Student of the month

So my superstar son got student of the month!! yay Ryan. My kid rocks :) He is such a good kid and I just love him SO much! I cant believe how big he is getting...time is flying by. He sure does make me proud!

Allergies

So Alyssa had he appointment yesterday and she was tested for 20 of the most common allergies and she was negative. Thats great! We still dont know why she is getting the eczema but its actually doing well with the aveeno and they gave me new cream for her face so hopefullt it will work. I think the winter is really bad for her so thats why it was getting worse. I am glad we have it under control now. As for allergies, the Dr said that it wouldnt really affect her behavior even if she did have them. She said that eliminating certain foods like sugar and red dye could be a trigger but thats not considered an allergy. We are planning to do this soon. We are actually all going to follow the feingold diet which has been very effective for kids with ADHD. It will be hard for all of us but it will also be good for us. I decided we should all do it because I dont think its fair for Alyssa to have to eat everything seperate from us and plus it will be healthier for all of us. The kit is around 100 bucks so I will have to figure out when we can squeeze that in the budget. Its not going to be easy now that JRs hours are cut but its a neccesity so we will make it work.
Alyssa has a Dr appt with her regular ped in a couple weeks for a behavior consult. I dont think its going to do any good. Most peds dont diagonse this young and honestly I have brought it up before and was told I need to parent different. Whatever!!! I am far from perfect but I know her behavior is not because of the way we are parenting. I am sure there are things we can learn to help but her behavior is out of control. Her teacher seems to think she is fine...hyper but not ADHD. I would agree is she saw her more than 6 hours a week. Anyways, we have a very long road ahead of us. I am going to do whatever it takes to help my baby girl!!!!!

A visit with Great Grandma

My grandma is not doing so well these days so Alyssa and I decided to drive out to see her yesterday. It was a nice visit!! I only wish I would have visited her more in the past few years. I want my kids to know her better and I really love visiting with her. So I plan to visit at least once a month and send her more cards and pictures. Alyssa had fun even though there wasnt much to do. She chased grandmas kitties, ate and apple (shocking!) and colored LOTS of pictures. I am glad we had that time with her and I hope for much more time!!!

whats up with us??

Once again I have slacked! I will get better at this. Time has a way of escaping me.....my life is a bit crazy lol. So what have we been up to??

Ryan~ He is no longer doing travel ball. Hes pretty upset about it but it was too much for him. Hes been a pitcher for a long time and his arm is just SHOT!!! He is taking a much needed break and we are trying to decide if we are going to try spring ball. He really wants to play baseball in middle school and/or highschool so he wants to save his arm as much as he can. Hes already had some injuries to his knee and also has some issues with his feet...they are flat and it makes running and even walking painful. Time will tell. Maybe he will get into something else while he is taking a break....who knows. As far as school is concerned, he is doing well. He likes it and is looking forward to his science project.

A week or so ago I took him for a new eye exam since he has been complaining about not being able to see far away. He was already diagnosed as being farsighted and wore glasses for reading but this dr said he is definately nearsighted and needs everyday glasses. He didnt seem to mind and picked out a nice pair and I had the pleasure of paying the huge cost!!! I think he forgot them today tho!!!


Alyssa~ What can I say about my Alyssa??? Sooooo much going on with my baby girl. My heart is breaking for her. I hate to see my little girl go thru anything hard in life. I just want her to live a very happy life. Its going to be a long hard road for her. One thing we are dealing with is eczema....which I think I have somewhat under control. I started using aveeno oatmeal bath, body wash and the lotion. It has really cleared her body up. He face is another story. Still trying to figure that out. We have an appt next week with an allergist so maybe we will get some answers. I hope so. We are also dealing with the very real possibility that Alyssa has ADHD. I have thought this for the past year. I have gone back and forth about it. I am convinced she does have it and I am moving forward to help her live with it....to help us all live with it. Its very very stressful on our family. There are alot of options but right now medication is not one of them. I have found a program that I believe will help her and even tho its going to cost alot, I believe it will help and its the natural way. I think our whole family will follow it and we will all benefit. There is going to be major changes in our family but I see only good things coming from it!!!! Time will tell :) I am hopeful for her and our family and excited to get things going.

On a lighter note. Alyssa will start cheerleading tonight. Yay! We have been waiting for nearly a month and its finally time. She will also start gymnastics again soon. I found a more affordable gymnastics program for her that I hope will also be a little more active. She loves gymnastics but I felt I was paying tooooo much money for not enough activity. I also found a fun acting kinda class that we may do.....maybe later in the year. There are some other things we are trying but I will save that for another time.

Chloe~ Oh my baby girl. My JOY!!!!! She is getting so big. Here are some things she loves to do:

Flips like her big sister
She does the $5 dollar subway commercial with Alyssa and it cracks me up!
She picks her nose ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
loves to pose for pictures
plays with hotwheels and makes car sounds
loves to push her baby in the stroller and feed her a bottle
loves to scream when getting her diaper changed
loves to blow kisses by putting on finger in her mouth and pulling it out
love to give random kisses and hugs out of the blue
LOVES to sit on my lap so I can read to her
loves to play outside
loves to draw!!!! just like big sister
love to say "mine" to everything she touches!!!!

Thats just a few....more to come.