I took advantage of double cash back on Ebates and bought a bunch of the kids Christmas presents. Feels good to at least be started. I don't know what I would do without online shopping. If you haven't checked out Ebates, you should.
Dawson started preschool 2 days a week, about a month ago. He's really really enjoying it. I was worried he might throw a fit when I dropped him off but it's the opposite.. It's when I pick him up! His teacher is wonderful and he's making friends at school. It's awesome to see him be able to socialize more. It's also helping tremendously with his behavior. We are still struggling with fits, time outs, and defiance but it's a work in progress. He gets very excited easily and then his behavior is off the charts awful. He's growing so fast, I'm pretty sure he was ready for preschool a long time ago but I wasn't.
Halle is still doing about the same. We just did a series of stool tests and some blood tests. Her blood tests came back inconclusive so we are repeating them in about another week. I should hear about stool tests tomorrow. Her EKG is finally scheduled for December 9th.. It's been rough to get an appointment that will work. She goes back to the pediatric GI on December 18th, and I need to schedule her 4 month appointment (say what?! How is she almost 4 months already?!)
I'm working to find a new psychiatrist.. No such luck yet. I'm back on my 100mg of zoloft but I'm still supplementing with Ativan at night and I just don't feel quite right. I'm guessing I need some things tweaked. I'm also on the hunt for a new therapist.. I was hoping to go back to one I used to see a few years ago but her schedule is full. I feel overwhelmed with Halle's stuff so it's been hard to focus on what I need to do for myself. I still need to go for my 2 hour glucose test too. I'm trying to do it all.
We had family photos taken last weekend and unfortunately their prices were so outrageous (and not as advertised at all) that we only got a few photos. My mom and I are taking the kids to get their picture taken at a cheaper rate so we can have more of the two of them at least.
Despite all of Halle's problems, she's developing a sweet little personality when her stomach isn't killing her. She loves to be talked to, chew on her hands, and she likes silly sounds too. Morning time is usually her happiest time and we get lots of smiles then. The rest of the day usually kind of goes downhill but it's more than we ever got with Dawson at this age so I'll take it! I thought she would be fascinated with the Christmas tree but thus far she hasn't seemed to even notice it!
