Day 4

Gabriel with Snoopy at Cedar Point

I really struggled with medicating Gabriel today.  I thought to myself that there is not really a reason to give him his medicine, since we had nothing he needed to concentrate on.  I don't want him to get dependent and need it on "days off".  But I gave it to him under that rationale that the doctor didn't give me the ok to not give it to him, and I want to give Gabriel all the help he can get.  So he got his medication, on applesauce, as been the routine the last 3 days. 
We went to church, Gabriel went to Sunday school.  They drew a paper with the food groups, and Gabriel actually drew a few foods that looked remotely like what they were supposed to look like, which is new for him! 
After church, we went straight to Cedar Point.  I was interested to see how he would be, energy wise, after taking the medication.  But on a level on energy, I couldn't tell a difference, whenever we went to cedar Point all summer, Gabriel acts fantastic.  As the school psychologist had told me, he acts good because his senses are getting the stimulation they need, and he doesn't need to crave new senses and act up.  So Gabriel acted normal all day.
The major break through, however, was dinner.  We went to Famous Daves, right across from Cedar Point.  Now, usually, a restaurant is a horrible experience for our family.  Kids running all over, and Gabriel making us regret ever going out to eat.  We go out to eat to enjoy our family time that we rarely get, and we usually end up mad and irritable.  Not today.  Gabriel sat down the whole time.  He colored and did the activities on the placemat, and carried on a conversation.  Not once did he get up and try to wander or run around the restaurant.  He ate decent, which I was pleasantly surprized, since I'm very worried about his eating because of this medication. 
We got home tonight, and all were tired.  We managed to do Cedar Point for 8 hours.  Gabriel got dressed for bed immediately, asked for his bedtime story (a new routine since the medication) and actually sat through the story, which again, wasn't something he wasn't able to do last week at this time. 
This was a very successful day!  And tomorrow is a real test: School for the first time on meds.  The neurologist asked us not to tell the teachers and see if they notice a difference.  We'll see tomorrow!