Drs., Therapy, NASA, and Parties!

Yesterday we were able to get Grandma into the neurologist and at least moving forward with tests that will help determine a cause. He was also concerned about her heart and will have her seeing a cardiologist to rule out any issues there. Interestingly we ended up with an older doctor and he had wonderful beside manner! He would slow down and explain to Grandma what was going on, when so many are so busy they just rush you through. It was a blessing. Grandma is now situated with her daughter for the next week at least.

David came home from work to watch the kids (Thanks Marti for offering to help) while I was gone. They played and did some school together. The kids were excited about their time together.

When I got home and tried to start school Caleb and I immediately ran into issues. Part of it was me trying to 'catch up' from the morning disturbances and the other part was Caleb, but I just could not place my finger on the issue. It was different. An anxiety that did not seem to be rooted in school and he was really unfocused.

Well we got though lunch and ran off to his Occupation Therapy evaluation. It was to be 1 1/2 hours and I was worried after the weird morning. He was quiet on the way there. I asked if there was something wrong. He said 'No'.

They therapist (Lynn) was great. She came out and encouraged him back and Caleb started engaging with her, but seemed distracted.

FINALLY he says, "Are you going to give me a shot?"

So there is was!! After all morning of trying to figure it out!! I guess he told his dad he was going to the doctor and dad playfully asked, "Are you going to get a shot?" And Caleb took that to heart and would not disclose his anxiety about the issue.

This is a small picture of a child who is very wrapped in fear.

Anyways I am encouraged about working with the therapist. She already has many ideas and is looking forward to teaching me the techniques to use with Caleb. I will post more on Sensory Integration as we start to move through the process. Those of you with adoptive kids who have interesting struggles, may want to do some research in to this area. Karin Purvis talks about it in her book The Connected Child.

So we are off to see a special NASA exhibit at the local kids museum that is in town for the weekend. Caleb is very excited. I was glad Erinn volunteered to take them down for a swim lesson this morning to keep him distracted. Hoping to post some pictures tomorrow.

Then we have a "Welcome to America" party tonight for the rotary foreign exchange student from Chile. David is his advisor for the year and also the coordinator. I do not know why he keeps saying yes to everything! Maybe we need to match him up with a two year old in the NO stage for a while--maybe David would get the hang of it!!