Have I mentioned Carsten's nose bleeds here? I can't remember.
The last few weeks, C has been waking up in the night with a bloody nose. It's always in his bed, when he's sound asleep. I talked to the doctor about it twice (once while we were in for an ear check, the second for a well-check) and they say there is no apparent reason why his nose should be bleeding. The did a blood test to make sure everything was OK (especially considering Josh's history) and all was clear. The doctor suggested vaseline at the base of his nostrils and a humidifier to help moisten the air. We did buy a humidifier, but haven't done the vaseline yet.
Anyway, he woke up again late Sunday night with another bleed. There's really nothing worse. He's screaming, half asleep, fighting me, with blood streaming down everywhere. Plus he's gagging since it's running down his throat. Not a good situation and really, I'm over it. I don't know what's causing it, but I'm not enjoying it. The doctor said if the humidifier and vaseline don't help, they will have to cauterize the inside of his nostril so it won't be so sensitive.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Alexis
Alexis' attitude has been improving. We got a book with a bunch of different smily faces in it. They go all the way from angry to elated. At times when she's having a struggle, I'll say to her "which face are you on right now?" and she'll realize how she's feeling and will make a strong effort to go to a good face.
She's also doing neat things like coming to me and saying things like, "Mom, I went potty upstairs, AND I rolled the tp correctly, instead of wadding it up, AND I flushed the toilet, AND I washed my hands!" She always is so proud of herself, too! It's neat and I always tell her how proud of her I am.
She's also doing neat things like coming to me and saying things like, "Mom, I went potty upstairs, AND I rolled the tp correctly, instead of wadding it up, AND I flushed the toilet, AND I washed my hands!" She always is so proud of herself, too! It's neat and I always tell her how proud of her I am.
Tyrus
So Ty comes in the other night and says to me, "Mom, today at school we learned about instruments and how they have strings. I already knew they had strings, Mom! When are we going to do something more challenging?" I said, "What would you like to do?" And he says, "Math. I love doing challenging math problems." Okie dokie.
Later on, I said, "Ty, we need to work on your spelling words at least once tonight." He says, "I don't need to study them, Mom. I already know them." He then gets a peice of paper and writes down, in order, spelled correctly all of the words. This was a Tuesday and the lists only come home on Monday so it's not like he'd been working on them for a long time. It's just like he gets it.
I'm going to talk to his teachers at the Parent/Teacher conference to see how he's measuring up to his peers. I don't want him to be bored, but I don't want the work to be too difficult for him, either.
Later on, I said, "Ty, we need to work on your spelling words at least once tonight." He says, "I don't need to study them, Mom. I already know them." He then gets a peice of paper and writes down, in order, spelled correctly all of the words. This was a Tuesday and the lists only come home on Monday so it's not like he'd been working on them for a long time. It's just like he gets it.
I'm going to talk to his teachers at the Parent/Teacher conference to see how he's measuring up to his peers. I don't want him to be bored, but I don't want the work to be too difficult for him, either.
