This past weekend, Carmie went to her first bush school day, and loved it! We drove up to Vincentia, and she met up with a bunch of kids, and some adult mentors, and they all went into the bush for three hours, to learn about nature, and tracking, and building fires etc. She was nervous to go, but came out absolutely beaming saying how great it was, and asking to go every single time it's on (which is once every two months). They were a lovely group of kids too. I'm so happy she had so much fun, I just wish Arley was old enough to go too. Instead he hung with me and Jeffrey. We explored the beach there, and walked along the track to Hyams Beach, which is SO beautiful. Arley was a pain in the butt, but I was happy to see two other boys not too much younger than him who were also pains in the butt! It was a lovely day for a hike though.
For the next three days, we just stayed close to home. Arley had a brilliant three days, where he was so calm, and our family life was so pleasant. We did crafts, paintings, made a star decoration for the outside of our house, Carmie went to her Montessori day and Arley went to playgroup, and everything was easy. Until Wednesday when we had Carmie's Spanish Experience class scheduled. We are hosting it at our house, and Arley seemed to get worked up that morning before anyone arrived, and then he was just totally overwhelmed and had a really bad day. The Spanish class was done in less than two hours (Carmie LOVES it!), and everyone left, but then we had Arley's little friend Dusty over for a play. Arley was so unsociable :( He couldn't shake his bad mood. He was pretty much a terror for about five hours. Anyway, today I took him to his third assessment, and they think he definitely has a sensory processing problem, as well as social anxiety :( Which really does explain a lot. We have Spanish class here again tomorrow, and tonight he was asking me if I could set up his tent so that he could hide in it when the kids come over. I told him that instead he could lie in my bed under the blanket and play on the iPad with the door shut while the kids are here, and he was happy again. So, things are starting to click, but I think I have a lot to learn as far as coping strategies. But, perhaps there is a light at the end of the tunnel?
Carmie before bush school.
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