Day 8

Day 8 and I am still alive. Actually I am a little tired today. I’m not getting enough sleep. My daughter is having sleeping issues. Sleeping issues are very common with Aspergers Syndrome. She simply can’t fall asleep. I’ve tried warm milk, tea, baths, massages with relaxing herbal lotions, stories, cuddling; nothing helps the child get drowsy. She is usually awake until at least 10:00pm every night. We put both kids to bed at 8:00. My son reads and the second his head hits the pillow he is out for the night. The kid sleeps like the dead. Not so for his sister I hear her upstairs running around. She is up in her bedroom looking at books, playing with her stuffed animals, having a grand old time. Then she’ll come down to tell me that she has to go to the bathroom. I send her back upstairs. She sleeps in her bed from around 10:00 until about 4:00am then she comes and climbs into bed with me & Dave. Needless to say in the morning she is exhausted and cranky. We have a constant morning battles about getting up and ready for school. No she doesn’t nap after school. No she doesn’t drink caffeine. No she doesn’t eat sugary foods before bed. I am planning to walk her around the neighborhood a few times and see if that helps tire her out. If that doesn’t work I am looking into herbal sleep remedies.


Since my beloved little say of sunshine is up until 10:00 I don’t settle down to my mommy free time until then. When I veg out in front of the Roku watching classical educational TV shows like American Pickers, Rupaul’s Drag Race, Dexter, or Weeds. What? Can’t a girl enjoy some good old fashioned family entertainment without being judged? I have changed my routine instead of stuffing my face I drink tea.

I also use this time to go online and check in on my Ebay which needs to be updated. I also write these blogs and check on my friends on Facebook. I am enjoying my free time and the next thing I know it’s 12:00. Then I go up to get ready for bed but I can’t sleep without reading so I read until my eyes cross. Don’t you hate that when you want to keep reading but you eyes want to go to sleep? Once all is done the clock has been at 1:00am. Which is bad because momma needs a lot of sleep. I sleep from 1:00 to 4:00 when Alice comes into the bed. Then I am kept awake on and off until my alarm goes off at 7:30.

Did you want to hear about the food? Well yesterday I made a special trip to Westport MA to see and old friend. A 96 year-old friend to be exact. I also had to get the dog dropped off at the groomers by 8:30am so I had to use a cattle-prod to get Alice up and dressed early. After all of my people and pet where dropped off I went to the store and bought a Naked juice. Super juice all fruits and veg. I drank that on the way then bought one at 2:00pm and drank it on the way home. Okay it was gross so I didn’t drink it. I stopped at a farm stand and ate a small apple. Hence my issue continues that I am not getting enough calories. I didn’t eat until dinner 5:30 and I had a wonderful meal of Sliced fresh tomatoes, steamed farm fresh green beans, and an amazing squash that I forget the name of. It looks like a deep orange pumpkin with red spots. So sweet and yummy! I loved my dinner and was satisfied. But still no poop. Also I haven't lost anymore weight in 3 days. But I do have my period.

Since you are my dearest and closest friends I also want to tell you a secret. My legs at times in the last year at certain times feel tingly. When I run or walk fast they feel like they are filled with fluttering buttery flies or carbonated bubbles. Since I have eating this way they have been feeling almost numb. I am freaked out, but it doesn’t happen all of the time. But when it does I am terrified. Any armature medical advisors out there? Any ideas?

So on to day 8!