The majority of our life is a guessing game. Is she getting sick? Is she acting out because she can’t communicate or is she just being a stubborn 4 year old? Is something hurting her? Is her day going to be completely thrown off because her sleep was so horrible last night? If she seems fussy and tired during her therapy then I have to decide if we push her or let her take a break.
On a daily, or often hourly basis, these are a few of the questions I have to ask myself about Audrey. If there are not any visible cues, we can’t be sure of the answers.
There are a select few individuals that can trouble shoot what may be wrong but even then it doesn’t have a very high success rate. Because of this, it makes it very hard to fully rely on others to help take care of her. There are so many unknowns and guesses with our girl. We have found that routine in her schedule works best so we try to stick to that as often as we can.
Thankfully, the good moments definitely help balance the difficult ones. I’m learning more and more to go with my gut. If that means taking a day off of therapy, than that’s what we do. It’s hard to know what is best in the moment but I guess that’s what parenting is all about. Making a decision and sticking to it.
March has been busy and full of promise. Audrey seems to be getting much more confident with standing and hand held walking. We are finally in a good school and therapy routine. She started a social group with her ABA company once a week, which she loves, in addition to her other therapy. We made it through her first bad sinus infection last month and are looking forward to sunshine that allows for more time spent outside.
We continue to #kickCASK even when we feel like giving up!
Kicking CASK 