This year has had its ups and downs for sure. I checked in with his teacher awhile after starting the CBD and it stopped working after the first few weeks. I've asked every teacher he has had if they think he should be tested for ADHD and the answer was always no until this Spring. His teacher said he talked more than any child in her 20 years of teaching. Disruptive for other students and not good for his learning either. She loves him and was absolutely a great resource, reminding me that getting a diagnosis doesn't mean you have to medicate, but she did say that we'd know within the first couple days if he has it because the difference will be so great. So, I got the paperwork and we filled it out. Ryan suddenly became very aware of his behavior after filling out the forms. We met with his pediatrician and she agreed that he was a candidate for medication. At this point, we decided to give it a try. There were a few days I noticed a significant change in his behavior but other days nothing. His teacher was very excited about the initial change in his behavior but I checked in with her after school got out and she said it stopped working. So, we are going to have to go back to the pediatrician and see what other options are out there. I'm also trying to get EEG bio-feedback approved through his insurance, but it may end up being a dead end. He continues his regular therapy and there's a theme in his play regarding safety, so he is still working through that. Absolutely amazing that safety is still an issue. Who knew overcoming the first 20 months of his life will likely take a lifetime?!
Khalif has been visiting his Aunt's family at least once a month. He enjoys hanging out with them and usually sees his grandma too. They've done some pretty fun stuff....San Francisco...the water park. He gets spoiled when he goes there and that's good for him!
He had a great school year with friends. Khalif continues to be a helper to those classmates in need and a good friend. He had his Destination Imagination group every Thursday and really enjoyed the creativity and working on solving problems. It also forced him to get out of his comfort zone which was a good thing! Speaking of that, he was chosen to be the lead in the 3rd grade play but after a few practices his teacher could tell something was up, so she asked him if he wanted to do it and he said no. She was hoping he would let his personality come out, but I guess not.
Ryan also decided it was time to try wrestling, so we stopped Jujitsu and he started that in May. Although he says he doesn't like it, he has a smile on his face at practice and learns new moves from Ryan and wrestles with him almost daily. He was the same way with Jujitsu but accidentally admitted to me one day that he was excited to go sometimes. It is very challenging to try to figure out what the truth is at times, so we push forward until something becomes clear. Sadly, the boys swim team is not going to pick back up, so that is finished for now.
Front and center...
Definitely the most exciting thing that happened this year was that he was baptized in early June (at least for me!). My friend from bible study passed away and as we were talking about her, he told me he wanted to get baptized. They did it a little different than normal and I was worried he wasn't going to go through with it, but he was ready! Even more exciting, his grandma decided to get baptized too!!!
The whole gang enjoying menchies!
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