monday monday

well r had a nightmare about a scary pirate from a magic tree house book they are reading at school. but he recovered quickly and was willing to talk about it at school and at home a little so it was a productive engagement. it also got him out of bed quickly this morning -- every cloud has its silver lining. he quickly got dressed with a little help and headed downstairs with dad. k had a much harder time with the clothes. apparently nothing felt right and a lot of time was spent rolling around on the bed not putting on clothes and not wanting help to put on the clothes. she also could not get her shoes and socks to be comfortable and then had little time for breakfast as dad had an appt at 9 and was doing drop off. k had a fit when she realized i was not coming with her. so despite the beginning of a good mood, she quickly turned to thrashing and lashing out in the car. meanwhile, r constructed an elaborate narrative about his new tool "snabber grabber." the excitement of the tool, of course, made it difficult to put on shoes and a coat. since we had a 9am OT appt, this made me irritated. we did get out of the house with me losing my cool only for a minute. OT was fine. megan and i talked about various aspects of the sensory and emotional/behavior issues. we are still trying to get him prepped for kindergarten. he had a challenging session and was clearly low energy when he emerged. the lack of breakfast might also have contributed to this lull. we managed to reenergize the robot before his arrival at school.

they both had good days. r wet his pants again during block play. it is hard to stop playing some time. we changed his clothes without shaming him. i was really happy to see the kids today and could use humor and creativity to deflect their whining, dawdling, and complaining. it worked fairly well. k was still crabby and only ate in the car. r was absorbed in something and had trouble eating. he did earn six minutes of volcano watching on the computer but we could not work on our gross motor homework. and it was clearly showing. he was moody towards the end. his burst of energy after dinner ended in a crash. i could see it coming but could not quite catch it (he was with dad). k also seemed tired and irritable. in the end, i opted for big deep pressure hugs and silly poems to help at the end. he said that silly poems helped him feel better. i thought it was terrific that he could name it. k had hiccups when i got to her for her reading. since she had picked two thomas books that were really tedious, i just made up a narrative about toddlers and preschoolers. she seemed to enjoy that much better than the actual writing. i also held her and sang to her for awhile as she seemed kind of in need of reassurance. my girl is not eating much at home and i worry about that. the only time she has eaten well was saturday night when we got pizza. i am going to have to think about some meals that excite her as well.

both are asleep and we have school decisions to make!