Hello All,
Just thought I would update our CRAZY week last week, I know you are all on the edge of your seat wondering what things have been happening here, but wait no more, here it is!!!
I'll start with Monday, the day starts out our "normal", and Liam and I have an appointment at the Center for Behavioral Intervention at noon. I pick him up from school and head out to Mokena, Liam was excited to start therapy. He met Hakeem and went into the gym with him and I went with one of the owners Stephanie to get things started. Liam brought his lunch in with him so he sat down to eat and , as always he had a Pepsi, one of his new obsessions. After about a half an hour Stephanie leaves the office for something and when she returned she told me Liam was throwing Pepsi cans at Hakeem, I assumed it was his empty can from his lunch, so I didn't think anything of it. Well about 5 minutes later I look out and Liam had gotten out of the building, got into my van, found a 12 pack of Pepsi in the back and was throwing full cans at Hakeem and Stephanie. I went out there and got him in the building, screaming of course, with him telling me Hakeem had kicked him, won't leave him alone, ect.. He was beyond out of control, or so I thought. They were only able to get through 1/4 of the pre assesment, so we made an appointment to go back on weds. Stephanie told me we were "in crisis mode, and I couldn't agree more. Monday night, Liam decided to tell me some things he doesn't like about therapy, i.e. "I was excited to start therapy but this isn't the place for me!" "These people got the wrong training because I don't think they know what they are doing!" and my personal favorite, "I can't believe you pay these people to make me unhappy!!!!"
and then we went back on weds, He was flipping out!!! Big Jer met me out there and it broke his heart. Liam was putting up a HUGE fight, screaming, kicking, hitting, trashing the office, trying to dump the fishtank, and finally succeding in pulling the fire alarm. At first he was very angry, then he started begging to come with us, I also had Maura and Liam with me. Big Jer was very upset, I felt horriable, but maybe not as bad as I could have, I am at the end of my rope. Jeremiah is SO embarrassed by Liam, that is another blog, but this place has sibling classes!!! I am beyond happy!!! I took Jeremiah and Maura home and Jerry went to get something to eat and went back to pick up Liam, I had a block party meeting going on in my yard so I had to get home. On my way out I passed the fire truck. I can't believe how calm the staff is, They keep telling me its ok, and everything is going to get better, and for the first time since we started this journey I found some people I believe will help our family!!! Then we went back friday, I picked the kids up from school and Liam RAN over to meet me to tell me he wasn't going to therapy, when I told him he was, the screaming started. My wonderful neighbors kept Maura and Jeremiah so they didn't have to listen to Liam scream for the 40 minute ride out there.On our way out there Liam ripped up tons of paper, tried to throw his socks out the window, told me he was going to poison me, tear down the therapy building, ect... and ripped up my leather seat!! When we got there 3 of the AWESOME staff came out to get him into the building. Liam wasn't going without a huge fight, he slapped one of the girls across the face, Hakeem was sitting behind him telling me not to react, it went against every fiber of my parent being not to scream at him and crack his butt. Stephanie called after about 15 minutes of us trying to get him out of the car and said I should get him in the building, so I picked him up and grabbed his hand and started towards the door, Hakeem grabbed his other hand. Next thing I know Liam bit my arm HARD!!! Another thing I had to not react to. I brought him in the door and said goodbye and he started trying to get out, at first mad, then begging to come with me. It is truly heartbreaking to leave him like that, but I know deep down in my heart this is what we have to do for the good of all of us!!
 Big Jer and I got away for a night thanks to some wonderful friends, Jenni and Tim Knight, who kept the kids and took them to Fisher Fest for 2 days, and Linda and Dan Meyer that keep my other baby, Tinky. We just went to Schaumberg, ate at Bennihanna, drank at Wildfire, and slept in bed WITHOUT children or dogs. Speaking of dogs, we got a pug. I know what you're thinking, "What the hell is wrong with her??" Jeremiah has had a fasination with Pugs for about a year, his friend from school and baseball moved and couldn't take their dog with, which happened to be a pug. Jeremiah has had and will continue to have a tough time being Liams twin, so we caved and took the dog.
Well thats all for now,thanks for listening, and now go do something on this beautiful day, Love you all, Dawn