Last night we had a long night. Sean gave us new experiences in sleepwalking and bedwetting. We had to bathe him at 8:30am because he had created Lake Sean in the bed. After the bath we checked out the clothes he had brought with him and discovered that we had no short sleeve clothes.
We had a simple breakfast and headed out for some shopping. We went by to see Aletheia's friend, Miss Jennifer. Then we headed to Ross to shop clearance racks and to Target to spend the gift card from Stacie. He insisted on getting a 4 pack of Tech Decks (finger skateboards) so he could give one to Camden and one to Nick next door. We also got a baby monitor so we can hear him moving during the lovely sleepwalking episodes. We also found some short sleeve shirts on clearance and bought little things that I never thought about needing: kid toothpaste, shampoo and bubble bath. We could tell he was getting a little tired, but he was a real trooper.
We were a little concerned about the reaction he had after giving him his medication. We gave him his daily medicine along with some Mucinex for the nasty cough he had when he first woke up. It zoned him out for about 45 minutes. He sat staring without saying a word. I am going to have to ask a doctor about that combination.
We had dinner and play time with Rene, David, Camden and Nick again. We had a surprise visit from Mrs. Loftin, our school counselor. She found us at Rene's house with a present for Sean. He got a cool new V-Smile Cyberpocket! Sean is super excited to play with it, but we have to figure it out first!
We had bath time and story time. As we were leaving his room, he said "I love you!" Yes, our hearts are officially melted!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
His first day with us.
Today was the big day. Sean came home to live with us.
After missing school yesterday due to a sinus infection, I (Aletheia) returned to work today and had an email from Sean's teacher. She said that she asked him where he was going today. He responded, "To live with the Leavitts..............forever!" She said he was on cloud nine!
He came to my classroom after school today very excited about a book he had borrowed from his teacher for the weekend. He sat down in the middle of the walk way in the office to show it to me. I got him to pack back up and headed to the car. We picked up Michael and Beau and headed to our bi-weekly visit to the chiropractor. While in the driveway, our mailman, Shane, pulled into the driveway to deliver a package to Sean from the Hanna family! Sean was thrilled with his mail! He held the box all the way to the chiropractor and back! (Thanks Stacie and family!) In the car Sean was telling us something that happened in gym class and he mentioned his "leg elbow." Michael and I just looked at each other. After a repeat we realized he was talking about his knee!
After returning home and opening the two light sabers and books (and cool bubble wrap!) Sean insisted on heading next door to show our neighbor Camden his new toys. There we got more books and clothes. (Thanks Rene!) Sean and Camden played so hard their cheeks were red! Even Camden's brother, Nick, got in on the action!
This afternoon we talked to Sean about what he was to call us. We gave him a few options, one of which was Mom and Dad. He smiled from ear to ear and said, "Ok, Mom and Dad." He called us that all night. It's an amazing feeling to hear that for the first time!
About 7pm I headed home to start dinner while Sean and Michael went to his guardian's house to pick up his clothes. We had Camden's family over for dinner and more playing.
At 9pm Michael got Sean started on getting ready for bed. We read "Berenstain Bears and The Truth" and said prayers. By 9:45 Sean was absolutely zonked! We can't keep from checking on him every few minutes. Right now he is asleep in the most uncomfortable looking position: his shoulders are turned sideways while his hips are flat on the bed. He is almost sitting upright! I don't know how in the world he is asleep like that, but he is.
This has been the most surreal day! It's amazing to think that this one little person now depends completely on us for everything. It's even more amazing to think that this person is now one of the most important people in our lives, and we know so little about him. We are just trying to take one day at a time and pray our way through.
After missing school yesterday due to a sinus infection, I (Aletheia) returned to work today and had an email from Sean's teacher. She said that she asked him where he was going today. He responded, "To live with the Leavitts..............forever!" She said he was on cloud nine!
He came to my classroom after school today very excited about a book he had borrowed from his teacher for the weekend. He sat down in the middle of the walk way in the office to show it to me. I got him to pack back up and headed to the car. We picked up Michael and Beau and headed to our bi-weekly visit to the chiropractor. While in the driveway, our mailman, Shane, pulled into the driveway to deliver a package to Sean from the Hanna family! Sean was thrilled with his mail! He held the box all the way to the chiropractor and back! (Thanks Stacie and family!) In the car Sean was telling us something that happened in gym class and he mentioned his "leg elbow." Michael and I just looked at each other. After a repeat we realized he was talking about his knee!
After returning home and opening the two light sabers and books (and cool bubble wrap!) Sean insisted on heading next door to show our neighbor Camden his new toys. There we got more books and clothes. (Thanks Rene!) Sean and Camden played so hard their cheeks were red! Even Camden's brother, Nick, got in on the action!
This afternoon we talked to Sean about what he was to call us. We gave him a few options, one of which was Mom and Dad. He smiled from ear to ear and said, "Ok, Mom and Dad." He called us that all night. It's an amazing feeling to hear that for the first time!
About 7pm I headed home to start dinner while Sean and Michael went to his guardian's house to pick up his clothes. We had Camden's family over for dinner and more playing.
At 9pm Michael got Sean started on getting ready for bed. We read "Berenstain Bears and The Truth" and said prayers. By 9:45 Sean was absolutely zonked! We can't keep from checking on him every few minutes. Right now he is asleep in the most uncomfortable looking position: his shoulders are turned sideways while his hips are flat on the bed. He is almost sitting upright! I don't know how in the world he is asleep like that, but he is.
This has been the most surreal day! It's amazing to think that this one little person now depends completely on us for everything. It's even more amazing to think that this person is now one of the most important people in our lives, and we know so little about him. We are just trying to take one day at a time and pray our way through.
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