#120 Saturday 18 December 2010

SHD 2/47 The day started at 7am with "... kool..."(school) and by 8am it was the usual negotiating tactic - 'car ..... playground ...... shop .... car!' (Such finesse at an early age!) We struck on a good diversion .... play shop! This she enjoyed and it kept her occupied for till it was time to get ready for swimming class.

Unfortunately, the swimming class was messed up by the anxiety and had to be aborted. Then it was the hot bubbly bath (wonderful thing!) ..... after that we tried shopping. The crowds were horrible so that turned into Kaylia staying in the car with Zoe while I did a 'power-shop' at Bunnings and at Officeworks. The Christmas shopping crowds are really bad but you can't explain that to a highly anxious Kaylia!

Nando's was a sort of bribe .... but we all enjoyed it so ... hey!

Kaylee's anxiety is really making life hard at present. I'm so glad we didn't persist with trying to look after K without an aupair. I think I'd be going around the twist (even more!) if it weren't for the help brought by an extra pair of hands. I realized that this (help that an extra 'presence' gives) is just what people find hard to understand ..... the extra person doesn't have to be specially skilled ..... or able to take over ..... just having a sympathetic friend sharing the hard times is great. Just for them to be there is so good. And not understanding this is probably why people don't feel that they can help ... or that they have anything to offer.

Later: The day recovered! From about 2pm, she made "downtime" for herself by shutting herself in our bedroom (where she sings and rolls around on the bed.) She eventually emerged as her usual enjoyable self. She OK for the rest of the day. Plans are now in place to better manage her transition anxiety.
Naomi pointed out the a new moon is coming and this will be influencing her anxiety behaviors. Task: check back for the dates of previous moon phases and match these to the sleep data. There should be a clear correlation.
- Posted by the Kaylee Blogger