Rowan has been distant this last week, especially this weekend. Since i started my new job about 2 months ago, I have had less time to spend with the family, and have gotten home much later than before. I can really see the difference it has made with him. He is more effected by this and everything else just adds on to it. Like having my 2 nephews over. I know that he enjoys them for short periods of time, occasionally. But he gets a little jealous of the baby for taking up the adults time & for Joel for taking Aidan’s attention (I cant totally blame Aidan for this …. to him its great to get an active participant who understands you to play with you … the play he has with Rowan just isn’t the same or as stimulating) Lately they have been here between 3-5 days a week, all day long. Then add being out of school (his ss ppcd class has a 2 week break before the regular school year starts back up), and out of therapy for the last 2 weeks. Life is rough for him right now,

Yesterday we had these random weird crying jags (melt downs?) he would be standing there and out of no where he was inconsolable. Nothing set it off, just boom tears & howls. In addition to that he was stimming and non-responsive to direction and his name. Stuff that we have mostly out behind us, but flares back up when he has a rough patch. I am soo ready for school to start back!!

Today was much better. I had my  1st legible phone conversation with him. He said Hi, bye, Mommy, and answered my question of what he wanted for dinner (what else … Pizza) yummy yummy.