Re: thirsty all the time and ready for school to start

[Guest guest]

a,

Brook is always very thirsty also. Maybe this is his problem too. I

haven't really noticed if he is a mouth breather or not. I have been

wondering why he gets sooo thirsty all the time. He isn't all that great at

eating but what he does eat is often salty. He eats lots of cheese, turkey,

crackers, bread, cheese puffs everyday. I'm sure that type of diet is also

making him very thirsty too. HIs preferred drink is milk. Our big problem is

that he wants to dump out his drinks all the time. He can drink from an open

cup, but we can't let him without having our hands on the cup, because he

will dump out the contents of the cup. He has a water obsession and can't

resist pouring out drinks.

This had been lots of fun for me lately, since he has been out of school

and has been bored and is getting into more of this. He has been going into

the refrigerator lately and getting drinks out. Then he drinks some and pours

some out and spits the rest out of his mouth for fun!! This morning we

discovered that yesterday he had helped himself to some strawberries that

were in the fridge. This means he squished them and spread them on the living

room sofa and trailed them here and there all over the place. DH is gone for

business this week so I am just about going nuts with him getting into

everything all day long. Also just to make my self crazy I decided to paint

my 13 year olds bedroom today. Not a rational thing to do. I just can't

wait for school to start so I can have some peace with just my little one at

home.

Marisa

Mom to Miles 13yrs, Brook 10 and Gennie 2 yrs( 3 yrs on Monday)

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In a message dated 8/17/00 3:29:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, poggim@...

writes:

<< This means he squished them and spread them on the living

room sofa and trailed them here and there all over the place. DH is gone for

business this week so I am just about going nuts with him getting into

everything all day long. Also just to make my self crazy I decided to paint

my 13 year olds bedroom today. Not a rational thing to do. I just can't

wait for school to start so I can have some peace with just my little one at

home.

Marisa >>

Oh Marisa!!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}} I can SO SO relate. These are

definitely Maddie activities as well. But oh my goodness....strawberries?!?

I wouldn't even know where to begin to get those stains out!!!!

Donna

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Marrisa,

Matt, too, used to dump his drink EVERYTIME he had one. Now, it is only

when we are not sitting at a table. But he does put things into drinks,

onto plates, and into serving bowls. For instance, his fork will end up

in the mashed potatoes. It is really funny to see our dinner table. It is

large, and we do have 7-8 people eating. All the food is shoved to one

end, and there is a large clear space around Matt. He puts bread into his

and other people's drinks. Just something he seems to " need " to do.

When Brook does is Strawberry painting, does he come and tell you

immediately? Matt does. He has had a thing lately for tomatoes. He picks

them up, squishes them and throws them hard on the floor, then come and

says " mom, c'mere " and points to the mess! The other day, he threw a

honeydew melon on the floor and it broke in two. I understand what you

are saying about ready to send him back to school! And I have " help " here

in the form of older sibs. (Matt's not mine)

S

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and Donna and ALL,

Brook is nonverbal and he has never shown me anything. He just doesn't

relate to people that way. No, he just makes big messes and then he

continues on his way without a thought in the world whether he should or

shouldn't be doing it. And yes Donna strawberries are really tough stain to

get out. I had arm covers on the one chair he smeared which I had sewn on

since he always flings them off 5 times a day. I had to cut the stitches

off, spray them with spray and wash and then wash and now I have to sew them

back on. The chair had to be scrubbed also with spray and wash. All because

I bought strawberries. Of course he does the same thing with any fruit he

can find. Lately we have to feed him PB & J or he squishes it all up on his

plate. Well, I'm running out for more paint.

Marisa

Mom to Miles, Brook and Gennie

[Guest guest]

nathan also keeps throwing the couch pillows off to the floor, hmmm, i

remember he colored the cream carpet all over woth a lipstick, it too came

out eventually , lots of luck!

>From: poggim@...

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>Subject: Re: thirsty all the time and ready for school to start

>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:43:56 EDT

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> and Donna and ALL,

> Brook is nonverbal and he has never shown me anything. He just doesn't

>relate to people that way. No, he just makes big messes and then he

>continues on his way without a thought in the world whether he should or

>shouldn't be doing it. And yes Donna strawberries are really tough stain

>to

>get out. I had arm covers on the one chair he smeared which I had sewn on

>since he always flings them off 5 times a day. I had to cut the stitches

>off, spray them with spray and wash and then wash and now I have to sew

>them

>back on. The chair had to be scrubbed also with spray and wash. All

>because

>I bought strawberries. Of course he does the same thing with any fruit he

>can find. Lately we have to feed him PB & J or he squishes it all up on his

>plate. Well, I'm running out for more paint.

>Marisa

>Mom to Miles, Brook and Gennie

>

>

>

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In a message dated 8/23/00 9:37:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

mashawnag@... writes:

<< nathan also keeps throwing the couch pillows off to the floor, hmmm, i

remember he colored the cream carpet all over woth a lipstick, it too came

out eventually , lots of luck! >>

LOL I thought this was a Seth thing! LOL We never have a cushion on any

chairs or couch. They are always thrown on the floor. I think Seth thinks

that is his job around the house. LOL If it has a cushion, it must be taken

off, if it stands erect, it must be tipped over, if it is supposed to be

open-he must close it, if it's supposed to be closed-he must open it! I feel

like stripping the rooms bare and not dealing with all that stuff anymore!

LOL What a kid! LOL

Gail, Mom to; Seth-4, jo-8, Becky-9, -23, Jen-24, Grandma to Errick-4

and wife to -my hero

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In a message dated 8/24/00 12:10:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

stolzfamily@... writes:

<< After all, what is wrong with us that

we can't just make these kids keep the cushions on the couches/chairs. By

the way, we kept the old cushions and they are in a pile on the floor,

just for drumming!

S >>

LOL ! What a good idea! LOL I should have kept my old cushions for

Seth and sewed the new ones on the furniture! LOL

Gail

[Guest guest]

> << nathan also keeps throwing the couch pillows off to the floor,

> hmmm, i

> remember he colored the cream carpet all over woth a lipstick, it

> too came

> out eventually , lots of luck! >>

>

> LOL I thought this was a Seth thing! LOL We never have a cushion

> on any

> chairs or couch. They are always thrown on the floor. I think Seth

> thinks

> that is his job around the house.

Hey, that is Matt's job! All cushions on the floor for drumming practice.

I just got a new couch and love seat, and the #1 priority for the thing

was that it had attached back cushions, so the only thing that could be

removed were the seat cushions. In looking for our couch, I explained to

many salespeople that it MUST have a minimal number of loose cushions,

and I know they thought I was nuts. After all, what is wrong with us that

we can't just make these kids keep the cushions on the couches/chairs. By

the way, we kept the old cushions and they are in a pile on the floor,

just for drumming!

S

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