It has been a super quick week. Jeffrey got back from QLD on Friday, with all good reports. The kids were excited to have him back, particularly Carmie who missed him terribly. Jeff really enjoyed it up there. He said there is definitely more traffic, and more people, but also much more to do too. Beautiful beaches, lots of cafes and restaurants, great weather. I’ve been chatting to the mothers in homeschool groups up there, and they are really active groups with many activities, so that makes me want to go. We have our homeschooling review with the NSW Education Department on Monday, and I will be happy never to go through this process again. The amount of work I have to get ready and the hoops I have to jump through is awful. The kids aren't terribly happy having to sit down and do worksheets either! NSW is the strictest state, and it is no fun!
Saturday was rainy, and on Sunday Jeff took the kids to the zip line park up at Sapphire Beach. Meanwhile, I had a two hour massage! (Thanks Pop!). Believe it or not, two hours went by so quickly. I guess that means it was a good one! I feel much better for it and I think I need to treat myself with mini-massages more often.
Monday was a really busy day for me. I had a paediatrician appointment with Arley, Carmie had a psychology appointment, and then I had to go to the psychologist for Arley’s appointment. I came out of there quite deflated. Hopeful, because our psychologist is doing everything to help us and we have a plan, but deflated because it is always a really emotional experience. The bad news is that when I got home, Arley had the biggest meltdown ever, and got violent, so then I had to leave again. I treated myself to a windy lunch at the beach and when I returned home he was crashed out asleep on his bed. His paed has taken him off his Intuniv medication, because it was making him SO sleepy and he’s not really eating. Intuniv is an ADHD med for impulsivity. I didn’t think we’d notice too much of a change but oh my goodness. Monday night was fine, and Tuesday was OK too. But then I guess the meds were mostly out of his system at that point. He ddin’t sleep on Tuesday night. Like, at all. He made a bed on the floor next to me, twice. He got into our bed. He was up all night. And so the next day I was waiting for the explosion. But did it come? No. Instead, he was unbelievably hyperactive all day. A true ADHD day. Bouncing off the walls, climbing on the furniture, couldn’t keep his hands to himself. OMG, it was exhausting. He was doing all our heads in by nighttime. And then he completely crashed at 9pm and slept for 11 hours. Today he has been a little hyper but a little more in control too, so hoping he just gets easier and easier! We have another paed appointment in the second week of June, and we might be starting Arley on a new med, depending on how the next few weeks go. Just tonight at dinner Arley said he wants to go back on the med he just came off, because he feels he has so much energy and he can't control himself. I'm going to have to get him to chanel it somehow!
Poor Carmie has had three nights of insomnia. Two nights ago she got 5 hours sleep, and last night she got 6 hours sleep, all broken up. She was a bit of a disaster at horse riding today. She had a new teacher again, and she was so tired. I thought it would be the best thing for her, to get some fresh air, activity and sunshine, but I'm not sure it was. She is now saying she wants to stop horse riding until we move and find a new equine centre. We'll see how she feels next week.
On Tuesday we met the kids' friends Will and Charlie at the park. Arley had a moment and told me he wanted to go home, right after we arrived. I sat and played some games with him until he settled in, and then he actually told me he wanted to go play with his friends, so he came around, which is a huge breakthrough. He hasn't really had a change of heart like that before, so that is promising. Carmie got in a good play while Arley was with me, so it actually worked out quite well. It was a promising outing.
The kids are getting very excited about moving to QLD. Jeff and I are going up at the end of next month for a few days while Mum and Geoff look after the kids, so we'll have a better idea of what's going on then.
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