The Front Porch Swing

[Tomtommom]

I'm freaking out a little and it's stupid.. I signed up for a once-a-month respite thing through a church, well they called that they have an opening for tonight. Just don't know what to do with myself. Anxiety.. self-doubt. They wanted papers with a diagnosis, which all I have is some evals from occupational therapy and speech therapy. We're still on a waiting list for a clinic (have been for almost a year). I hope it's enough.. they said it would be. Is he 'special needs' enough. And ofcourse they ask for what he needs, anything special to keep in mind.. ack, I'm so terrible at this sort of thing. I can't describe my son's needs concisely...

I'm sure it will be fine and it's good for all of us, since I was close to having a mental breakdown last night. I just need an hour to myself to do.. whatever. But man, now I'm agonizing over stupid stuff. What to bring? Will he be ok? What about Millie, will she be ok? What food to bring, they asked me to bring food since it's so short notice and the food might not be GFCF.

I drive myself nuts.

 

[Alice28]

I don't blame you for stressing, these are your babies, but this is a good thing. To be the best mom you can be you need to take care of yourself and your relationship with your husband. I'm out of town or the weekend with a friend this weekend. In the four and a half years my son has been alive, this is only the second time I have left him for overnight. My husband and I have never had a night away and maybe four times a year have a date. What I do when my son ha a babysitter is through the day I write down things I think of for the babysitter. Then before they come I write a note that's clear. I'm sure the kids will be fine and have lots of fun. Make sure you have fun too! I never know what to do with myself when I don't have my son either! Lol

 

[Blooie]

Jenny felt the same way when we took Kendra back to South Dakota without her. She KNOWS I do all the medical stuff all of the time, but there was just something about being away from her baby for a week for the first time that drove her crazy. We had to Facetime every night! When we got home she told me that for the first couple of days she suddenly had all of this free time and didn't know what to do with herself! And she actually felt guilty for being able to relax and enjoy the time.

You are so fortunate that you have that service available. The kids will be fine, Mom. The first time's the hardest! Hug them for me!

 

[Tomtommom]

I've been feeling weepy, not sure why, no hormonal reasons for it.. like I'm fixing to lose my marbles. Things have been fairly smooth lately. Maybe that's it. Brain figures "We can afford to lose it for a minute"

 

[Alice28]

Even though things are going well, it's still a stressful situations and moms worry extra when it's their kids. It hard figuring out what works and how to work with your kid. You are pretty amazing. The kids will be fine and you do whatever to de stress a bit

 

[tntchix]

Bruce, I will have to reread your post again, but I think your condition is similar to nick's. He is 16 and will no longer wear his glasses (I can see, mom.)

The signal from his brain isn't clear everytime and it fills in the blanks. Not official therapy per se, the opth just took extra time with him to make sure he was doing what she asked.

Blooie, that little angel is going to astound you. I feel it in my bones! She is progressing so quickly.

Tomtom, go enjoy yourself. You deserve it. They will be fine. It doesn't matter what you do, at times I just read a book in a restaurant for "me-time".

 

[Windy Bay Farm]

WB!!  It's so great to see you!  You doing okay?  Happy and feisty?  Missed seeing you!

Hi Blooie !

Great to see you are still hanging out at The Porch ! Things are going well. Trying to get ready for winter and all that fun stuff, other than that, not much is new. Everyone is happy and healthy, thank the good Lord above

Hope all is well with you and your family ! Has Bee been around the Porch at all ? I miss that woman !

 

[wyoDreamer]

The delivery guy unloaded 10 windows into the barn on Wednesday morning. We got 6 of the old ones replaced so far, but we didn't get the trim boards on yet. Snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow and below freezing temps for the next week or so. Trying to get set for winter and we almost made it! Stay warm folks!

Blooie and TomtomMom- so happy to hear that the kiddos are doing so well!

 

[vehve]

Wyo, hope you're painting the trim before putting it on. Saves you a lot of work.

 

[lazy gardener]

Oh yeah, painting trim before putting it up does save a lot of work, but with winter looming over our shoulders, sometimes things just get slapped up to get things closed in. At least that's where I'm at with my coop build. Lucky enough to get an hour of temp warm enough to paint inside the coop, and the girls are needing to get moved in. Just got the door installed this weekend. It's going to have unpainted trim this winter!