Well, I was so proud of myself last Friday. I'm
pretty clueless about technology and have only recently started using a mobile
phone, so actually getting something up and running was a real achievement for
me, so there I was all fired up about sharing the exciting world of caring for
Edward. Saturday came, normally the weekends are really quite
"exciting" - but no nothing. So there I am in the early evening
getting our tea ready and going over the day in my head, really, he had plenty
of opportunity to kick off, and I am convinced he is sabotaging my plans for
this blog with his psychic abilities (more on that latter). In the morning,
Blaine had forgotten his keys and couldn't open up the Saturday Club so we had
to go home, this would normally have led to a melt down, but nothing, not even
when we got home, no complaining. Blaine called, keys acquired, back to
Saturday club, happy all morning, happy all the way home, happy eating lunch,
happy playing with some toys - yeah I said it, playing with some toys! what the
hell was going on! So, there I was cooking tea, when I realize all the cushions
have gone, and Ed is walking down the hall with one, so I follow him to find
out what he's doing. He is now laughing madly (which is usually a bad sign) and
running in the living room with it, and that’s when I see he has posted all my
cushions through the top window and they are all in a bush out in the pouring
rain, this apparently was hilarious. The rest of the evening involved a lot of
hoovering, a lot of chuckling (which as he is non-verbal I assume he is
laughing at posting the cushion) and one pooh in the bath. Normal.
On Sunday I drive down to my parents. My lovely
brother has bought them a bio-mat to help with Mums bad back and Dads prostate
cancer, this mat emits far-infrared rays and looks like it could help, but its
too heavy for them to get out of the box. I am really excited about what
this could possibly do for them and set it up for them. Its about an hours
drive, Ed is really excited and has had the hoover at the front door ready to
go for some time, but having set off happy, something happens and he gets upset
in a flash. I have no idea what it is, and can't do anything coz I'm driving,
he unbuckles his belt and is kicking the back of my seat, real tears, screaming
NO!!!!! Thankfully, it only last for 10 minutes, but starts again as we are
nearly there, as we pull off the motorway and he recognizes where we are, he is
all smiles again. As for the rest of the day at Nanny and Babas’, he is really
good again, much calmer, but still a lot of hoover action! So we have a lovely
day with them, get the mat up and running and Ed is fine going home. With
nothing else really to do on the way home but drive, I play the weekend over in
my head. Edward really looks like he has turned a corner from the screaming,
biting, kicking, head-banging, shit smearing child that we have known over the
past few years, even when that calmed down he would still have me on my feet
all time, and other than pouring 3 pints of milk down the drain and eating all
of the toothpaste, he had been really good. So I call my parents to let them
know we are home safe and sound from my mobile (coz now I am all technical) and
he jumps out of the car and runs up to the front door where he pulls his pants
down and wees all over my front step. Bath time is 2 poo’s, 2 baths! normal
service has been resumed!
Monday morning. Ed like his mother is not a morning
person. I generally leave him alone till he is ready, but this morning he is
all smiles. I think he is still laughing about weeing on the doorstep (he was
amused all night with it) off he goes in the taxi to school, and I look forward
to having sometime not looking after anyone, when the school calls to say he
has been sick in the car, come and get him. I am told to keep him off for 48
hours!!! arghhhh!!! When he comes to reception with Deanna, the sweet lady who
is his primary contact he is all smiles and happiness, there is nothing wrong
with him. He was sick in the car last Monday and really enjoyed the day off,
and I am sure he has stuck his fingers down his throat to get the day off
again, I know that sounds harsh, but 2 Mondays on a row! no sickness anywhere
else!! no loss of appetite!!! happy!!!! Well, what will be will be, so on the
way out I talk to Deanna about the weekend and starting this blog, when I get
to him peeing on the doorstep, she asks what’s up with all the weeing?
Apparently he has been weeing everywhere at school, including the wastebasket
in the classroom and the playground where he added the creative touch of peeing
whilst spinning so no-one would go near him to stop him till he finished. She
has agreed to let me know what he gets up to at school so if its 'interesting'
I can add it on. So dear reader, there are still rich pickings to be had.
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