Sooooo it's a new year. 2013. This will hopefully be a good one. Christmas was uneventful, and New Years was too. Gabriel got a lot of good things from Santa, and a lot of family noticed a big difference in him.
Gabriel had conferences at preschool last week, and although he still has some "Needs Improvement" on things, he's doing really well. His social aspects have gotten better, he's no longer playing alongside kids, but actually playing with them. He's focusing on his letters and their sounds, and doing great at that. Not all days are roses and rainbows, but most of them are (for the most part).
He went to the neurologist on Tuesday for a 3 month check up from his last visit. Good news is that he did not loose any more weight this time. That's good and bad. I feel he actually did loose weight. Not in a number way, but he got taller and still didn't gain weight. So his weight stayed the same, but his height went up, so therefore, he's skinnier now then ever. He likes to pull his shirt up and tell people to look at his "front bones" (ribs)
Gabriel's new thing is to tell me his tanks are full and empty. He has different tanks in his stomach for each food. An orange tank, a cereal tank, and mac n cheese tank, etc. So he'll say that all his tanks are full and he won't eat. OR he will want oranges and say just that tank is full. I should see if he can draw me a picture of what his tanks look like.
His new fascination is Mine Craft. He could sit and watch YouTube videos on MineCraft all day if I let him. We have to be careful though, because there is a lot of swearing on those videos. I just downloaded the game for him on the Kindle today, as a reward for filling up his good boy chart. He likes to build houses, etc.
Gabriel got some Legos for Christmas, and my first thought was "Oh crap, pieces all over the house" BUT it's great for his fine motor skills, and let me tell you, he did GREAT with following the directions (pictures) and putting together the trucks. He was so proud of himself. I think we found a new toy that will help him! And what boy doesn't like Legos???
Gabriel and Bubbles Day One |
One more topic: Gabriel's headaches have come back. They went away after he got glasses, and came back a few weeks ago. I brought this up to the neurologist this week and he put him on Atenolol. I don't like this, because it will lower his blood pressure and he's so tiny. He's to take a half a tablet at bedtime to see if this helps. Tonight is the first night. He is to wake up slowly so he doesn't get dizzy in the morning. Yeah, tell and ADHD kid to wake up slow. He's 0-100 in a milisecond! So he's been diagnosed with migraines. I'm just worried because I hate to continue to add meds to his regimen.
That's all for tonight! Good night and hopefully it won't be so long next time!