We had three beach days this week - feels just like the old days! On Saturday Jeffrey and I took the kids to Dicky Beach. We were all set to ride the waves on our new boogie boards. What we weren't expecting was giant swell and turbulent waves. It meant that boogie boarding was out, but that didn't stop the kids from swimming and paddling. It's funny, because Arley used to LOVE the beach back in Mollymook. Then we moved to Coffs Harbour, and even in the tamest, flattest 'surf' he was too scared to go into the water. Now that he is braving the ocean again, he could not have cared less that the waves were huge and crashing all around him. He was the first one in and the last one out. Carmie had fun playing with her dad and being thrown into the waves. It was a beach day of no drama, which is a small miracle.
On Tuesday I took the kids to meet up with Lexi at Cotton Tree Beach, which is this lovely inlet area and great for swimming - no waves. We hadn't seen Lexi and Nicky for a while, but the kids had no problems connecting again. Carmie and Lexi played and Arley spent two hours with a fishing net trying to catch fish. Carmie spent two hours underwater, she is such a fish. And I had a good catch up with Nicky. Arley loved the beach so much he begged to go back the next day, so after our work and chores were done on Wednesday, we went back with Jeffrey. Arley spent the whole time trying to catch fish again. He and Carmie were getting in each other's way 'accidentally' so we had to separate them a bit, but all in all, it was another outing with no drama. Three in one week is amazing for us.
On Monday both kids had their mentors over, and that went well. Alrey is currently on day 7 of his new med Zoloft, and so far, so good, he has had no side effects. It hasn't fully started working yet - we need a few more weeks for it to properly kick in. Carmie has only had a couple of days of insomnia, including one really bad 4 hour night. I can track her sleep now because she wears an Apple Watch to bed, so I have a pretty accurate recording. Her deep sleep is terrible most nights, even when she does get enough hours of sleep. It's no wonder she feels crappy so much.
Arley had his first session alone with his psychologist today. It's the same woman we were working with last year in our family therapy. His session was only 15 minutes, and it seemed to go pretty well. He'll be meeting with her every week, so fingers crossed. The last psychologist couldn't see him anymore due to 'extreme defiance'. That's my boy.
So, it's been a much better week this week, hoping this run continues!
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