30 mins to 4 hours of fun!!!

Today went pretty well. I was finally able to get all of the information needed to file for my income tax. It only took three trips to the social security office to do so. Philip had a good day at school. Due to me being at the social security office, I missed the school Mardi Gras parade that the 1st graders put on for the younger students. I really wanted to go. It would have been so cute to see the little ones at the school. I want to get more involved with the school for Philip. But I am afraid that the more time spent at school, I am afraid that Philip would not pay attention to the rules that the class room has set for him. He may think that since I am there it is more of a free time for him. But any way, after Philip got home for school he had to clean his room from the night before. He went to bed before cleaning his room. In the mean time, I got a call from my older sister Heather that she was heading out to Maw-Maw and Paw-Paws house to pick up some linen from my Aunt and wanted to see Shanna. I don't have much gas in the car but figured it would be a while until she saw her again so I went. It takes 30 minutes to get to Maw-Maw and Paw-Paws house but when we got there Philip and Shanna had a great time. Philip played with Noah with no problems (for the first time, totally weird) and Shanna was passed around cooing at everyone. She is toooo cute... Shanna even had her Uncle Timmy talking to her in that baby voice talk. Love it. To see all of the smiles that babies do to adults it is worth an eye full. It is amazing that no matter how your day went, how sad you are, how mad you got, once you see a baby it makes your day better. I love to see my Paw-Paw smile and babies do the trick. So here I am just getting home and feed Shanna and now I got to get to bed. A long day tomorrow. MARDI GRAS parade!!! Yea!!! Good night. Hopefully I will have time to blog tomorrow.

Video

Hope you enjoy this little clip of Philip, Shanna, Buster and Scott. Chloe' was somewhere and I was behind the camera. Sorry. ENJOY...

Been a while

Ok, so it's been a while. Forgive please. So since the last blog Philip's medication has changed and he seems to be doing a lot better. And since my last blog I have had my second child. Shanna Leigh was born Dec 15, 2008. Things have been going well. I am no longer working at the insurance company and I am now a stay at home mom. With Philip's condition and Shanna I figured it would be best for me to not work outside of my home, that way I am there for my two when needed. A little bit of a change for me, being that I never thought I would be a stay at home mom. But I am liking it. I can clean during the day, and by the time Philip gets home from school I can spend more time with him. I will being Vlogging as well. Bare with me they may be a little boring at first to see how it all works. But then I will get on the ball and I hope that my blog site becomes a fun blog for you to read as well as view and watch at times.

Philip dancing to Imagination Movers

Philip dancing to the Imagination Movers! We are entering the Bloggy Challenge over at Single Mom Meltdown . Go and watch the interview with The Movers over at The Posh Parent and enter the Bloggy Challenge!!

Is this my Philip

So, it seems like either the weather change or just the fact that the medication that Philip is on is no longer working as well as it use to. I have been receiving several notes and calls from the school that Philip is not doing well with his behavior. I got a call yesterday from his teacher that Philip is not being himself, that he has been pulled out of his class to go to the MAE program (which is a class room where the teachers there will help redirect Philip). With no luck, he then was removed from the MAE program and placed into a SAFE calm room. Which is a room with nothing in it except Philip and a teacher to calm him down and redirect him. After 45 mins in this SAFE room, Philip was able to return to the class. However, it did not last long and the steps started all over again. When on the phone with the teacher she makes a comment that Philip even cursed at him. In total shock and determination to find out what he had said she was not able to repeat what he stated only because he was in the office with her. The whole time I was on the phone with her I could hear a child loudly saying "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH" over and over. At that moment I realized that it was Philip in the back. Unbelievable. Needless to say my husband had to leave work to go get Philip, because they where not sure if it would be safe for Philip to get on the school bus. After several minutes, I get a call from my husband. "I have Philip, no wait I have a child". was his comment. I asked what he meant and he stated that "Philip is so unaware of what is going on that this is not even Philip. Philip at this moment has not a single care in the world." "This is not our Philip, I have never seen Philip like this ever." I could hear the concern in his voice. Scott put me on speaker phone when he asked Philip what bad word he had used. Philip then said it. "I told my teacher the she was a stupid B!%@h" I couldn't talk. I couldn't think of a single word to say at the moment. By the time I got home from work Philip was just waking up from a nap, and I was relieving the babysitter. Philip and I sat down once again like almost everyday to go over what he should have done. I always try to find out what he was going through how he was feeling. But all he could say was that he had a lot of energy and does not remember what happened. Our new part of the conversation was of course about him saying a bad word. My husband once again sat down and gave him the same talk. What else can be done. Being that this is a biological problem how can you seriously get onto a child that can not control his mind. So the next available time to met with his doctor is not until Nov 25. Yes that far. Do we have to continue to have Philip battle this problem until then. Hopefully not. We are unfortunately trying to find a Dr that will be able to see him as soon as possible. A child with Bipolar not only needs the correct medication but as well the therapy. Hopefully we become lucky. Until then, I have to keep on schedule and get my Philip in bed. Everyone have a great week and a Happy Halloween.

Always,
Kristina

About me KLB

Hello, and welcome to my blog. My name is Kristina Leigh and I have been married for more than 5 years, with a 6 year old son with Bipolar and ADHD, and with a little girl on the way due in December. I hope that you will join the journey with me while trying to be the best wife for my hubbie, while trying to learn the ropes of a child with Bipolar and pull together a new schedule by the time my little girl is here before Christmas. All with two loving hands and an open mind. My son Philip was diagnosed with Bipolar at the age of 5. It has been a long battle with day cares, and even a school wanting to get just get rid of the "problem" by kicking him out. Before he was diagnosed with Bipolar he was kicked out of a school for treat of violence, the school treated him as if he was a terrorist that really was going to destroy the school and would not let him return until seen by a DR, with a written request that he is in no harm of himself or others. Long story, however, now he is in a school and it is working out better than ever. I have a little girl Shanna Leigh due in December that is a total blessing as well. It has been a 5 year work to try to have a second child and miracles do happen. Philip is so excited about his little sissy that we let him name her. While driving around with Philip he stated he wanted to name his sissy Shanna because it rhymes with Banana. A little cartoon on Disney helped him with that love, and Philip and I sang the song all the time. I have much to say about my wonderful family so I hope you will join me down my journey of my life.......

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