I ended last week on such a great note, it is such a contrast from the tired low I am on today. We had a minor power door locking issue with our newer car and at our dealer service appointment on Friday, they decided to cover it completely without charging us even though the car is barely out of warranty by age, even though it is still under the warranty limit in miles. I decided to see the Harry Potter movie by myself while I waited for the car to get done, so that worked out great!
I spent as much time with my little Quentin as I could before he left us for 2 weeks to visit his grandparents in Kansas, and he was being particularly sweet and fun all week. He did great in his last week of summer camp and his camp counselor (who happens to have worked previously with children with his same diagnosis) after his little talent show on Friday said he did amazing adapting, blending in and coping with the week's activities. This was especially great compared to another child in his group (who happened to have the same diagnosis as Quentin) who did not do as well with his socialization and behavior, so it assured me we have made noticable progress with his schooling and therapy and he is well on his way to being "mainstreamable". She didn't know about his diagnosis until I told her on Friday, so she spent 5 days with him not treating him any differently because I told them to expect certain things of Quentin. She said she was glad I didn't tell her and said it all went great, and since mainstreaming is the ultimate goal, of course, we hope his schooling can start in a mainstream environment next school year. This is what I hoped to accomplish by sending him to various summer camps this year instead of the usual one put on by his school that is ultra familiar to him, so even though I don't think he is quite ready for regular public or private school, I am more confident that by the end of this coming school year, he will be. I hope I will be!
We had a family date night on Friday night and went out for some wings. Quentin was so funny, he was so chilled by the air conditioning, he was literally shivering. We kept having to trade off taking him outside into the Texas evening heat to "thaw out" and run up and down the sidewalk so he could come in and eat a little more. I don't know if you can "store" hugs and kisses, but heaven knows I tried, and thankfully Quentin was obliging, but at his age, cuddling with mom and getting extra TLC is not something I was guaranteed.
Saturday was spent mostly in the car taking Quentin to our usual drop off point in Oklahoma and by 2:30pm Ryan and I were alone in the car on our way back to Houston. I do have a lot of baby preparation to do, so I need to use the next 2 weeks as efficiently as I can, but I just really miss Quentin. I am sure part of it is being pregnant and hormonal, but part of it is that he simply brings so much to my everyday life it is actually shocking to be without him. He and I have a true relationship now that goes beyond his dependency on me for the basic needs of life, of which I've had breaks from him before, but this time it is different and longer. I don't think I realized how interesting our lives became with Quentin until it was no longer there overnight and I actually missed doing the redundant little things like preparing meals, fighting with him to take baths, getting dressed to go out for the day, and forgiving him for waking up every morning between 6:30-7am (but what's not to forgive when he crawls in bed, snuggles with you, and says it is the best part of the day?). Ryan and I agreed we wouldn't want to be without him and "go back" to married life with no kids, not at this point. That is exactly what we are for the next 2 weeks, married without kids around, and it is the last time we will experience that kind of quiet (since we have another on the way due in 2 months) for quite a while.
Since I'm have not slept well or long enough the past several nights, and since I am sad and missing Quentin, I am just hoping I can get it together and get my things done this week. I am going to try and work at work a bit too, but there is so much to do at home and no better opportunity to get it done. What is my excuse now? Quentin's schedule is full and exhasting, so why do I miss it?
So, due to the general fatigue of pregnancy, the heartburn and reflux leading to me not sleeping well, I went from a great high on Friday to a great low of Monday with a long two weeks ahead of me to get a lot done and wait until my family is together again. Wish me luck!
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