What Is The Deal

So I'm on my 6th day of insomnia. I'm not sure what is going on. I woke up at 1 am and haven't been able to get back to sleep. I've taken melatonin, haven't drank any caffeine the day before, worked out early and have drank plenty of water. I've tried deep breathing, relaxation, praying, changing my environment and nothing has worked. It would be fine if I didn't have active children ALL day. I know by noon I will be crashing- just wish I could sleep when my kids do. I guess since the practical approached has not worked I should try eating some chocolate.

As far as the kids are doing- Tyler just received his report card and he is doing better than I thought. He has strait A's for his effort and all A's and B's. Not bad for a kid with a Central Processing Disorder. I am proud of what a hard worker he is. I know he has been getting very frustrated with himself lately because of his difficulties with handling noise and his recall abilities. But, he has proven to be a strong individual.

Davin is still as feisty as ever. I wish I had some answers for his health problems- the Md's have been ignoring the issues until the trial of Enbrel shots are over. But in the mean time, he is still not doing very well. No luck on potty training, still small for his age, still hypotonic, still showing language delays, still recurrent sinus and trachea inflammation, still inflammation in his intestines, still has rashes and his crazy toe, still eye swelling, still periodic fevers. I mean really- is there an end? The good news is Davin is doing great in Pre-School, he is starting to read, knows all is numbers and letters and can recite many things.

Ryan is so funny. He started in his terrible two's a couple of weeks ago. It was in coincidence with a TRAPS flare and RSV, so I was hoping that it was a result of his health issues, however, since he is starting to get better and still yelling/stomping his feet at us all the time, I think it is a behavioral issue tied more to his age. Oh fun. It is actually less guilt racking disciplining him for behavioral issues related to age than behavioral issues related to his health. I'm still not competent in corrective behavior methods when a child does not feel good. But considering he doesn't feel well 70 % of the time, I guess I need to figure it out right? Ryan is potty trained and starting to talk more. I think he gets confused between English and Spanish (since I speak both), but he loves to copy his big brothers and me.

Well, I'm going to try to lay back down. Good Night!