Ugh

I really don't need nights like I had last night. I ate something that didn't agree with me and my stomach let me know it in no uncertain terms. By the time the husband got home I was green around the gills. I had already started dinner, but he took one look at me and sent me to bed. I fell asleep but was being woken up constantly by the 4yo (I'll call her Linda). Ended up waking up at 7, watched Shortland Street, read my book a bit then went straight to sleep again. Unluckily during my "nap" time, I kept having, well not nightmares, but close enough. I ended up taking my sleeping pill around 7:30 and so was knocked out by 8:30. The sleeping pills are supposed to suppress the nightmares, and for the most part they work, but not last night. I ended up getting up a couple of times due to them. I know the nightmares are in overdrive because of what is happening in therapy, but I don't have to like them!

The kids got off to school OK this morning, no major issues except for Linda's tantrums, which are more normal than not. I have an appointment at the hospital at 11 to speak to some specialists. Linda is almost totally deaf in her right ear and slight in her left. After almost 2 years of screaming and yelling I had a doctor finally listen and they tested her. I had one doctor (prior) tell me that she was to "young" to test, that damn idiot, he got fired thank goodness! Anyway, Linda has more problems than just the hearing. Her hearing luckily doesn't involve the organ itself, but she'll need tubes and that should clear that up. We have an appointment on 3 September for her to seen an ENT specialist and hopefully surgery won't be to far off.

Anyway, Linda though also has severe behavioral issues. She has no impulse control, tends to strike out and throw tantrums at the least little thing and doesn't have any sense of danger. Because of this and other issues, we are having her tested for different things like autism, ADHD and a few others that I cannot even think of the names of! Also though, because of her behavioral issues, she has to be constantly watched 24/7. Though she is 4, she behaves more in the lines of a 2 yo. It can be VERY tough as we can't even leave her say in her room playing a game, as she'll end up doing things she shouldn't. Crayons are a BIG no, as she'll mark on anything in sight. It can be very frustrating! Hopefully some of these issues are do to her hearing and once that is straightened out her behavior may get better. At kindy she has a "minder" because if not, she would totally be into everything. That reminds me, I may write later about why we took her out of her last kindy.

The appointment this morning is to go over all these questions they have, behavior, sleep patterns, eating. Linda is already seeing a speech therapist (her speech is very delayed, which is probably due to the hearing). Hopefully soon we'll have some answers.

I really need to get some things done, but for whatever reason I'm in a blah mood today. I'm thinking it might have to do with the weather, it's raining and cold. I hate weather like this, makes me blah.

Anyway, ta for now....I may post after the appointment, if not, will do tomorrow.