Well I guess today was one of those bad days we get sometimes. Dakota woke up at 3:30 in the morning from a nightmare. That poor kid seems to get a lot of nightmares. At 4 AM he decided it was time to take a shower and start banging things around. Well it made for an early morning. Not too mention that Brittany was up and down all night long. At 5 AM Dakota was bouncing off the walls and trying to jump from his table to his bed. Sigh… gotta love the sensory needs. So I gave him his morning meds early and he fell asleep until shortly after 7. I am glad he got a little more sleep as I worry about sleep deprivation and his seizures. He was really excited as today the first graders went to the zoo.

I picked him up from school and his teacher said he had an off day. I think part of it was him being overstimulated with to many kids. He did listen really well at the zoo but after that and at the park he wasn’t doing a very good job. I explained to her that he was up early this morning. I forgot to mention it to her this morning. Kind of hard when it’s not me taking him to school since our 2nd vehicle broke down. So we are on the way home and he is running all over the place. He wanted to go to the library today and was upset with me because I said no. He wanted to stop at the gas station too but I told him we were heading to the grocery store. Well it was one of them days where he got really defiant. He was going to cross the street in a different spot. Didn’t want to listen to me. I have parents looking at me probably thinking that I was not doing my job as a parent. I yelled to Dakota to come over to me. He did but I got called the big jerk. Then he didn’t want to stay still while I was talking to another parent. Well he noticed his friends in the car that was across the street and wanted to go play with them. Well I wasn’t going to invite him over there as I didn’t ask them. So I told him he needed to be patient. Well that didn’t work as he was ansy as ever. Shortly after I was waiting one of the moms came out of the grocery store. She said hi to Dakota and it ended up being Dakota left. I know I probably shouldn’t have let him go as he didn’t deserve it. I was glad for the break. He came home after 7 and played with one of his friends and by 8 he was out cold. He sure did have fun.

My husband and I are still trying to figure out what we are going to do about these behaviors. We are going to come up with something together. What to do when he does it at home and what are we going to do when he acts the way he does in public. I know that right now things are suppose to get worse before they get better. I think we are at that point because right now I feel so frustrated, angry, embarassed and lost all at the same time. I know some parents probably think my son is a brat. He can’t help the way he is. I am thankful for my real friends as they have patience and understanding and know who Dakota is. Makes me things much more barable and makes me feel that the world is a little less cold. Today I guess it is just one of our bad days. Tomrorow is a new day and things will get better!!

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