Bumps in the Road

The last couple of weeks have been an interesting challenge.  I have had several phone calls from Bug's sweet teacher about his aggression.  He has hit a rough patch at school and we have hit a wall where we aren't sure what to do to help with his behavior.   My emotions have been close to surface as I think about what to do for my sweet boy.  My kind sis-in-law called to check on me the other day and everything sort of poured out.  Thanks for listening Mind!

I am grateful that he has such a wonderful teacher who cares enough to try and help us figure this out.  She has gone above and beyond.  I am grateful for a wonderful support system.  I am also blessed to have amazing friends and family who listen.  

It is hard to watch this little guy be so frustrated and crying and not knowing how to comfort him. I am confident that we will find a solution.  Today I had a conversation with my pop-in-law  and he said something that struck me.  He said that even though this has been a rough patch, he has a feeling that we are on the cusp of finding a doorway.  Bug has made remarkable progress in so many ways and if we get this figured out, it would be like a doorway opening to make life so much easier for him.

It is hard as a parent to watch our kids struggle, special needs or not.  I can't help feeling that I need to be doing more, and then there are moments that I realize I am doing all I know how to do.  

I look at that precious face at the top.  Isn't he the cutest?  It is amazing that someone so cute is able to be so aggressive.  I know he feels so frustrated locked inside not being able to communicate what he is feeling.  I wish I could communicate to him how much I love him and would love to have a conversation with him to ask him what he is thinking.  I know it will come, and I am trying to have patience.  Like I said before, when I look back to even last year, he has made so much progress.  It is just making it through these bumps in the road.