brownsfan1970
August 6th, 2007, 10:02 PM
Hi all. I've had such a time over the past two months. My husband has been interviewing for new jobs over the past seven months, and after several interviews, he got the job he loves in another city across the state. When my husband got the job-we were in the middle of potty training our 3 year old and special needs 6 year old and after my husband left for his job, both completely refused to go near the potty since daddy was gone. Our six year old because of several circumstances (he's adopted and with lots of special needs) will not be physically ready for at least another few years, and our three year old refuses to go on the potty cuz his big brother can't and it's turned into more than I feel like I can deal with.
I had posted a thread about it and got tons of encouragement from everyone, but both my boys completely regressed.
Anyways after their father being in a different city for so many weeks (seems like forever, although it's only been five) I'm at the end of a rope with all of my five kids. Emotions of moving and such. Mine as well as theirs.
In addition, we are transitioning from homeschooling to a virtual public school, and it's taken every last ounce of energy to get all of that paper work submitted while I'm packing up a house of 7 people and getting ready to move 3 hours away.
Now to the most wonderful moment I've had in months.....My little man with special needs wrote his name without any help tonight. I've never seen JAKOB look so wonderful and he did it without any help. He wanted to color and I let him, and I gave him paper and some crayons and I left him alone and after a few minutes, I walked back into the kitchen and there it was. Praise God. I needed this and it happened. Jakob doesn't even know his letters! The most amazing thing is that he knew what he did, and he was as proud as I've ever seen him. That piece of paper will be framed and kept forever. Praise GOD!!!!!!!!:yay
I had posted a thread about it and got tons of encouragement from everyone, but both my boys completely regressed.
Anyways after their father being in a different city for so many weeks (seems like forever, although it's only been five) I'm at the end of a rope with all of my five kids. Emotions of moving and such. Mine as well as theirs.
In addition, we are transitioning from homeschooling to a virtual public school, and it's taken every last ounce of energy to get all of that paper work submitted while I'm packing up a house of 7 people and getting ready to move 3 hours away.
Now to the most wonderful moment I've had in months.....My little man with special needs wrote his name without any help tonight. I've never seen JAKOB look so wonderful and he did it without any help. He wanted to color and I let him, and I gave him paper and some crayons and I left him alone and after a few minutes, I walked back into the kitchen and there it was. Praise God. I needed this and it happened. Jakob doesn't even know his letters! The most amazing thing is that he knew what he did, and he was as proud as I've ever seen him. That piece of paper will be framed and kept forever. Praise GOD!!!!!!!!:yay