We have our work cut out for us

Things continue on in their way here at our place. Evan still has good days and bad days. Some days he is cooperative, some days he doesn't want to do anything. Some days he's chatty, and others he rarely makes a sound. Every day is different.

Swimming is going better. If I don't let the instructor throw him in face first, Ev does much better. I even got him to kick his feet and splash on Monday. He is jumping off the sides now if I hold his hands. He's still a little fearful, but at least he hasn't been crying for the entire class. With any luck things will keep improving.

Play group is still tough every week. Evan has some trouble mixing with the group because he doesn't understand sharing and usually gets smacked by one of the older kids. He also seems pretty overwhelmed by all the kids at once. He usually calms down after a while and enjoys playing, but he plays mostly by himself near the other kids. I am hoping that this will improve with time as well.

Evan's sleep habits have been poor since he had a cold two weeks ago. He has been sleeping with us for about half of the night, which is very uncomfortable since he's so big now. Last night he slept the whole night in his bed again, but only after going to bed at midnight. He's trapped in a bad pattern. I have to keep him up later in the afternoon for his therapy, so he doesn't nap until after two. Because he waits so long to nap, he doesn't wake until four and then isn't tired at bed time. So bed time gets later, and he sleeps later in the morning, and I keep him up for therapy, and the cycle repeats. I have tried going without a nap, but that doesn't work either and he becomes unbearable--and he's not tired earlier because he slept in from the night before. Ugh. It's not making things easy around here.

Maybe I just have to start waking him at six am. Unfortunately, that means I also have to get up that early, and I don't know if that will ever happen.