Hi Everyone!
So this week has been exciting and rewarding. My son has not had any major incidents in school and was even compliant for his teacher, when his one on one school "helper" did not show up for class. Although I have a feeling he may have chicken pox. I am also so proud of how he has handled me going back to work. I have been a stay at home mom since he was born, so this is new and he is handling the change like a champ! My daughter on the other hand has been awesome, she went to her grandma Betty's house for the first time without mommy or daddy there with her, and she has never been left alone with them and she is doing great as well. Although when I went to pick her up yesterday after my very first day of work (after 5 years), and I hear this thumping and then I hear my mother in law tell her that she has to wait and move from the door so that she can open it, and then I hear a breathy "Hi mommy" and then she pushes her way out the door and says , bye bye mommy truck and takes off running to my truck. She did that again today. It makes me so happy to see my babies! I am so proud to be their momma knowing that they are handling this change so well, especially my son, who has had such a rough time with change.
Yesterday was my very first day at work and I absolutely loved it. I was trained on the registers all day and had a blast. The customers were very understanding, and I even had a couple of my customers tell me that they loved my attitude and that they wished they saw more people with my attitude working in retail. Then they went up to my training manager and told him the same as well. i was ecstatic. Then today while working on the floor, the manager that was training me is most awesome. She thinks that I will be a great person to work with as it looks like I will be the one to help her in her department. I have learned so many new things and offers that the store gives out that I never even heard of. So now I am able to share with others about these great offers, that can benefit their families and save them money! Anyways, I am getting to know some of the people that I will be working with and they are a great bunch. The majority of them love their job, mainly because they get to work with toys lol!
Well I need to get going and I hope that you all have a great evening!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
A Rant!
Hi Everyone,
I know that the last couple of posts have been about our family and our struggles and triumphs, but tonight I think I will go onto another subject regarding my dear son. So with someone that has sensory processing disorder they tend to have a difficult time being able to process emotions and changes to their routine or changing of people in their routine.
In September we through our son for a loop, and put him in preschool, the first week and a half were pretty rough on him, but having his one on one worker (that he worked with all summer) in his classroom seemed to help him get acquainted with routine so much easier. By the third week my son was doing amazing. He was sharing with kids in school, using his manners and even trying new foods. Then he would come home and he would share with his "precious" toys with his sister, giving her hugs and kisses, using his words and when he was told or even asked to do something he stayed amazingly calm and once again used his words, it was amazing. Then the company that this one on one worker, also has a one on one therapist for my son (whom he still does not trust), a family therapist whom he loves and a second one on one worker. For the sake of not confusing everyone we will use capitol letters for the one on one workers. The great one on one worker is M and the second one is F. My son still does not trust F enough to be able to fully work with him; and it is not even like I can tell them how they can earn his trust because everyone is so different, that is some thing that has to be established by my son. Then without telling me, they (meaning the company we are using) decided to not let me know that they were cycling out M and replacing him with F. Now my son has bitten his sister twice, smacked her, has become defiant in school and at home. He has started back talking and is now not using his words or sentences like he was. Now tell me please how this is a good transition and how I am supposed to just sit back and watch my son's trust be destroyed because they cannot give one thought of how this is going to affect my son in school and at home. They are supposed to helping him to succeed and yet it feels like they are setting him up to fail. Does that seem to make any sense to anyone? Not only that, why was I not notified before this happened? I am truly considering calling a meeting that consists of his bus drivers, his one on one workers, the two counselors and his teacher and the schools family advocate, oh and lets not forget the company workers main boss, who ironically my husband used to work for; and get them all together for a meeting. I mean seriously, I warned every single one of them, that if they went through with this, that this is what would happen, I am his mother and I know my son and what really affects him. Thanks for the rant, will be making a few phone calls tomorrow!
I know that the last couple of posts have been about our family and our struggles and triumphs, but tonight I think I will go onto another subject regarding my dear son. So with someone that has sensory processing disorder they tend to have a difficult time being able to process emotions and changes to their routine or changing of people in their routine.
In September we through our son for a loop, and put him in preschool, the first week and a half were pretty rough on him, but having his one on one worker (that he worked with all summer) in his classroom seemed to help him get acquainted with routine so much easier. By the third week my son was doing amazing. He was sharing with kids in school, using his manners and even trying new foods. Then he would come home and he would share with his "precious" toys with his sister, giving her hugs and kisses, using his words and when he was told or even asked to do something he stayed amazingly calm and once again used his words, it was amazing. Then the company that this one on one worker, also has a one on one therapist for my son (whom he still does not trust), a family therapist whom he loves and a second one on one worker. For the sake of not confusing everyone we will use capitol letters for the one on one workers. The great one on one worker is M and the second one is F. My son still does not trust F enough to be able to fully work with him; and it is not even like I can tell them how they can earn his trust because everyone is so different, that is some thing that has to be established by my son. Then without telling me, they (meaning the company we are using) decided to not let me know that they were cycling out M and replacing him with F. Now my son has bitten his sister twice, smacked her, has become defiant in school and at home. He has started back talking and is now not using his words or sentences like he was. Now tell me please how this is a good transition and how I am supposed to just sit back and watch my son's trust be destroyed because they cannot give one thought of how this is going to affect my son in school and at home. They are supposed to helping him to succeed and yet it feels like they are setting him up to fail. Does that seem to make any sense to anyone? Not only that, why was I not notified before this happened? I am truly considering calling a meeting that consists of his bus drivers, his one on one workers, the two counselors and his teacher and the schools family advocate, oh and lets not forget the company workers main boss, who ironically my husband used to work for; and get them all together for a meeting. I mean seriously, I warned every single one of them, that if they went through with this, that this is what would happen, I am his mother and I know my son and what really affects him. Thanks for the rant, will be making a few phone calls tomorrow!
Monday, October 7, 2013
A New Day!!
Hi Everyone,
So today was an interesting day, I had such a hard time waking up, and I always feel so guilty. But it is what it is... Both the kiddos seemed to be fairly cranky this morning and all they wanted to do is watch the 101 dalmatians, which is funny because my daughter has an obsession with puppies and my son wants a fire dog, just like the fire men! So it is a movie that they both can agree upon. Then it was time for my son to get ready for school, in which he was able to keep his wits about him and not become angry, and was able to dress himself (including socks and shoes). This is a miracle in itself, and I praise God that he is helping my son and the rest of the family to be able to work with my son, instead of just coping with his disability, we are able to learn and grow and able to enjoy seeing our son slowly become successful in everything that he does. This is my ultimate goal for my children, that I can be apart of their lives as a coach, a cheering squad, a counselor and my favorite, their mother. I want my kids to be able to go out in the world and know that I am always here for them, as well that in all times to turn to God as he is their ultimate guide.I want them to have lives that they can be happy with, and a job that they love doing, whether it brings them little to no money or a lot of money. Any-who back to my day, my son got ready for school on his own with no real meltdowns, and was so excited to go back to school (he hates the three day weekends) lol! So him and his dad went up the road to wait for the school bus to come pick him up. This is usually when I lay my daughter down for nap time, and this also gives my husband some down time, as he works a split shift. I try at this point to get some house work done, or phone calls made, well to be frank, because the house is quiet and I am able to hear the other person on the other end of the phone. Now it is time to wake my daughter from her nap, get her changed and head out the door to pick up my son from the bus stop. Today we left a little early and my daughter and I cleaned out my truck and now I just need to vacuum it out. Once my son was off the bus, he was a little cranky, due to being tired, and he asked to go see his dad at work. So we head up that direction, and he gets to tell his dad about his day in school and all the cool things that he got to do. He then asked his dad to go to his Grandma's house to get a Yellowstone National Park movie that he wanted to see. So my husband calls his mom and asks if it is alright that we stop by. So we head up that way, My son gets to see his grandma and get his movie and onward home we go. Once we get home the attitude begins. My son slammed the gate on our porch in his sisters face and freaking out because he did not want his sister to watch the "new" movie with him and started freaking out. For some reason he went one week wanting to share everything with his sister, to not wanting to share anything at all. It is such a frustrating cycle that seems to never end at this point. But God willing, things will get better. While my son was in school and my daughter napping, I recieved a phone call from a company for a job interview tomorrow. I am nervous and excited all at the same time. It has been 5 years since I have worked, as my husband and I decided that I would be a stay home mom for awhile, well with the government issues, it is time for me to enter the workforce again and help my husband out with the finances. I will be also meeting with a specialist that I have been seeing for the last year, regarding my weight. I need to talk to her about a weight loss surgery, since I have tired everything to lose my weight and I have stayed at the same number for the last year. I have done everything that they have thrown at me, and nothing seems to work and it is time for the next step. Well about an hour after my son came home and he was able to calm himself down, he saw a bunch of kids organizing a game of touch football, and asked if he could join in, they all said yes and they ran for nearly 45 minutes and he had a blast! After the older kids decided that they were done, I brought my son back in and he decided that he wanted to go lay down in his bed, he switch to pj's and laid down to watch his movie. I know when he is super tired, when he is willing to tuck himself in to bed without any fuss. Now my husband and kiddos are in bed, and it is some quiet time for me. Talk to you all tomorrow! Have a great night!
So today was an interesting day, I had such a hard time waking up, and I always feel so guilty. But it is what it is... Both the kiddos seemed to be fairly cranky this morning and all they wanted to do is watch the 101 dalmatians, which is funny because my daughter has an obsession with puppies and my son wants a fire dog, just like the fire men! So it is a movie that they both can agree upon. Then it was time for my son to get ready for school, in which he was able to keep his wits about him and not become angry, and was able to dress himself (including socks and shoes). This is a miracle in itself, and I praise God that he is helping my son and the rest of the family to be able to work with my son, instead of just coping with his disability, we are able to learn and grow and able to enjoy seeing our son slowly become successful in everything that he does. This is my ultimate goal for my children, that I can be apart of their lives as a coach, a cheering squad, a counselor and my favorite, their mother. I want my kids to be able to go out in the world and know that I am always here for them, as well that in all times to turn to God as he is their ultimate guide.I want them to have lives that they can be happy with, and a job that they love doing, whether it brings them little to no money or a lot of money. Any-who back to my day, my son got ready for school on his own with no real meltdowns, and was so excited to go back to school (he hates the three day weekends) lol! So him and his dad went up the road to wait for the school bus to come pick him up. This is usually when I lay my daughter down for nap time, and this also gives my husband some down time, as he works a split shift. I try at this point to get some house work done, or phone calls made, well to be frank, because the house is quiet and I am able to hear the other person on the other end of the phone. Now it is time to wake my daughter from her nap, get her changed and head out the door to pick up my son from the bus stop. Today we left a little early and my daughter and I cleaned out my truck and now I just need to vacuum it out. Once my son was off the bus, he was a little cranky, due to being tired, and he asked to go see his dad at work. So we head up that direction, and he gets to tell his dad about his day in school and all the cool things that he got to do. He then asked his dad to go to his Grandma's house to get a Yellowstone National Park movie that he wanted to see. So my husband calls his mom and asks if it is alright that we stop by. So we head up that way, My son gets to see his grandma and get his movie and onward home we go. Once we get home the attitude begins. My son slammed the gate on our porch in his sisters face and freaking out because he did not want his sister to watch the "new" movie with him and started freaking out. For some reason he went one week wanting to share everything with his sister, to not wanting to share anything at all. It is such a frustrating cycle that seems to never end at this point. But God willing, things will get better. While my son was in school and my daughter napping, I recieved a phone call from a company for a job interview tomorrow. I am nervous and excited all at the same time. It has been 5 years since I have worked, as my husband and I decided that I would be a stay home mom for awhile, well with the government issues, it is time for me to enter the workforce again and help my husband out with the finances. I will be also meeting with a specialist that I have been seeing for the last year, regarding my weight. I need to talk to her about a weight loss surgery, since I have tired everything to lose my weight and I have stayed at the same number for the last year. I have done everything that they have thrown at me, and nothing seems to work and it is time for the next step. Well about an hour after my son came home and he was able to calm himself down, he saw a bunch of kids organizing a game of touch football, and asked if he could join in, they all said yes and they ran for nearly 45 minutes and he had a blast! After the older kids decided that they were done, I brought my son back in and he decided that he wanted to go lay down in his bed, he switch to pj's and laid down to watch his movie. I know when he is super tired, when he is willing to tuck himself in to bed without any fuss. Now my husband and kiddos are in bed, and it is some quiet time for me. Talk to you all tomorrow! Have a great night!
A Little about myself and family.
Hi,
My name is Felicia Curtis. I am currently 27 years old with a great husband and two beautiful children. I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Science of Psychology through Kaplan University Online. I graduated March 12, 2013. I started school in July of 2009, and my son was only 2 months old at the time. Although things took an interesting turn in October 2009. In October 2009, I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy. It is essentially a sleeping disorder where the on/off switch for sleep is shut off. There are days where I cannot keep my eyes open, suffering from hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and a little bit of cataplexy. It is not a fun disorder to have, and some days it seems to make life very difficult. Than there are other days, where everything seems to be some-what normal. It takes a lot of planning and understanding your body. Although I refuse to let narcolepsy run my life.
My husband is hard working, and is very caring. He works with developmentally disabled adults in group home settings, and he is flourishing in this career field. He was recently diagnosed with arthritis and diabetes. He is 31, and both arthritis and diabetes run in his family, so it was really a matter of when this would happen, rather than would it?
My son is 4 years old and a very intelligent, smart little boy who suffers from adhd (ok so no big deal) but to top it off he also suffers from Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). SPD is described as a neurological traffic jam. if he becomes overly excited or upset, he can become uncontrollable for periods of time. Earlier this year, he has put his bare foot through his bedroom door, shattered a glass coffee table and so much more. These are what we call melt-downs and once he gets to this stage, all we can do is place him in his room and allow him some space to be able to calm down. We do have in therapy and currently in head start program (although with this government issue, who knows for how long). It is a daily struggle and we are making progress towards a brighter future for him.
My daughter is 23 months old. She is a bright and very intelligent toddler, that absolutely adores her big brother. Although we have hit the terrible two's, thankfully they do not last very long. She loves to be outside and playing, she loves her penguin and nobody is allowed to touch it...LOL! She also loves to sing and dance.
This is just an introduction of more to come, I have started this blog, more to document the struggles, issues and fun times that we have with our son and of course our daughter. I hope that this will bring encouragement to others that are in similar situations.
My name is Felicia Curtis. I am currently 27 years old with a great husband and two beautiful children. I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Science of Psychology through Kaplan University Online. I graduated March 12, 2013. I started school in July of 2009, and my son was only 2 months old at the time. Although things took an interesting turn in October 2009. In October 2009, I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy. It is essentially a sleeping disorder where the on/off switch for sleep is shut off. There are days where I cannot keep my eyes open, suffering from hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and a little bit of cataplexy. It is not a fun disorder to have, and some days it seems to make life very difficult. Than there are other days, where everything seems to be some-what normal. It takes a lot of planning and understanding your body. Although I refuse to let narcolepsy run my life.
My husband is hard working, and is very caring. He works with developmentally disabled adults in group home settings, and he is flourishing in this career field. He was recently diagnosed with arthritis and diabetes. He is 31, and both arthritis and diabetes run in his family, so it was really a matter of when this would happen, rather than would it?
My son is 4 years old and a very intelligent, smart little boy who suffers from adhd (ok so no big deal) but to top it off he also suffers from Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). SPD is described as a neurological traffic jam. if he becomes overly excited or upset, he can become uncontrollable for periods of time. Earlier this year, he has put his bare foot through his bedroom door, shattered a glass coffee table and so much more. These are what we call melt-downs and once he gets to this stage, all we can do is place him in his room and allow him some space to be able to calm down. We do have in therapy and currently in head start program (although with this government issue, who knows for how long). It is a daily struggle and we are making progress towards a brighter future for him.
My daughter is 23 months old. She is a bright and very intelligent toddler, that absolutely adores her big brother. Although we have hit the terrible two's, thankfully they do not last very long. She loves to be outside and playing, she loves her penguin and nobody is allowed to touch it...LOL! She also loves to sing and dance.
This is just an introduction of more to come, I have started this blog, more to document the struggles, issues and fun times that we have with our son and of course our daughter. I hope that this will bring encouragement to others that are in similar situations.
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