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Mom of 6 with many stories! http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6 my life with the 6 pack Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:19:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow it feels like forever since I last posted anything, but life has been crazy! My 10 year old with aspergers has been a handful as we have had to adjust his meds up and down in order to deal with the mood swings and aggression. However, the great thing ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/11/19/22/ New diagnosis Wow it has been a while since my last blog but life has been really busy and sooooo frustrating! My little Aspie guy turned ten a month ago and as each year passes he is getting worse. Starting school wasn't too bad but then all of a sudden he was ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/10/06/new-diagnosis/ Locked out! Oh my the little escape artist was at it again. You guessed it Ryley! So his little adventure today was to go out to play with his older sister who is 11, and our neighbors who are 8, 11 and 14. Well, Ryley decided to follow the youngest neighbor into ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/07/06/locked-out/ update on Sick Kids So we had are final visit at sick kids. Because we do not live in Toronto we must go back to our local hospital. This is getting totally crazy. The psychiatrist we saw there does believe that Josh not only has ADHD, Aspergers and OCD which is related to the ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/07/06/update-on-sick-kids/ What must the neighbors think! So after a busy day of tae kwon do tournament, dance recital and birthday party I was finally able to sit down with a friend of mine and a wildberry volka cooler and just watch my children play in the back. Joshua has been put on risperdal and appears to be somwhat ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/06/27/what-must-the-neighbors-think/ Clean up on aisle 9 Because my husband works/lives out of the Province, I usually have to do the grocery shopping with all 6 children. It may sound bizzare but it is actually easier to take all of them for the following reasons: 1. My two oldest usually help take the youngest ones in and out of car seats, entertain ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/06/18/clean-up-on-asile-9/ The escape artist! Okay, as a mom of 6 I thought I had a child proof home. That was until Ryley came along... after the past week I have come to the conclusion that my soon to be 3 year old is really a (monkey) darling little boy! Not only has he and his 4 ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/06/11/the-escape-artist/ Birthday party craziness…. Well my 3 year old turned 4 and thankfully we got through it without too many meltdowns! Zak is the interesting one who hasn't yet been qualified as gifted or with a type of PDD yet - we are waiting until school starts. Anyhow, we never quite know if or ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/06/07/birthday-party-craziness/ anxiety overload So while my hubby was home we decided to get passes for Canada's Wonderland. I thought about taking them today but then banged my head a few times to shake out the insane thought - was I crazy?! (well that could be debated...) take six children on a long weekend ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/05/19/anxiety-overload/ Hospital for sick kids After years of Dr's telling me that my son was okay and so bright and blah, blah blah I finally had it when the one psychiatrist (who's name I will not mention just in case you know him!) said to me that even though my son will not throw out ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/momof6/2009/05/18/hospital-for-sick-kids/