Is it just me or do kiddos with ASD have an especially difficult time coping with any kind of illness? Monkey doesn't like the way his clothes, blankets, water, food, or ANYTHING feels when he is ill. It has been just about a week now, and I am also ill and dealing with on and off migraines. Trying to make an amazing Christmas, and Birthday (Jan 2) for him was challenging to say the least! Christmas went off without much of a hitch, of course there were several melt downs and of course he slept in our room every night. We got through it though, and that is what counts!
Honestly, without his amazing dad, I don't know if I would have made it! He helped with cooking, laundry, cleaned the ENTIRE house himself, and put up with my attitude, which was NOT pretty! After all, I am only human and I get frustrated and overwhelmed too. My husband honestly is amazing and deserves some kind of trophy for all he does!
So, his birthday was yesterday, Jan. 2nd...We invited his BFF, his BFF's mom, who just happens to be my BFF and her daughter. I suggested to him that we invite my really close friend and her 2 kids and that produced a melt down. Why? I'm not really sure other than he felt that was just too many people for him to deal with. He wasn't in a great mood between his cold and there being a lot going on for him. He was great right up until shower time and then the melt down began..."Why are you being mean, I had a rough day?..."Monkey, it's time to wash up and get ready for sleepy's"..."NO!" "I'm not going to sleep!" "yes you are going to sleep, you need sleep to grow", "I don't want to grow, I want to be little forever!", followed by hugs, a discussion about how I will ALWAYS be there for him, and he has nothing to worry about, he has a long time before being a grown up and doesn't HAVE to move out or away. Finally, he is ready for bed. My loving husband made a rookie mistake and said "Is there any point in you even attempting to sleep in your own room?"...Monkey: "No, there isn't I need your room." Really? I mean, is he new?? We haven't been alone now, in about a month..So, Monkey sleeps in our room, by the way he was asleep in 15 minutes!
He goes back to school on Tuesday, and is already unhappy about it, and wants more time off, no desire to start again, have I mentioned that I HATE vacations that are longer than 4 days?!?!?! So, I am trying to ease into it. He is still taking Children's Nyquil at bed time, and thankfully isn't up every 10 minutes. So, moms and dads, how was your holiday vacation? Any illness? How did your Monkey's cope with guests, going to others houses or just the holiday business in general? I for one, am glad that another holiday season is behind us, and Summer vacation is around the corner!
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