NEW Meds

Well, it's been a week today that Aaron began his Abilify...so far, so good. He doesn't seems to "lash out" quite as frequently or at such a high frequency! He still has his usual ticks, picks, and shakes, but those we've learned to accept. His counselor has given him "homework", because at his last session (he was un-medicated) she saw & talked with his other side, which doesn't feel or want to feel emotions, good or bad. Needless to say, Aaron had intentionally been getting more hugs, from us & from his brothers. Not feeling or wanting to feel loved is not an option around here! Our school session is almost over for our summer break, so we're wrapping up 3rd grade. I beleive we'll be able to go on to 4th on every subject, with a heavy review in Math. This week Aaron's "lightbulb" went off with his "multiplying-double-digits-with-regrouping", which in itself is amazing! Matthew is still Matthew...but he is removing himself more from situations to go calm down. He's still a chatter box but I think that might be genetics. He's finishing up 1st grade well & is reading better than I thought I could teach him to. He's the only one whom the public schools didn't teach to read & to hear him read so eloquently, makes me tear up, because I did that! I taught him how to read, well, me & God helped in a BIG way! So, for now, that's about it, just taking it moment-by-moment, while preparing for EOG tests. Pray for us.