Homeschooling Perk

It is officially 1:19am and I have not heard a peep out of Gage, other than his regular sleep talking.  This is a good sign and a signal that clearing the schedule and shutting everything out was what he needed.  Times like this make me happy we decided to Homeschool.  It was not an easy choice, nor has it been popular with the people we know, but each day I am more and more supportive of it.

Because we Homeschool, today I was able to make the choice to shut the ringer off, bundle him up and have class with the lights dimmed.  We were able to do some warm baths and I was able to rock him in the chair. I made him comfort foods all day, and came to the realization that he is doing much worse than I expected.  Whenever Gage reaches a peak, I whip up some of his favorites to see how well he eats.  Many kids with SPD struggle with eating because that too is a very sensory act.  For breakfast I made chocolate chip waffles with spun butter, which he ate a little less than one of.  For lunch I made perogies and bacon, which he ate about one bite of.  Dinner was the old faithful, Mac and Cheese.  Two bites maybe.  I got him to drink about a quarter of a glass of milk and one V8 Splashers juicebox.

This is not a good sign.

Gage no longer eating means I have a child with major sensory overload on my hands.  I will be clearing the schedule for tomorrow morning, but at least Tuesdays are light days for us.  We will be working on some worksheets and then doing some different "learn to read" programs on the computer.  It should make for another calming day hopefully.

On a different note....

Today I had some personal life drama that side-tracked me from my kids, and it was a big wake-up call for me.  I will never again get sucked into that sort of thing.  It made a hard day even harder, and my kids were the ones who paid for it.  Even at my age, I need reminders like this, which is sad.  I made a decision today that if something like this happens again, I will have nothing else to do but delete things like Facebook.  It is a bummer considering that as a Stay At Home Mom, that is my main social outlet.  What is a person to do though, when it ends up affecting your home life?

So that's all I have for tonight.  I am going to sign off and hope for some sleep myself.