Sunday was a quiet one at home, with lots of playing games and so much peace from Arley, we couldn't believe our luck! And then came Monday, and he truly woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Oh my goodness. He just grizzled all day long. And it was such a beautiful warm day too! Jeffrey and I took the kids and the dog to the beach for a picnic, and this turned into an impromptu meet up with our homeschool friends. Carmie got to hang our with her pal Winny, who she adores. The kids climbed on the rocks and played at the beach, and still Arley grizzled! We just couldn't make him happy. His OT said it's because he held it together for two whole days, and then it was like the floodgates opened. Anyway, we survived.
On Tuesday Arley and I went to the library, where they were having a giant booksale, and we made out like bandits! Carmie couldn't believe her luck when we got home - she has at least 40 new books to read (it's two days later, and she's done with four of them already). She has started telling me all about the books and the characters and plots, but she never tells me the endings so she doesn't ruin the story for when I read them! :)
On Wednesday we went up to Nowra for Arley's therapy. His OT says she sees a huge difference in his sharing and turn-taking ability, and I'd have to say I think she is right. Small mercies! And today Arley woke up grumpy again, so after breakfast I took the kids to the neighbourhood park for some exercise. We ran around the park (believe it or not, I had the most stamina!!), and then we played catch, and kick ball too. This did help to settle Arley a little so that he was more manageable for the rest of the day - he only exploded seven or eight times instead of fifteen! Poor little guy. He is such a sweet guy when he is calm, and really funny too. My little man.
Anyway, we've had a lot of stuff going and it's been a really emotional week. Here's to next week being better.
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