I forgot to mention that me and the Doctor talked about Little Prince's diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The Doctor didn't seem impressed with the way Little Prince had been diagnosed with ASD, and said normally there would be an ADOS or DISCO assessment, both of which take 3-4 hours, and neither of which Little Prince has undertaken. He said that he could refer Little Prince to the CAHMS unit attached to this hospital, for a more formal assessment of ASD if we wanted. However, he did acknowledge that the diagnosis has given Little Prince much needed support at school and that the advice they have been given by the Autism Team has really helped them cope more effectively with Little Prince. In the end we decided to leave things as they are for now and see how Little Prince gets on and review this decision in the future. He also said that it is now recognised that ADHD, ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia are very commonly seen as co-morbid conditions and that it can be very difficult to work out what the core problem is.
Another affect of ASD can be that the child is more sensitive to the ADHD medication, so the Doctor has started him on a fairly low dose of the medicine. He is on a long acting form of the medication, which means he will have to take one tablet each morning, which will take roughly 30 minutes to be affective and then last for 8 hours. This will cover him throughout his school day and the early part of the evening.
So we shall see what tomorrow brings.... But right now I'm off to stuff my face with junk food and my brain with trashy novel :-)
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
ADHD Assessment
I collected Little Prince from school at the start of afternoon break, as that was a natural "break" in his day. I thought we had plenty of time to get to the hospital and get parked in time for our appointment - I was wrong! We got to the hospital in time, but then had to queue to enter the car park for ages, with Little Prince panicking in the back asking every few moments were we late! He was quite wound up by the time we did get let into the car park!
We also ended up on the opposite side of the hospital to where we needed to be, and Little Prince wanted to run the whole way!! Then when we got to the Children's Outpatients the receptionist was busy dealing with another patient and didn't buzz us in - cue more panic! By the time we finally got in and sat down, Little Prince was as high as a kite!! Playing with and then abandoning toys within moments. We played a couple of games of table football, I won the first game, which Little Prince didn't take too badly, and just demanded an immediate rematch. When it looked like he was going to lose the second game too, he had a tantrum, shouting about Mummy cheating and it wasn't fair and he hated this game! Luckily the nurse then called him in to be weighed, measured and have his blood pressure taken. He got quite worried about having his blood pressure taken, asking repeatedly if he was having an injection or if the cuff was going to squeeze his blood out! Once the Nurse finally got the cuff on and set the automatic blood pressure machine started he said he liked it and it felt nice and warm. We then had to go and wait again, this time it seemed we waited for ages and Little Prince was getting more and more wriggly and silly!
We were finally called in to see the Consultant Paediatrician, who was fantastically patient with Little Prince :-) He asked many many questions about Little Prince's background, early childhood and behaviours then and now. He also had Little Prince do some co-ordination exercises, which he teased him saying he was checking if he was drunk. Little Prince went off into a lengthy story about how he drinks beer all the time at "his base" (his imaginary world!). I was so embarassed and assured the Doctor that Little Prince wasn't allowed to drink fizzy drinks let alone alcohol!! He seemed very used to dealing with children like Little Prince, so hopefully he believed me!! While me and the Doctor were talking, Little Prince kept interrupting, messing with the privacy screen, taking his shoes on and off, getting all the toys out and generally messing about - in short he was typical Little Prince!! At one point when he read one of the posters in the room that had the word "inject" he hid under the chair and made the Doctor promise he wouldn't do any injections before he would even consider coming out!! After all of this the Doctor said he felt we should consider stimulant medication, which is what I thought he would say. But to think about this in the abstract is so different from it being "there" right in front of you. Even though I know that the medication is what Little Prince needs, it was so hard to actually get the word "yes" out. But I did. The Doctor talked about the possible side effects and the fact that this is a controlled medication and must be kept safe and secure at home. He prescribed Little Prince 30 days worth of a pretty low dose, and made another appointment to see him again at the end of next month to see how he is getting on. The Doctor also said that it was alright to give Little Prince the medication over weekends and school holidays, which was such a relief as I NEED a break!
We then had to go over to the hospital pharmacy to get the prescription filled. The Doctor had also warned that our GP might not be prepared to prescribe this medication, and if that's the case we will have to go to the hospital pharmacy every time we need a repeat prescription. He also said that I might have to show identification to be able to collect the medication, again because its a controlled substance. All this really hammered home the seriousness of the decision I've just taken. In the end the pharmacy didn't require ID and there was no problem with them prescribing it.
On the way home Little Prince was adamant that he DID NOT want to take the medicine and that he liked being crazy. I tried to explain that he would still have plenty of energy, but that the medicine would help him "pause and think" before he did something, so that he would stop getting in trouble for doing silly things at school and home. He isn't convinced, hopefully he will co-operate in the morning and take the tablet!! We called in at the supermarket to get some groceries, and I let Little Prince choose himself a treat. He chose what he thought was bubble gum, but that turned out to be bubble gum flavoured candy floss! Then we went over to MacDonalds for something to eat, which Little Prince was very impressed with as he'd been there yesterday on the way home from the cinema with Daddy. He isn't normally allowed to go so often!!
Once we got home I showed Little Prince what his tablets looked like, as he'd started to obsess that it was an injection, despite repeated denials of this from me! He wasn't that reassured when he saw the capsules! I think its going to be a battle to get him to take it tomorrow morning!
Mr Messy hadn't realised that Little Prince had already eaten and made him and Princess Lollipop some tea, which Little Prince eagerly ate. Then it was time for him to get ready for bed, and I gave him the book that the ADHD Nurse had given me for him, it explains ADHD from a child's point of view. He wasn't too keen on reading it, complaining that he wanted his Harry Potter instead, but once he'd started reading and seen that the little boy in the book and himself had a lot of behaviours and feelings in common he was keen to read it. I left him tucked up in bed reading and said that he could finish the book (it was short and not very complicated) and then had to settle down to sleep. About 20 minutes later Little Prince came down saying he'd finished reading it and that he'd thrown up in the toilet! He made me look at the toilet to "prove" he actually had thrown up, which he had! He doesn't seem ill in the slightest, and has no temperature so I think its just a combination of overeating and worrying about this appointment that has caused this! Fingers crossed its nothing more serious. I explained what I thought to Little Prince and he was fairly satisfied with this explanation and settled back down to sleep pretty easily.
Back downstairs Mr Messy was watching football, so me and Princess Lollipop played Lego for a while before I got her into her pyjamas and took her up to bed. She actually asked for her pyjamas so I think she was ready for bed!!
We also ended up on the opposite side of the hospital to where we needed to be, and Little Prince wanted to run the whole way!! Then when we got to the Children's Outpatients the receptionist was busy dealing with another patient and didn't buzz us in - cue more panic! By the time we finally got in and sat down, Little Prince was as high as a kite!! Playing with and then abandoning toys within moments. We played a couple of games of table football, I won the first game, which Little Prince didn't take too badly, and just demanded an immediate rematch. When it looked like he was going to lose the second game too, he had a tantrum, shouting about Mummy cheating and it wasn't fair and he hated this game! Luckily the nurse then called him in to be weighed, measured and have his blood pressure taken. He got quite worried about having his blood pressure taken, asking repeatedly if he was having an injection or if the cuff was going to squeeze his blood out! Once the Nurse finally got the cuff on and set the automatic blood pressure machine started he said he liked it and it felt nice and warm. We then had to go and wait again, this time it seemed we waited for ages and Little Prince was getting more and more wriggly and silly!
We were finally called in to see the Consultant Paediatrician, who was fantastically patient with Little Prince :-) He asked many many questions about Little Prince's background, early childhood and behaviours then and now. He also had Little Prince do some co-ordination exercises, which he teased him saying he was checking if he was drunk. Little Prince went off into a lengthy story about how he drinks beer all the time at "his base" (his imaginary world!). I was so embarassed and assured the Doctor that Little Prince wasn't allowed to drink fizzy drinks let alone alcohol!! He seemed very used to dealing with children like Little Prince, so hopefully he believed me!! While me and the Doctor were talking, Little Prince kept interrupting, messing with the privacy screen, taking his shoes on and off, getting all the toys out and generally messing about - in short he was typical Little Prince!! At one point when he read one of the posters in the room that had the word "inject" he hid under the chair and made the Doctor promise he wouldn't do any injections before he would even consider coming out!! After all of this the Doctor said he felt we should consider stimulant medication, which is what I thought he would say. But to think about this in the abstract is so different from it being "there" right in front of you. Even though I know that the medication is what Little Prince needs, it was so hard to actually get the word "yes" out. But I did. The Doctor talked about the possible side effects and the fact that this is a controlled medication and must be kept safe and secure at home. He prescribed Little Prince 30 days worth of a pretty low dose, and made another appointment to see him again at the end of next month to see how he is getting on. The Doctor also said that it was alright to give Little Prince the medication over weekends and school holidays, which was such a relief as I NEED a break!
We then had to go over to the hospital pharmacy to get the prescription filled. The Doctor had also warned that our GP might not be prepared to prescribe this medication, and if that's the case we will have to go to the hospital pharmacy every time we need a repeat prescription. He also said that I might have to show identification to be able to collect the medication, again because its a controlled substance. All this really hammered home the seriousness of the decision I've just taken. In the end the pharmacy didn't require ID and there was no problem with them prescribing it.
On the way home Little Prince was adamant that he DID NOT want to take the medicine and that he liked being crazy. I tried to explain that he would still have plenty of energy, but that the medicine would help him "pause and think" before he did something, so that he would stop getting in trouble for doing silly things at school and home. He isn't convinced, hopefully he will co-operate in the morning and take the tablet!! We called in at the supermarket to get some groceries, and I let Little Prince choose himself a treat. He chose what he thought was bubble gum, but that turned out to be bubble gum flavoured candy floss! Then we went over to MacDonalds for something to eat, which Little Prince was very impressed with as he'd been there yesterday on the way home from the cinema with Daddy. He isn't normally allowed to go so often!!
Once we got home I showed Little Prince what his tablets looked like, as he'd started to obsess that it was an injection, despite repeated denials of this from me! He wasn't that reassured when he saw the capsules! I think its going to be a battle to get him to take it tomorrow morning!
Mr Messy hadn't realised that Little Prince had already eaten and made him and Princess Lollipop some tea, which Little Prince eagerly ate. Then it was time for him to get ready for bed, and I gave him the book that the ADHD Nurse had given me for him, it explains ADHD from a child's point of view. He wasn't too keen on reading it, complaining that he wanted his Harry Potter instead, but once he'd started reading and seen that the little boy in the book and himself had a lot of behaviours and feelings in common he was keen to read it. I left him tucked up in bed reading and said that he could finish the book (it was short and not very complicated) and then had to settle down to sleep. About 20 minutes later Little Prince came down saying he'd finished reading it and that he'd thrown up in the toilet! He made me look at the toilet to "prove" he actually had thrown up, which he had! He doesn't seem ill in the slightest, and has no temperature so I think its just a combination of overeating and worrying about this appointment that has caused this! Fingers crossed its nothing more serious. I explained what I thought to Little Prince and he was fairly satisfied with this explanation and settled back down to sleep pretty easily.
Back downstairs Mr Messy was watching football, so me and Princess Lollipop played Lego for a while before I got her into her pyjamas and took her up to bed. She actually asked for her pyjamas so I think she was ready for bed!!
Wednesday
After yet another quiet morning, me and Princess Lollipop are just getting ready to go to OUR shop. Mr Messy will be looking after Princess Lollipop for the afternoon, so that I can take Little Prince to his ADHD Assessment appointment. We've been told to allow up to three hours for the assessment to take place - I have no idea what they are going to do!! Which will no doubt wind Little Prince up, as he gets worried if he is doing something new and doesn't have an idea about what will happen! Well at least if he is wound up they will see him at his most hyped up!!
I'm known/suspected for a long long time that Little Prince has ADHD, and have more or less come to terms with the fact that he will need medication to be able to meet his potential. Now its so close to probably happening I'm feeling scared. Doubting myself, my parenting abilities and the decision I'm probably going to have to take. ADHD medication is very powerful and has quite a few possible side affects (raising blood pressure, suppressing appetite and growth and sleep disturbances) are the benefits going to be worth taking these risks with my precious boy? And then there is the widespread view that ADHD medication is used by inadequate parents to control their unruly kids and is handed out by GPs like Smarties. I'll be faced by this sort of prejudice if people realise he is on the medication. Then again the "mums at the school gate" already view me as an inadequate parent who is raising a mini hooligan! So it can't get much worse lol. I'm also worried about the medication changing Little Prince too much, he has such an enthusiasm for everything and I don't want to loose that part of him, just to be able to direct his boundless energy to more constructive activities and for him to be able to reach his true potential at school.
I talked to a teacher friend last night, who reassured me that from what she's seen of Little Prince it is his lack of impulse control that's the problem, and not my parenting - I needed that and it did help. Thank you :-) I'll hold onto that thought as I'm facing the most difficult decision of my parenting so far.
I'm known/suspected for a long long time that Little Prince has ADHD, and have more or less come to terms with the fact that he will need medication to be able to meet his potential. Now its so close to probably happening I'm feeling scared. Doubting myself, my parenting abilities and the decision I'm probably going to have to take. ADHD medication is very powerful and has quite a few possible side affects (raising blood pressure, suppressing appetite and growth and sleep disturbances) are the benefits going to be worth taking these risks with my precious boy? And then there is the widespread view that ADHD medication is used by inadequate parents to control their unruly kids and is handed out by GPs like Smarties. I'll be faced by this sort of prejudice if people realise he is on the medication. Then again the "mums at the school gate" already view me as an inadequate parent who is raising a mini hooligan! So it can't get much worse lol. I'm also worried about the medication changing Little Prince too much, he has such an enthusiasm for everything and I don't want to loose that part of him, just to be able to direct his boundless energy to more constructive activities and for him to be able to reach his true potential at school.
I talked to a teacher friend last night, who reassured me that from what she's seen of Little Prince it is his lack of impulse control that's the problem, and not my parenting - I needed that and it did help. Thank you :-) I'll hold onto that thought as I'm facing the most difficult decision of my parenting so far.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Tuesday
Me and Princess Lollipop are having a quiet day. I'm worrying about Little Prince's appointment tomorrow (ADHD assessment) so I'm not much use at anything anyway. I didn't sleep very well either so I'm tired, which isn't helping. Mr Messy and Little Prince have decided they are going to the cinema together tonight, they were supposed to go over Christmas but with all of us being ill they never got round to it. Despite Drama Teen's verdict that Little Prince wouldn't enjoy it, they are going to see the new Gulliver's Travels with Jack Black, mainly as its the only suitable film on tonight! Hopefully Little Prince won't get too bored in the slower parts of the film, Mr Messy says he'll distract him with popcorn, so he should be fine :-)
Princess Lollipop fell asleep next to me on the sofa again, I'm beginning to think she does still need her naps, just shorter ones! It will have to be a short nap as we have to collect Little Prince from school in less than an hour! I should go and get some more sorting out done, but I'm just not in the mood so I'll stay here and mess about on the laptop till its time to wake Princess Lollipop up instead!!
Up at school collecting Little Prince, Princess Lollipop tried to join in a game of tig with Little Prince and his friend J. The boys slowed down and let her play, and when it was time to get back to the car they held her hands and walked over to the gate with her it was so sweet - even the teachers were saying "awwww" lol. Little Prince didn't argue about not having friends over to play as he was excited about his cinema trip with Daddy, which is a relief as I dread the nightly tantrums over someone coming over!
Mr Messy and Drama Teen arrived home very soon after we did, and Little Prince had already got changed out of his school uniform and was raring to go!! We managed to persuade him to wait as they didn't have to leave until 5pm ish! Both he and Princess Lollipop had snacks, although Little Prince didn't want to get too full so he would have room for his popcorn and hotdog!!
Once "the boys" had left, me and Drama Teen sat down to watch the latest episode of Glee she'd got saved. Princess Lollipop liked the music and danced to it, but she wasn't too impressed with the dialogue parts!! When Glee had finished Drama Teen went off for a shower and me and Princess Lollipop played in the lounge. It will soon be time to get her ready for bed, hopefully I can get her settled before "the boys" get back, if she sees Daddy and Little Prince that will be it for sleeping for hours!!
Well I didn't get her in bed before "the boys" came home! But as it was so late on a school night, we got Little Prince in bed pretty quickly so Princess Lollipop wasn't too rev'd up by him! Then my friend rang, and we had a lovely chat - its always nice to catch up :-) Just before we finished our conversation Princess Lollipop fell fast asleep on my knee, so once we'd said our goodbyes I got her in bed and I'll probably go for an early night myself. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep better, but as its Little Prince's ADHD Assessment tomorrow I doubt it :-(
Princess Lollipop fell asleep next to me on the sofa again, I'm beginning to think she does still need her naps, just shorter ones! It will have to be a short nap as we have to collect Little Prince from school in less than an hour! I should go and get some more sorting out done, but I'm just not in the mood so I'll stay here and mess about on the laptop till its time to wake Princess Lollipop up instead!!
Up at school collecting Little Prince, Princess Lollipop tried to join in a game of tig with Little Prince and his friend J. The boys slowed down and let her play, and when it was time to get back to the car they held her hands and walked over to the gate with her it was so sweet - even the teachers were saying "awwww" lol. Little Prince didn't argue about not having friends over to play as he was excited about his cinema trip with Daddy, which is a relief as I dread the nightly tantrums over someone coming over!
Mr Messy and Drama Teen arrived home very soon after we did, and Little Prince had already got changed out of his school uniform and was raring to go!! We managed to persuade him to wait as they didn't have to leave until 5pm ish! Both he and Princess Lollipop had snacks, although Little Prince didn't want to get too full so he would have room for his popcorn and hotdog!!
Once "the boys" had left, me and Drama Teen sat down to watch the latest episode of Glee she'd got saved. Princess Lollipop liked the music and danced to it, but she wasn't too impressed with the dialogue parts!! When Glee had finished Drama Teen went off for a shower and me and Princess Lollipop played in the lounge. It will soon be time to get her ready for bed, hopefully I can get her settled before "the boys" get back, if she sees Daddy and Little Prince that will be it for sleeping for hours!!
Well I didn't get her in bed before "the boys" came home! But as it was so late on a school night, we got Little Prince in bed pretty quickly so Princess Lollipop wasn't too rev'd up by him! Then my friend rang, and we had a lovely chat - its always nice to catch up :-) Just before we finished our conversation Princess Lollipop fell fast asleep on my knee, so once we'd said our goodbyes I got her in bed and I'll probably go for an early night myself. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep better, but as its Little Prince's ADHD Assessment tomorrow I doubt it :-(
Monday, 17 January 2011
More Monday
Luckily his snack calmed Little Prince down and he managed not to tantrum too much more. When Mr Messy came home and Little Prince asked if he could play with Princess Lollipop while me and Little Prince played a board game. Once Mr Messy had had a sit down and relax he played with Princess Lollipop in the lounge and me and Little Prince played Disney Trivial Pursuits in the dining room. We played two games and I won both, which made Little Prince angry all over again. However, he managed to just have a bit of a shout and moan but didn't lose his temper too much (he didn't throw the board and pieces!!). He moans that we don't play enough games with him, but it is so hard and stressful to keep him on an even keel when playing with him!
Once we'd finished playing I made the littlies their tea. And now they are having a relax while watching TV, hopefully Little Prince will stay calm and be able to settle down to sleep sooner than he did last night. He really could do with a good night's sleep to help his mood for tomorrow!!
We've just got a call from Drama Teen who is out with friends first to watch a film and then to have a meal together. She was saying she has just arrived at the restaurant, so she'll need picking up in an hour or so. Mr Messy is going to do the pick up duties, and he'll call at the local Chinese Takeaway on the way home for mine and his tea. Little Prince has asked us to save him the prawn crackers and battered chicken nuggets. He wanted noodles too, but we said we'd buy some and cook them for his tea one day this week, as they'd taste better than cold noodles from the night before!!
I tried to get Princess Lollipop settled for bed while Mr Messy was out collecting Drama Teen, with no success whatsoever! Perhaps she heard Mr Messy saying he was bringing Chinese food, which she LOVES, so she was waiting for that!?! Drama Teen was in a very good mood when she got home, and spent a while playing Aquadraw and then tea parties with Princess Lollipop. Little Prince will be so jealous as he is desperate for Drama Teen to play with him, but she finds him so hard to deal with she keeps refusing :-(
Once we'd finished playing I made the littlies their tea. And now they are having a relax while watching TV, hopefully Little Prince will stay calm and be able to settle down to sleep sooner than he did last night. He really could do with a good night's sleep to help his mood for tomorrow!!
We've just got a call from Drama Teen who is out with friends first to watch a film and then to have a meal together. She was saying she has just arrived at the restaurant, so she'll need picking up in an hour or so. Mr Messy is going to do the pick up duties, and he'll call at the local Chinese Takeaway on the way home for mine and his tea. Little Prince has asked us to save him the prawn crackers and battered chicken nuggets. He wanted noodles too, but we said we'd buy some and cook them for his tea one day this week, as they'd taste better than cold noodles from the night before!!
I tried to get Princess Lollipop settled for bed while Mr Messy was out collecting Drama Teen, with no success whatsoever! Perhaps she heard Mr Messy saying he was bringing Chinese food, which she LOVES, so she was waiting for that!?! Drama Teen was in a very good mood when she got home, and spent a while playing Aquadraw and then tea parties with Princess Lollipop. Little Prince will be so jealous as he is desperate for Drama Teen to play with him, but she finds him so hard to deal with she keeps refusing :-(
Monday
Mr Messy is at OUR shop. Little Prince is at school and Drama Teen is at College. Me and Princess Lollipop, however, are stuck in the house all day as a courier is coming to pick up Mr Messy's broken Kindle - sometime between 9am and 5pm!! And as always happens when I need to stay in all day, I have a burning need to go out - somewhere, anywhere!!! Urgh its going to be a long day!!
I got some more of the dining room sorted out while Princess Lollipop ate her breakfast, which she managed perfectly all by herself :-) She is such a clever girl :-) I just wish things like that came just as easily to Little Prince, it just doesn't seem fair that he has to struggle so hard to do simple things like use cutlery, that come so naturally to most people. Hopefully though having to work so hard will give him the drive, determination and work ethic that along with his boundless energy will take him far in his life :-)
Well the courier has just called and the broken Kindle is safely back on its way to Amazon. Once Princess Lollipop has finished watching "Mick Mick" (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) I can take her up for a bath. I couldn't before as I can't hear the door bell/someone knocking on the front door from the bathroom and I didn't want to miss the courier. I've also lost the urgent "need" to go out now I know I can if I want lol. I don't know why I ever bother trying to plan things lol. Princess Lollipop fell asleep before her programme ended, so I still haven't managed to do her hair!! I have managed to get a few other jobs done, and have my lunch in peace (Princess Lollipop always wants mine, even if she's got the identical thing!!) so it hasn't been totally wasted. Hopefully she'll wake up in time to have her bath before we have to go and collect Little Prince from school.
The phone ringing a couple of times woke Princess Lollipop up and she was NOT happy to be disturbed! Doesn't bode well for her bath!! The first call was from the local council just checking on some details on OUR shop's Business Rates form, they are so inefficient - they lost the first form and then ring up so that I can repeat what is written down!! Hopefully it will now get sorted out though!! The second call was from Mr Messy after his visit to the Doctors. I couldn't resist an "I told you so!" when he said he'd been given antibiotics for a chest infection!! Perhaps now he'll start to recover from his cough, and we can all get a good night's sleep!
I was right about Princess Lollipop's bath - she sobbed and screamed, even though her hair wasn't very tangly and took hardly any combing through! I think the combination of having just woken up involuntarily and then the indignity of the hated hair conditioning was too much for her. As soon as she was out of the bath she was back to her sunny self again - although she does keep reminding me "bath ow head!" Poor little Princess :-(
When we got to school to pick up Little Prince, we seemed to be waiting for ages. I'd seen lots of children from his class come out, but no sign of Little Prince! I asked one of his friends and he pointed out Little Prince playing in pile of mud/snow at the opposite side of the field!! I took Princess Lollipop and marched over to see what was going on! While we were walking towards him I saw the group of boys start throwing things at and over someone's garden fence at the edge of the field!! Unsurprisingly I went ballistic!! I made Little Prince walk all the way off the field and round to the playground gate, despite him being at the end of the field nearest the car!! I then told him off and asked him if he thought me or his teacher would be proud of what he was just doing, he shamefacedly said "no" and apologised. I told him I didn't want to see that sort of behaviour repeated and then we went off home.
Once at home Little Prince was extremely volatile! He played on one of his favourite Wii games (Lego Harry Potter that has been missing for months!) for about 5 minutes before turning the Wii off in a temper! Then he cried because Princess Lollipop wanted to share his crisps and went and threw them in the bin! Then he burst into tears for no reason!! I think its probably a reaction to being up so late last night, and hoping he's not coming down with something so close to his birthday! Both he and Princess Lollipop are now quietly eating a snack, fingers crossed that helps his mood too!!
I got some more of the dining room sorted out while Princess Lollipop ate her breakfast, which she managed perfectly all by herself :-) She is such a clever girl :-) I just wish things like that came just as easily to Little Prince, it just doesn't seem fair that he has to struggle so hard to do simple things like use cutlery, that come so naturally to most people. Hopefully though having to work so hard will give him the drive, determination and work ethic that along with his boundless energy will take him far in his life :-)
Well the courier has just called and the broken Kindle is safely back on its way to Amazon. Once Princess Lollipop has finished watching "Mick Mick" (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) I can take her up for a bath. I couldn't before as I can't hear the door bell/someone knocking on the front door from the bathroom and I didn't want to miss the courier. I've also lost the urgent "need" to go out now I know I can if I want lol. I don't know why I ever bother trying to plan things lol. Princess Lollipop fell asleep before her programme ended, so I still haven't managed to do her hair!! I have managed to get a few other jobs done, and have my lunch in peace (Princess Lollipop always wants mine, even if she's got the identical thing!!) so it hasn't been totally wasted. Hopefully she'll wake up in time to have her bath before we have to go and collect Little Prince from school.
The phone ringing a couple of times woke Princess Lollipop up and she was NOT happy to be disturbed! Doesn't bode well for her bath!! The first call was from the local council just checking on some details on OUR shop's Business Rates form, they are so inefficient - they lost the first form and then ring up so that I can repeat what is written down!! Hopefully it will now get sorted out though!! The second call was from Mr Messy after his visit to the Doctors. I couldn't resist an "I told you so!" when he said he'd been given antibiotics for a chest infection!! Perhaps now he'll start to recover from his cough, and we can all get a good night's sleep!
I was right about Princess Lollipop's bath - she sobbed and screamed, even though her hair wasn't very tangly and took hardly any combing through! I think the combination of having just woken up involuntarily and then the indignity of the hated hair conditioning was too much for her. As soon as she was out of the bath she was back to her sunny self again - although she does keep reminding me "bath ow head!" Poor little Princess :-(
When we got to school to pick up Little Prince, we seemed to be waiting for ages. I'd seen lots of children from his class come out, but no sign of Little Prince! I asked one of his friends and he pointed out Little Prince playing in pile of mud/snow at the opposite side of the field!! I took Princess Lollipop and marched over to see what was going on! While we were walking towards him I saw the group of boys start throwing things at and over someone's garden fence at the edge of the field!! Unsurprisingly I went ballistic!! I made Little Prince walk all the way off the field and round to the playground gate, despite him being at the end of the field nearest the car!! I then told him off and asked him if he thought me or his teacher would be proud of what he was just doing, he shamefacedly said "no" and apologised. I told him I didn't want to see that sort of behaviour repeated and then we went off home.
Once at home Little Prince was extremely volatile! He played on one of his favourite Wii games (Lego Harry Potter that has been missing for months!) for about 5 minutes before turning the Wii off in a temper! Then he cried because Princess Lollipop wanted to share his crisps and went and threw them in the bin! Then he burst into tears for no reason!! I think its probably a reaction to being up so late last night, and hoping he's not coming down with something so close to his birthday! Both he and Princess Lollipop are now quietly eating a snack, fingers crossed that helps his mood too!!
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Rest of Sunday
I managed to get a super quick shower, without the littlies arguing or killing each other, result :-) Once we were all completely ready we drove over to OUR shop, filled the boot up with rubbish/recycling and got rid of it at the tip. We then drove over to an indoor play centre, booked Little Prince's party and dropped lucky with a special offer of £2 off per child :-) Sorted :-) We then stayed to play for a while, that stretched into three hours!! And no it didn't tire Little Prince out!! Nothing ever does lol.
I chatted to a Dad from Somalia, who's little girl looked so like Princess Lollipop it was like a glimpse into the future! The two little girls played together with a garage and cars lol. Eventually it was time for me to drag the littlies out and get home, three hours in a place like that is long enough for anyone!! Not for the littlies though, I had to bribe them with chocolate to get them in the car!! Princess Lollipop and the little Somalian girl gave each other a hug before we left, it was so sweet :-) The Dad says he goes there pretty often, so hopefully the girls will get to play together again sometime.
On the drive home Princess Lollipop fell asleep and was NOT happy to wake up when we parked outside our house! She is now sat next to me on the sofa trying desperately to go back to sleep. The trouble is her Mean Mummy keeps poking or tickling her to wake her up again!! If she sleeps now she'll never go to bed at a reasonable time!!
After tea, Little Prince helped me put all his things on his new desk, he also showed me where he wanted all his pictures to go on the "cupboard" part - he then sat there for ages sharpening his pencils and admiring his desk :-) I think he likes the idea of having a more grown up desk, and I certainly like the idea of having somewhere for him to keep all of his technology bits and pieces (camera, DS, iPod etc) together and safe from Princess Lollipop's fiddly fingers! And having the doors on the desk will make the dining room appear tidy, even when Little Prince has made a mess on his desk :-)
Little Prince was a bit late getting to bed, so he didn't have time for any reading, which annoyed him! He came down with "headaches" and "can't sleeps" for ages afterwards, I think the last time was after 11pm!! Mr Messy took Princess Lollipop to bed and I had a relaxing evening watching TV and catching up on messages.
I chatted to a Dad from Somalia, who's little girl looked so like Princess Lollipop it was like a glimpse into the future! The two little girls played together with a garage and cars lol. Eventually it was time for me to drag the littlies out and get home, three hours in a place like that is long enough for anyone!! Not for the littlies though, I had to bribe them with chocolate to get them in the car!! Princess Lollipop and the little Somalian girl gave each other a hug before we left, it was so sweet :-) The Dad says he goes there pretty often, so hopefully the girls will get to play together again sometime.
On the drive home Princess Lollipop fell asleep and was NOT happy to wake up when we parked outside our house! She is now sat next to me on the sofa trying desperately to go back to sleep. The trouble is her Mean Mummy keeps poking or tickling her to wake her up again!! If she sleeps now she'll never go to bed at a reasonable time!!
After tea, Little Prince helped me put all his things on his new desk, he also showed me where he wanted all his pictures to go on the "cupboard" part - he then sat there for ages sharpening his pencils and admiring his desk :-) I think he likes the idea of having a more grown up desk, and I certainly like the idea of having somewhere for him to keep all of his technology bits and pieces (camera, DS, iPod etc) together and safe from Princess Lollipop's fiddly fingers! And having the doors on the desk will make the dining room appear tidy, even when Little Prince has made a mess on his desk :-)
Little Prince was a bit late getting to bed, so he didn't have time for any reading, which annoyed him! He came down with "headaches" and "can't sleeps" for ages afterwards, I think the last time was after 11pm!! Mr Messy took Princess Lollipop to bed and I had a relaxing evening watching TV and catching up on messages.
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25th May 2009 - See New Child again & Court Date
23rd May 2009 - Fly back to Ethiopia
26th March 2009 - Fly to Ethiopia :-)
3rd March 2009 - Dossier Arrived at Orphanage
26th February 2009 - Dossier sent to Ethiopia
22nd December 2008 - Dossier back at DCSF
28th November 2008 - Certificate of Eligibility ISSUED
6th October 2008 - PASSED Approval Panel
7th July 2008 - Homestudy Update Started
28th Feb 2008 - Told LA we wished to change country
LID (Logged in Date) with CCAA 16th August 2007
Documents to China 10th August 2007
Passed Approval Panel 5th March 2007
Homestudy started 6th June 2006
First Contact with our LA 1st Jan 2006
