5 things...

After stumbling across this topic on BBC I knew I needed to do this for my own children... This is 5 things I love about each them!!

Owen
1.his crooked lil finger
2.his strong will
3.his toothless grin
4.his ability to make Callie squeal in delight over nothing
5.his loving nature

Carter
1.that he loves getting his picture taken
2.that he tells me I am his favorite Momma
3.his gorgeous blue eyes
4.that he is the spittin image of his daddy
5.the gentleness he shows his sissy

Callie
1.her RED hair
2.her smile
3.how she adores her 2 big brothers
4.how she kicks her leg when she is happy
5.her ability to melt my heart over and over again

the trials of a raising an ADHD child

About 3 months ago Owen was finally diagnosed with having ADHD! I knew in my heart ever since he was a toddler that he had it... However I could never get anywhere when i mentioned it to the Doctor or to his teachers. They would say he is just a boy! Yes he is a boy but they didn't see what i saw on a daily basis or have to deal with his behavior. It was a chore to go anywhere with him. He liked to "explore" way too much. And with him being our first we really didn't know how much was normal! Then Carter came along and he was so much more mellow.
It was a blow to have him diagnosed with this disorder but it could be worse, right? We are very thankful for being able to have him finally diagnosed and now we are learning that there is so much we were doing wrong with him... like how we were punishing him.. what we expected out of him... and how he got things accomplished! We cannot just tell Owen to go clean his room. We have to be more specific and give him one thing at a time to do, like..pick up all of your cars, then when he is finished with that then we can go to the next thing.. pick up all the clothes on the floor and put them in the hamper, and so on! It does become very frustrating as a parent to deal with. He is very hard-headed to begin with(Mom says he gets that from me)so this just seems to add to it! I love the booger just the way he is and wouldn't want him any other way! When I talked to the Doctor about my options we decided to go with medication, however I didn't want Owen to lose his spark! I just wanted him to be a tad bit more able to concentrate! So far we have been able to achieve that! He is doing so much better in school! He is able to focus and keep his natural urge of outburst under control! That is what are goal was... He doesn't really fully grasp the whole picture on this. He knows he takes medication to help and wonders at times for how long and if he will ever be able to stop. He also keeps this his secret to his friends. I guess he doesn't want them to think any less of him. He is such a caring and lovable boy. I hope he is able to keep those qualities throughout his life!!!

my baby is getting too big..lol

Callie is forever doing domething new... She now plays pat-a-cake and can "roll it up".... which is way toooo cute!! She is standing on her own for brief moments.. loves walking if you hold her hands.She still isn't sleeping through the night.. Most times I feel like she sleeps worse than a newborn! I am very grateful though that Jason takes the weekend duty for me, so I at least get some rest! Of course she is still toothless. She was running a fever last week for 3 days and the Pediatrician told me she was teething.. well I wanna know where her tooth is then??? I say she is gonna be toothless until she is a year old.. How odd would that be?