From Twitter 11-03-2009

• 12:07:41: Yay! Mom fixed my ears! I can hear again. (Had a lot of waxy build up this morning)
  

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Yay! New Bed! New RED Bed!

So, I have been feeling a little left out in the bed department. (Everybody else has a big bed) Mom and Dad decided to get me a big bed!

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From Twitter 10-06-2009

• 07:35:10: headed to the dentist this morning...
  
• 07:36:09: thankfully amoxicillian tastes better than tamiflu
  
• 07:55:50: loving "Secret Parade" by The Afters
  
• 08:15:46: at the dentist's office. Mom says we are early though. That's okay! There are video games!
  
• 09:44:27: had a great dental visit! no cavities, but Dr Perdue did tell me that I need to stop sucking thumb.
  
• 12:16:39: yummy! got lunch at McD's after seeing Nana & Papa for a few minutes
  
• 12:53:44: playing Sonic! yeah! mom & dad say this is a REALLY old game.
  
• 13:13:24: it's storming and i don't like it... it makes me feel weird
  

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Slowing Overcoming...

So, Benji still has the cough with the flu. He's been fever free since Saturday. Slowly getting better. Couldn't tell he was sick during the day. It's at night that it all catches up with him.

The down side to this is that he missed the last two days of school before fall break and we are out for two weeks. So those of you with sensory kids can understand when I say it's been rough!

Being sick, schedule changing, not able to play outside cause it is raining, etc... is driving him crazy! So glad we found the Sonic collection at Game Stop last night for the PS2. It was only $12. So at least he can focus on playing it and have something to do.

We go to the dentist tomorrow for the regular check up/cleaning. I pray all will be okay there. He is oral defensive. Doesn't really like us messing with his mouth.

From Twitter 10-02-2009

• 12:14:03: I don't like having the flu... I really like going to school...
  
• 12:34:19: http://twitpic.com/jz1y9 - I wrote my NAME!!!
  

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Sick Visit

One could be surprised it took as long as it did for Benji to get sick. 2 of his sisters have been sick all week.

Praying he recovers quickly and that we have no complications. He is on tamiflu, so hopefully we will kick this quickly.

Temp 100.2
Blood pressure 90/70
Pulse 110
Weight 43.13

Diagnosis: Flu

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Ever changing...

Benji has had a hard time the last two months. Just when he got used to the schedule of himself going to school, mom started college. To help us, mom and dad, to handle it we kept chanting it takes 2 weeks for adjustment to change. Just 2 weeks!

Well... It has been 3 weeks.

At school Benji is doing well. 95% of his days are good. He is learning how to be a great friend and he is learning pre-kindergarten skills too. Unfortunately, there are those occasional "stubborn" days. These days are unique because he might have a bad moment and then recover, only for when it's pick up time and he is walking to the truck he starts crying because he didn't get a "treat". But again, we talk about it and he recovers. Most of the time.

At home... things are different. Benji has been used to mom being there 24 hours a day 7 days a week with an occasional visit from Nana to watch him. With mom being at school three days a week, this has changed. Benji doesn't know how to handle it. We have made sure to spend quality time with him (and the sibs). He is still having "emotional" episodes. At first glance these tantrums, or mini-meltdowns look to be just a tantrum. The difference is that once he gets it out there is only one person he wants and he wants to be cuddled and loved on.

The biggest concern with this is that one minute everything is fine and then it takes only one little thing to set him off. His tolerance has dropped, I don't dare take him to the store right now. We can pick out a cartoon to watch, get not even 5 minutes into and he start crying because he wanted to watch something else, even though he picked it out. Frustration is building within him it looks like.

We are praying we get into a groove again. Even if there are different behaviors, it will be good to have things consistent.