So here are the quick high lights
Dreigan:
On Tuesday September 2nd Dreigan received his Bobcat and Wolf ranks, five belt loop, and a few other awards GO Dreigan! He also had more family their to support him than all the other kids combined. What can we say but we all love Dreigan.


Of course that above passage makes Dreigan behavior all the more frustrating. Christi has been on the phone with Dreigan's school almost everyday for the last three weeks. At the start of school Dreigan was placed on Depakote, with little to no positive effect. It didn't control his moods as it was suppose to and seemed to make the Stattera not work at all. Thus giving him absolutely no impulse control. Well on Monday the 8th we took him to the doctor where it was noticed he had broken out into hives, meaning he is allergic to Depakote.
We are still working closely with the doctors, it is very possible that we will have to hospitalize Dreigan to get his meds right and it looks as if for now he will be returning to the contained classroom from mainstreaming. Please continue to send your love, support, and prayers this way as we try to find our way through this.Fionna
She has settled into to Kindergarten after a bit of a rough start. She relapsed on the 3rd being sick and spent the day home. Also on the 9th her school call to say she was missing a vaccination. The county health department is moving this week so they weren't doing shots. She had an appointment on Thursday the 11th with our PCP. When we got to the doctor's office according to their records she had had the missing shot. So missed days for nothing. It also seems that her troubles with a bully have seemed to settle out.
Naya
Naya has taken some big steps to staying clean and proud and dry.
Naked dish washing after an accident in which she stripped ALL her clothes.She now goes to the bathroom to go potty even if she only makes it 50% of the time. On Friday the 12 she spent the day with Grump Paul , she had mixed feeling about this. We know it was good for her though and her relationship with Paul. We also took her to the circus for the first time in her memory. Last time she was just short her first birthday. She thought she was pretty cool. She loved the elephants. She did say no pictures please sorry.
Christi
Started her new job in a way. On the 4th she started doing 4hrs a day teaching and 4hrs a day FSAing. The only problem both these jobs are full time jobs and she is expected to complete all the work that goes with those toe 40 hr week jobs in just 40 hrs a week. Well there is a light on the 15th she starts her new position full time. Thank God for small favors. To get caught up Christi spent four hours on Saturday just finishing what what had to be done for the woman who is taking over the caseload. Nick says he hasn't seen Christi so happy and relaxed in a while, doing what she loves. On Wednesday the 10 the kids helped Christi make play dough for her classroom.

Nick
Just plots. He works 40+ hours a week. He did stay home sick himself and with Fionna, since she couldn't go to school until she received her phantom shot, on Wednesday the 10th.
Friday the 12 night be complete accident we had dinner with Jim and Susie. We all turned up at the same restruant at the same time. I love happy coincidents!
As I said on the 14th the family went to the circus. The kids really seemed to enjoy it. Dreigan loved the stunts motorcycle drivers.
Fionna loved the acrobats "dancing in the air",
Naya loved the animals especially the elephants. You have to admire the acrobats in a small circus they perform three or four diffrent acts

2 comments:
I didn't know the circus ever came out to the Farmington area. How fun!
Wow, you surely do have a full life...it makes me tired just reading about it. You do indeed have our thoughts and prayers, all of you, Dreigan, too. Tho you are very busy, you and your family always look so calm and happy. You are doing the right things. Love to all...including Donna and the cats.
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