One week later

It is hard to believe that Steven has only been in his dorm a week. It seems like a much longer time.

He continues to adjust as well as they expected. We spoke with his case manager today and the psychiatrist would like to make a medication change to include a medication that will help impulse control and reduce aggression. When we have been getting nightly updates from staff telling us he is "doing great", they really mean it's going as well as they anticipated. Steven has bit a few staff members this week and continues to have 2:1 staff ratio for at least another week. He is not fond of eating in a group setting but prefers to go back in and eat after it has quieted down. The goal is to get him eating with his roommates, but staff agrees that is alot of sensory input for Steven at this time. He's experiencing so many changes and they are putting the mealtime goal on the backburner. They are keeping him busy with daily outings, including the zoo, the park and a hike at the state park. We have his IEP meeting this Friday and he will begin attending public school next Monday.

We continue to keep very busy on the homefront. We are experiencing fewer episodes of sadness and are progressing along in our acceptance. We have periods of sadness, but it isn't quite as chronic as it was even a few days ago.

Megan is having a very busy week at school with TAKS testing. Troy is experiencing a very busy week in his new position. I am experiencing a busy week with teaching and my masters courses. In addition to our daytime routines, we are trying to keep our minds busy in the evenings. Troy painted the bathroom downstairs last night while Megan and I planted flowers in the front flower bed. Tonight we all took it easy and tomorrow night we will paint the guest room and organize a few things upstairs.

We don't have any super exciting plans for the weekend as of yet, but I'm sure we will come up with something wild. If nothing else, the yard needs mowed.

B