I think we finally have a grasp on Charli’s behavior! WOOHOO. We ended up breaking up with the behavioral therapist and since we were still having issues, were recommended to the child psychologist with the county. She is AMAZING. Charli took to her like white on rice! The first two appointments, Charli didn’t stop talking to her the entire 45 minutes she was here! It was adorable. We just turned a corner over Christmas break. She is going down for a nap and bedtime no problem! I had been telling her that I had to go to the potty or to take meds or put my pjs on and now she tells me “go potty Mommy” lol. No tears or anything. I love it. Makes life sooooo much better for all of us! After we finally got that handled, I decided to work on the rest of her behavior too. I had been avoiding situations that usually caused a major meltdown (which was damn near everything!)… I stopped avoiding them and started to just say No or work through it. The “mommy look” is now working on her as well as saying NO! She is listening much better. Next to work on the whining. I am worried that all of this work over the past year is going to go to shit as soon as softball starts in March. I already leave her two evenings a week for a couple hours and she seems fine so far with it.
Charli on the Santa Train
Dancing with Daddy to Jingle Bell Rock
Charli’s first experience baking cookies!
Our First Christmas in our house!
We had a White Christmas!!!!!! We had a wonderful Christmas! Charli was so into it this year! She was very good at thanking everyone and yelling “HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS” all day every day LOL. She was so spoiled this year. Next year, I think I will ask for less gifts! It looks like a toy store blew up in our house! She is so cute with all of her new stuff though.
Charli’s cute Christmas outfit!
Mackenzie and my Mom enjoying Charli’s first preschool program!
Charli onstage with her classmates!
Life has just been crazy the past few months. In October we were crazy busy dealing with Daddy’s Surprise 50th birthday party… Hurricane Sandy the week leading up to said party… Thanksgiving… getting sick… December with trying to pack in as many new traditions and setting up our own house for Christmas for the first time… getting sick again… Christmas Day… getting sick again (all of this just me… )… Having some friends and family over for New Years Eve… a medical scare… and now we are all caught up. What is life without chaos!
