Dr Holland Appointment

On Monday, we all climbed into the van, and drove up to Lethbridge to meet with De Holland again. He is Sarah's doctor, responsible for her medication. I was a little nervous because of having taken Sarah off her pills.

The doctor asked how Sarah is doing on her medication. I replied that I had taken off, and told him about how I was concerned because as a side effect, she was not hungry. I was lucky if I could get 2 bites of breakfast, 2 bites of Lunch and 2 bites of supper into her. Snacks were not done, because, she wasn't hungry. The other side effect we had was that she was unable to settle down at night. She would have her brain going 100 miles an hour, till late into the night. She would not be able to sleep, and would lie awake for hours!

The doctor asked about the problems we were having with her off the medication. We talked about Sarah "standing on her ear", having trouble focusing, and other issues. One thing talked about was, that she was taking language at school, and math at home, (which we are a bit behind).

After much listening, he told me that she was already on the lowest dose and because she is so sensitive to the medication, and so small in weight, that he didn't see any problem taking her off of it!

I am to watch and we can look into medication again if see is falling further behind in school, or if she seems to have a low self esteem, because she is missing out on things.

I am so glad! I have to admit things aren't easy with her, but I want the best for her as a whole person.

Hunter!

As a Monday night activity, we decided to have some fun together. Sarah made a sugar free dessert, and Nicole picked the game.

She picked a game that Auntie Mandy taught them. Mandy used to play it with her brothers in their grandmothers basement. They had made up a game where they had a hunters house, a hunters garden, and a few cushions as rabbit holes. The rabbits would hop from hole to hole, while the hunter would try to catch them with bullets (more cushions).

The kids all had fun teaching Mommy the way to play, and taking turns being the hunter and the rabbits. Here is a picture of Kenny in a whole, Sarah peeking out, and courtney about to get caught.

After all the fun, we sat down a the table together, and ate Berry Crumble that Sarah had made all by herself!

Itwas a great evening!

Janay Starts a NEW JOB!

Congratulation to Janay! She has been offered a job as a Bank Teller at First Choice Credit and Savings here in town. She will be starting Monday in Lethbridge for training.

This will give her a starting raise of $3.00/hour, benefits, amazing hours, and it is only one block away from her home! Congrats and Good Luck!