End of School, Xmas coming!

19th December 2021

The boys finished school this week for the Christmas holidays. They are both excited for Xmas, but they are also both are finding it overwhelmed. The change in weather and temperature, decorations everywhere, for them in all daunting and sometimes, a bit much.

Yesterday (Saturday), I went and did our weekly fresh food shop. I was toing and froing about taking one of the boys with me as sometimes we need to separate them from each other. In the end, I decided to leave them both at home with Jim and boy! I’m glad that I did. The supermarket was jam packed full of shopper at 8:30 in the morning. They were also playing Christmas music at what felt like full volume, which is ok, don’t get me wrong, I don’t have a problem with it. The boys would have found it too much due to the noise level. We’ve recently been given some ear defenders for our youngest as he’s been struggling with noise due to his sensory needs. To be honest, they have been a god send for certain situations.

This week we also had a meeting with the school SENCO to discuss the boys’ ANPs (additional needs plans). We found out a few weeks ago that our eldest is severely dyslexic which wasn’t a surprised we had suspected that he was dyslexic, but it was still a shock if that makes sense. The school had also sent off the application for his EHCP (educational health care plan) which was accepted to be assessed. Hopefully we find out at the end of January if they grant it. We also found that the school suspected our youngest is also on the spectrum somewhere. I approached the school a while ago as I had a feeling that he was showing signs, but wasn’t 100% sure. I also witnessed him masking of front of other people and asked the school to maybe observe him in class of which they did and said to us that they have their suspicions that he was autistic as well.

This week, I also accepted a new job position for the same place I’m currently working at after a few years of waiting for the job advert to come up again. I decided to return to working as a HCA, but this time in paediatrics rather than on the bank as I am hoping in the next few years to go to university and study to become a paediatric nurse. It has been something that I’ve been wanting to do for the last 8/9 years. I felt now was the right time after everything starting to get into place especially for the boys and I am also able to work around Jim’s shifts as he has set days and my workplace able to give me set days/shifts so we don’t have to worry about childcare.

This week has been a bit trying and we’ve had a few ups and downs, but looking forwards and achieving those dreams.