Last Wednesday my kiddo was wide awake from 1 a.m. to about 5 a.m. As I rubbed his back I was certain he was drifting off to sleep. My eyes fluttered closed, but it didn't last long. Jackson jumped up, got in my face and said, when I get older I need to drive a dune buggy. This folks, is how his ADHD brain works. I couldn't help but giggle, even though I was dying to go back to sleep. A few hours later, I woke up relieved to have a day at home with nowhere to be. To be honest, I Continue Reading
Friday Favorites {ADHD Edition}
It's Friday and we made it through the week! Whew!!!! Anyone else feeling super thankful for the weekend? Lately, the days have been a little more challenging as we work to find the perfect ADHD mediciation for my kiddo. His hyperactivity has been off the charts and his focus - well, let's just say homeschool has been interesting! As we face these challenges head on, I thought it would be a good idea to blog about some of my favorite ADHD tools. I'm sure there are other mamas out there who Continue Reading
All Aboard The Learning Express
Last week I needed to up my homeschool game. Jackson was getting bored. He was unable to focus on the task at hand. Writing spelling words on his white board wasn't cutting it. So how did I solve this problem? I went to his closet and pulled out all his trains. I collected all the train books we own (which are a lot). I grabbed a few more supplies and set up a learning area filled with locomotives, coal cars and steam engines. Here's how we made trains part of our school Continue Reading
ADHD Is Hard and It’s Real
We decided we'd give him his ADHD medication after breakfast on Saturday morning. We were still trying to get a feel for the new meds, but giving them at at night had posed a huge problem - major sleep issues. For three weeks he had only slept through the night twice. Most nights he was wide awake at 3 a.m., ready to start the day. There were a few nights it was midnight when I heard him call out my name. We were exhausted and defeated. Saturday morning we gave him his medicine after Continue Reading
When Relief Outweighs the Sadness
I wasn't sure how I'd feel today. It's the first day of public school in our town and it's the first year I won't be sending my son through the elementary school doors. Last week I found myself wondering if I'd feel sad seeing my newsfeed overflowing with first day of school photos.Would I feel sad that my kiddo couldn't do a typical kiddo thing, or would I feel relieved? A day like today brings a mixture of emotions for a mama who is about to embark on her first full year of Continue Reading