It's been awhile since I have updated...

And a lot has happened.  Gabe started school.  Kindergarten!  It has been a very big struggle for him.  He is having huge problems transitioning.  He cries, screams, kicks, spits, throws things, etc.  Yesterday was his first day back to school after 5 days off.  He had a great day!!!  His teachers are using picture schedules, social stories, and tons of sensory items to aid him in transitioning.  It seems like they have all their ducks in a row, but it has been a struggle trying to explain Gabe to his regular ed. teachers.  They seem to have this idea of what a kindergartner should be able to do, and my child in many ways can do more then the "normal" kindergarten child, but in a lot of other ways he is extremely behind his peers.

Gabe also continues to refuse most food.  Just within the last two days we got him to eat baby food bananas and baby food applesauce.  Regular applesauce causes him to gag.  Because he has such severe food aversions and fears associated with eating it has become necessary to insert a nasal gastric tube to ensure he is getting enough nutrition.  Gabe's TSS did manage to get him to chew and swallow a piece of Mario candy.  YAY!!!  We have an appointment with the GI doctor soon to discuss the need for a more permanent tube called a mic-key tube. 

On a more fun note...because this blog is getting pretty depressing...Gabe lost his first tooth on his first day of big kid school.  Really I knocked it out!  Gabe was fighting me about brushing his teeth and he moved when I was brushing them.  That very loose tooth didn't stand a chance against the power of the toothbrush! 

Gabe also has been on a gluten free/casein free diet for a week now.  One thing I noticed was Gabe's increased use of words.  His speech also seems clearer.  He isn't working so hard to find the words he needs to communicate!  Bonus.  It's been very easy going GF/CF because Gabe doesn't eat.  I guess that's one advantage to all of this.  Hopefully down the road when he decided food really is yummy we will be 100% prepared for the GF/CF diet. 

On to Mr. Zane!  Wow he is growing like a weed.  And starting to use more words.  Zane's favorite thing in the world is CARS!!!  Just like his brother.  When we get out of the car in a packed parking lot all we hear is cars, cars, cars, and it's so cute.  The way he says cars sounds like he is from Boston, Ma.  I love it. 

Zane is loving daycare most days.  He only goes 2-3 days a week, but enjoys his friends and teachers.  The other day he came home blue!  His teacher had blue day and all the kids played  in blue jello.  I'm sure he had a blast getting all sticky and eating blue jello. 

I can't believe he is going to be 2 soon.  Where does time go?  I tell him all the time to stop growing, but he just doesn't listen!

Zane continues to have speech therapy.  We LOVE his therapist.  She worked with Gabe for almost two years...and is totally worth her weight in gold!  She is till offering great advice for Gabe and I pick her brain every chance I get.