Goal Set:
For Cuyler to drink from a regular cup, no sippy, no straw, no lid.

Goal Met:




I am so thrilled! We've been working on this for about a week now. It only took a day or two at school for him to not be so resistant to the cup. It took him a few tries before he was comfortable from a sensory standpoint and confident enough to control the drink.
I am thrilled because both times the OT has come to see him at school - he's been successful reaching his goal within a week. The first one was to get dressed in his outdoor/winter gear without struggle. To use his visual schedule as an aid to dress for outside time. And now that's a non-issue.
And the cup - she went to see him at school last week and he's mastered the cup already (ok...close enough - he doesn't need a lid or straw now). He can even drink with one hand.

I am so damn proud of him.

I think I may have to take the part time job at the fitness centre. Our SLP (totally last minute) got Cuy into a social group therapy for kids with ASD. There are 2 SLP's (speech/language path's) and a max of 4 kids. It focusses on and is to help specifically with receptive language and comprehension. One of his his main areas of concern and his biggest delay.
I am really happy he got into it. Relieved that we are getting one more bit of intervention as every single thing helps.
However the session are 8 weeks long and run every Thursday from 1:30-2:30.
So that's where my employment consideration needs to come in. Plus if he goes to CIP in the summer, that's every Tue, Wed, Thur for 6 weeks. I will not send my child to a program in a cab by himself. I know families who have had no choice but to do that and there is no way I will.

The money will come - eventually and we won't be broke forever. We won't. I will start part time now and as I am needed less and less (ie: he's in school full days) I will get a full time job.
He is only young for so long and the window of learning is wide open right now. I need to dedicate as much as I can NOW.
I have many regrets. I do not want to regret anything as far as my kids are concerned. Being with them as often as I can - I would never regret.
And this way I can still make a little bit of money (a tiny bit...) with room to grow. And try different things.

I still feel bad for not wanting to go full time. It would help us out a great deal...but I have to focus on the kids and me. I need to be happy. Aside from the low wages, I think the part time job would be a great balance for me.

And right now it's all about balance.