Monday, November 30, 2009

Week with Dad and Amy ~ 11/23 - 11/29

Andrew had an awesome week. He took a trip to Silverlake and was very cooperative. He increased his treadmill time to 10 minutes (great for him). I don't know if it's just gotten too cold but there was no mention of leaving his swim trunks on... no melt down at Silverlake = another visit earned.

We had a busy day on Thanksgiving. We traveled to Louisville to see family and Adrew actually sat at a table and ate with many others.. big accomplishment for Andrew!! After a few hours in Louisville we traveled a couple hours to Alexandria to visit his Aunt Nicole and Uncle Jerry. Andrew again amazed us by sitting with a group of people and watching them perform rock bank. Good stuff. We ended the day telling Andrew how proud we were of him for his great behavior and participation in the day. I know he understands what we're saying, I just wish he could tell us.

On Saturday we allowed the little ones to have a couple of friends over. While we were worried about Andrew's reaction and interactions with them we decided to give it a shot. He did awesome! He played and interacted some and also allowed them to watch movies on their own.

Andrew had a great week - No meltdowns! Things are looking up!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Andrew's Week 11/2-11/9, 2009

Andrew had a great weekend. Ms. Picard called (his teacher) and said he is doing great there as well. He is becoming much more verbal and it is very appropriate. She loves his sense of humor!

He seems to be very content and comfortable with Angela. She is working out very well and they seem to get along great. She keeps him pretty busy after school and they seem to have a lot of fun.

Andrew is doing better everyday and such a happy boy!!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Andrews week 10-5/10-11-2009

Andrew had a great week at Mom and Franc's. He did very well and very compliant. Angela watched him all day on Friday and is watching him today (Monday) since school is out. She is working very well with him and getting much more comfortable. Lois watched him all day on Saturday the 10th so we could all go and run in the race for the cure in Louisville. Lois said he was very well behaved and had a lot of fun.

He started to get bored and a little loud on Sunday morning so I took him out to the library and he was much better after that. I ended up giving him a Klonopin just on Sunday and he was great the rest of the day. He was really looking forward to seeing everyone at Dad's.

He seems to be healing up quite well from the athletes foot and has a couple of pills left for this week. I refilled the cream and think we should continue this until completely cleared up. I sent both the cream and pills with Angela. Also, I'm not sure if you guys are giving her money for Andrew when they go out but we are giving her $20 each week so she is not limited to what she can do with him.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Week of 9/7-9/13

Andrew had a great week. Angela came to the house on Thursday night to observe him, we had dinner and talked and she seems fine with everything, very nice girl. She met with Theresa at NorthKey and set everything up so she can start on Monday the 14th. She will be meeting Andrew at Candy's house this week so she can get a better feel of what she is suppose to do and better communication with Andrew. Candy is awesome with him and it will be a big help for Angela.

Franc and I had a great weekend with Andrew and he was very happy and pleasant. We went to Big Bone State Park, the library, the Mall and he was great.

Andrews teachers sent home sheets this week with a lot more detail and info we are wanting to see. We have our IEP meeting this Tuesday the 15th at school and will iron out all the things we are requesting for Andrew. We also have an appointment at Children's on the same day to take a look at his meds and how everything is going for Andrew. Tuesday will be a very busy day........

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Message to Teacher

Hello, How was Andrew's day yesterday? It is his week at his mom's so I do not know if there was a note sent home. I would really appreciate if we could work out a daily email. In the evening, we would like to reward good behavior and withhold reward for unacceptable behavior. To do so we need your input.

Additionally, if there are specific things we can let you know....e.g. did he sleep well ...etc Maybe we can iron out details in the upcoming meeting but in the meantime if you could at least send something daily so we can make sure the emails are going through.

Please email or call me @859-547-8522 anytime I can help!

Dad

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Labor Day Weekend

Last week was a pretty good week. Andrew was in good spirits. He woke around 3:30 Sunday morning because he wet the bed and never went back to sleep. He did get a little cranky later in the day but had no melt downs.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Message from Ms. Picard

Mike
I have been sending them to both of you. Maybe I am sending them the wrong way for both of you to get them. I am sorry you haven't recieved them. Until I am sure you are recieving my emails I am going to write in his book each day so their is no confusion. It is important to let you know what Andrew is doing and how he is doing. I appreciate your families support and envolvement. He is doing well and we have started the recycing program. Andrew is going to be a great worker. He has really enjoyed collecting the paper this week. He is doing well with his IEP goals and has made progress. Sorry for any confusion. Debbie Picard :-)