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ADHD diagnosis here we come

Over the holiday week Baby A had a sinus infection.  YUCK.  While at the pediatrician’s office I was explaining to her about Wildman’s behavior.  I explained about how socially his friends are growing up and he never gets past the behavior of a 3 year old. I then went on about his incredible impulsiveness.  She gave me the worksheets for my husband and I to fill out and for his teacher to fill out for starting to get him diagnosed.  This is a good thing since he will be able to get all kinds of early intervention if he is in fact ADHD.  My husband and I filled out a questionnaire.  He rated the highest in over 17 of the 21 questions on the first page. I have no doubt at what we are looking at here.

I already polished off my Google MD degree.  I have found that the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has a Center for the Management of ADHD.  I read many a article pointing me to the research done there.  If we get the referral I am going to choose to go there.

If we get this diagnosis I will have both kids covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act for when they get to school for food allergies are covered as well.  Great.  Can’t wait to see what happens next.  I am starting to feel punched.


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…and it don’t stop

I am mercifully at work tonight, on break from all the family togetherness. Christmas is not stopping. Tomorrow my parents arrive. They spend the winter in Florida and they stop by for a visit on their way. They will be in town till Saturday. Sunday is my husbands family Christmas (can you feel my excitement). I then work on New Years Eve and New Years Day. This parade passes about a block from where I work. New Years Day is our busiest day of the year.

Then the day after New Year is my 41st birthday. I know I shouldn’t, but I am dreading every birthday these days. My birthday is the worst day of the year. It is January 2nd. This is the official end of the holiday season. Everyone is back to work after their holiday vacations, folks are still attempting to keep their New Years Resolutions of quitting smoking, dieting, working out or something like that. People are broke and the reality of the holiday credit card bills are looming. Restaurants are closed, the good tidings are gone, the lights, and the fun parties are over . It bothers me more and more as the years go on. I long for a summer birthday on the beach or a cook out. The time of year has always bothered me on my birthday but now the number bothers me too. I know your 40′s are supposed to be fabulous but so far I am not feeling the fabulousness. I know this is a whiny post. I know, I have alot to be thankful for but I am allowed some self absorbed depression now and then.


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Merry Merry

I have been bogged down by the season and too busy to write. I was working more than normal, partying more than normal, and doing way more shopping than I like. Well, any shopping is more than I like. Today we are having our annual Christmas Eve extravaganza. Pre-kids this used to be quite a party. Post Kids it has morphed into a very small brunch with three invitees. Starts at 10 am end at nap time. It is a nice thing.

In this holiday season I want to talk about Randy Pausch’s message Click on his name to read about him. In his last lecture as a college professor before retiring because of terminal pancreatic cancer he talks of having a new car. He took his first new car to pick up his niece and nephew for the weekend. As his sister is lecturing the kids about being careful in the car Randy poured a can of soda in the back seat. Why, because the car is only a thing. Later in the weekend his nephew had a stomach bug and threw up all over the car. He was glad that a sick kid did not feel even worse about making a mess in the car. My husband and I have been talking about this message lately. Trying in our lives to focus on what is important like our relationships and not our things.

In this spirit of giving I wish you all happiness, health, and a bright future in the New Year.


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Milestone

The RAST allergy test results are back. They are higher than the test last year and are almost as high as as his first test when we discovered the allergies. How disappointing. Onwards and upwards.

I guess I am supposed to be in full Christmas swing. I am trying but I am still not in the spirit. I made 30 lbs of cookie dough today and froze it. People, 30 lbs are more than Baby A weighs. I am going to be a baking fool this week. At least the messy measuring part and butter melting are done.

While sitting in traffic on my way to work a strange fact hit me. Next week marks a milestone for me. I have been pregnant, nursing, or both for 5 years. That is a really long time to be nurturing another being with your body. I am proud that I was able to nurse my boys till they were over 2. Wildman weaned himself at 2 1/2. Baby A is still very much a nursing guy and I have to work at keeping him from nursing constantly. He cries when I won’t nurse him in the morning, nap and evening. I can’t say no. I am a sucker! I would be ok with him weaning but I am not going to force him to.  I keep repeating to myself he won’t nurse forever and he will not get married, have kids, and bring them all to sleep in the middle of my bed. I promise if that comes to be I will kick him out on his ass.

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