What a week it has been. I'm eternally exhausted now because Bella has been waking us up every night. She does so by nuzzling Jeff with her face, and then coming over to my side when I'm in a deep sleep, and pouncing with her front paws on the bed right next to my head/face. I wake up screaming, it's like a giant possum has leapt onto my pillow. She never really wants anything either, just my company while she goes outside and has a drink of water. She has a doggy door, but no, apparently in the middle of the night she needs me to accompany her. It is driving me crazy, because it takes me hours to fall asleep again after the huge rush of adrenaline. She is turning 14 in a few months. I think she is getting confused!
Arley has had a bit of a tough week. On Monday he had back to back dental and chiro appointments. The dentist fitted him with his palate expander appliance. Arley hates it and is yet to sleep with it in even though he is supposed to. He is supposed to wear it all the time except for eating and teeth cleaning. He says it hurts,which I bet it does. Over the next 16 weeks, his palate is going to widen by 8mm. I'm so excited to see what he will look like after his teeth are in the right spot, but I wish he didn't have to go through all the pain to get there. Poor bugger.
We had back to back paediatrician appointments this morning. We were there for SO long. Arley is starting a new med tonight. It is supposed to help with anger and aggression, as well as impulsiveness. I hope it works; he has been a tough cookie lately. It is near impossible to get him off his computer. Clint is starting to take him fishing again as of tomorrow, so hopefully that will help. Arley did Taekwon Do on Tuesday morning but was rather wilful. At horse riding we have given up trying to get him to ride at the moment. He instead grooms and visits with the horses. He complains so much, which is such a shame because he has a real affinity with the horses. You can see in the photos below that they follow him around and connect with him. I don't think he realises how lucky he is!
Carmie is doing well enough. Lots of time in her room, just like a teenager. She had psychology on Monday, and she went to her girl's wolfpack again yesterday. She loves it. I have to get Carmie's blood drawn in the next few weeks because she has to go back to her endocrinologist for a checkup for her coeliac disease. She's not happy about that! But she's doing OK, just trying to get through Arley's bad moods unscathed! She has been playing Roblox with him at night after dinner, which really helps. He loves to play with her, but it often isn't reciprocated! :(
Arley being grumpy about his dental appliance
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