The Weighted Blanket Is Here!!

W's OT ordered a weighted blanket for him two weeks ago and it came in today :)  He's been having such a hard time sleeping lately (which means no good sleep for me, either) and I noticed that when he does sleep, he's stealing my foam pillow (kinda heavy) and putting it on top of himself or he's climbing in my bed and insisting I have my arm pressing down on him.  The OT thinks maybe he's seeking that deep pressure and the weighted blanket might help.  I'm willing to try just about anything to be able to sleep all night!

He took a nap with the blanket and went to bed with it.  He does NOT like it touching his feet but if I arrange it so its only across him from knees to shoulders, he's very relaxed instead of restless.  *fingers crossed* this is a solution to our sleep issues.

After OT we just had one more appointment--a follow up at the pediatrician.  The hives/rash isn't completely clear but it looks much better.  Still no clue what it could be a reaction to.  It is possible it was viral since my other kids are prone to hives from viruses.  Dr M says to continue the zyrtec for at least a week after all the hives/rash has disappeared but if after a month its still there (either the existing hasn't cleared or new spots have popped up and stuck around) come back and we will investigate further.  We have the steroid cream still to use on any bits that get itchy.

GO!

W had speech this morning.  He was very excited Miss H was coming and then when she got here he would barely speak to her.  He was being a stinker (as his Aunt Heidi would say) and do his own thing instead of following the plan.  Miss H tried to get him back on track but when it became quite obvious he would not be deterred, she incorporated the toys he was focused on in her activity (reading a book) and managed to capture some of his interest.  When it was time for her to go, he walked her to the door (as he usually does), gave her her shoes and then waited at the door to say goodbye.  She and I talked for a bit about scheduling and the upcoming school  year and he got inpatient.  He started pushing on her leg and shouting GO! GO!  She was breaking the pattern of departure and he wasn't having it.  Luckily she thought it was funny and praised him for using his words so clearly.

We also ended up having an impromptu pediatrician appointment for W.  He broke out in some hives a few days ago so we did the whole allergy med, baths, itchy cream route and it was getting worse not better.  In fact, while I was on the phone with the nurse discussing if we should come in or wait it out, three more spots popped up on his face.  So she brought us in and Dr. M hadn't seen anything quite like it before.  Because, of course he hasn't.  These are my kids, who love to beat the odds in the wrong direction.  If our family can manage to have something there's little chance of seeing, we do it!  The hives turned rash don't look like any of the common contagious spotty things, doesn't look exactly like an allergic reaction, doesn't exactly look viral.  Best guess is a random reaction to something that overflared or maybe something viral (Iz and the  Super Kid both get the classic welt-type hives 3-5 days before some of the big viruses).  So we are adding a second allergy med to alternate with the one he's already on and he has a steroid cream for the worst parts of the rash.  He's in good spirits and hasn't slowed down at all.

The pharmacy was having a hard time with the scripts (one they didn't even had) so we went off to our next two appointments (we were running late but they knew we were going to be due to W's last minute appointment) and came back later to pick up the script and another branch of the pharmacy for the steroid cream.