Long time, no post!
Things are going well here. We survived Christmas with the in-laws. We ended up leaving early as E was unhappy with all the people he didn't really know dropping by, but we spent a few days with his grandparents before Christmas and he was fabulous.
I am being firm. I am being loving. I am trying not to be anxious that preschool starts in a few weeks. We are being explicit about the fact we are meeting his needs. Eg "we are so glad we could take you out today, E. We are so glad we could make you this sandwich!" We are meeting your needs! Look! It is insanely helpful. Insane. The difference in him is staggering. And then I think that is increasing his confidence so much that he is so brave with other kids and is actually engaging with them in play.
His concentration seems to be getting better too now that we are really encouraging him to release the energy he has. We get him out on his bike or scooter, kicking a soccer ball or splashing in the shallows of my parent's pool. I have started reading a chapter book to him and M every night instead of our usual picture books that he has never really been that interested in. M falls asleep and E listens on, intrigued, then talks about what happened all the next day. We are just finishing George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl and he is eager to choose another book to read next!
The future is looking bright. Finally, we seem to be getting the hang of him. It is not perfect. His concrete thinking is often very frustrating, and his need for sameness seems to be getting worse. He has become a real stickler for the "rules" which may sound like a good thing, but can be very distressing for him when M, particularly, is breaking a rule. He was crying and rocking today, curled up in a ball, because M had her arms out of her car seat straps and wouldn't put them back in. But we are coping with those moments as they arise and hopefully he will start to interact with our psychologist and learn how to be "OK" with those sorts of things.
So that is us, for now :)
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