our family practice doctor next week and see if I can get some referrals and meds.
My throat has been a little
My throat has been a little sore too, nothing real bad but a little sore. I still have my
tonsils, seems like everybody I know had theirs yanked out YEARS ago. I giggled when you
said Wyatt threw the cacti over the balcony lol, because I could just see Marcel doing
the same thing. Maybe you need to baby proof a little more? It sounds to me like your
lil guy gets into things like my little guy would if he had access to them. Tomorrow will
be a better day =)
Sounds like you need a
Sounds like you need a sleeping draft and pass out for at least 9 hours.
Have they considered sleeping medication for Wyatt? My neighbor's daughter does not sleep well, she is 3, and after months of fighting with her and nights of no sleep, her mother made sure it was the topic of discussion with the specialist. Michael and Lyric see the same clinic for child special health. Lryic has behavior and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (which it sounds like Michael got pasted with too) so they prescribed a mild sleeping pill for her. It dissolves.
But it is a hard choice to make to drug our kids. And totally a personal one. With a normal child I believe consistency and parental control rather than medications will be the force to put them to bed. But our children are a little different than the norm.