M is for Moo

M is for Moo.  Yes, I am talking about cows - as in, the Chick-Fil-A cows.  Every year, Chick-Fil-A hosts 'Cow Appreciation Day' and it has become our little tradition to get dressed up like cows and go share lunch as a family.  We have been doing it since 2011 and the boys look forward to it as much as I do because Chick-Fil-A is typically spendy and with 3 kids who can eat like adults, it can cost a small fortune to eat there.  The boys were one of the highlights of the store while we were there, which was fun.  They took pictures with Mr. Cow, "Moo"d at everyone who looked at them and would only answer to 'Eat', 'More', or 'Chicken' for the rest of the day.  That would be because they had signs that said 'Eat', 'Mor' and 'Chik'n' when they were dressed up as little calves. Everyone had grilled nuggets, fruit and lemonade for lunch and then (at another location!) had chicken strips, fries and chocolate milk for dinner.  My only complaint is that Cow Appreciation Day falls in July every year and it is blasted hot in July!

M is for Mackeral.  And bass.  And salmon.  And trout.  And all the other kinds of fish the boys learned about today at Bass Pro Shops' Family Summer Camp.  We only managed to make it to two of the workshops due to Apollo's inability to sit still and constant demand to talk over the lay hosting the workshop.  We made it to the Archery and Fishing "camps" though and the boys thoroughly enjoyed what they were able to complete.  From there, we explored Bass Pro Shops and managed to waste another hour just looking at everything inside - there are two enormous fish tanks that mesmerized Apollo and we had some lovely fish photobombs too!  Outside, they had cute little crafts the boys were able to color - a turkey track magnet and a turtle suncatcher.  They didn't hold Apollo's attention long, but he did manage to get them somewhat colored.  He was more interested with shooting the bow/arrow and casting a fishing pole.  Overall, it was a success for what it was, but I could tell that Orion was disappointed we didn't stay for more.  I did take Orion back later in the camp to complete the rest of the workshops without his brothers.

M is for Maintaining.  Apollo now has a new doctor, as was expected.  Upon observing him, she has decided NOT to up his dosage of Intuniv at this time, due to his age.  Since he is under 6, she does not want to go above the 2 MG dosage, but instead had me change the TIME he gets his medicine.  Instead of taking it at bedtime, as he was before, we are now giving it to him in the morning (and once school starts, he will take it here before he gets on the bus).  So far, I am really not seeing a big difference in his overall behavior.  The biggest accomplishment is that we have cut out Melatonin almost completely.  He still gets it once in a while, but his doctor was concerned with him regularly getting such a high dose.  She didn't recommend we reduce it, but we have managed to get him 80% off of it.  If his behavior starts to tilt back towards the insomniac nights, we will begin it again.  He has a med check on August 20 (along with a dentist's appointment too!) and at that time, his doctor said she does have another medication she can add onto the Intuniv to address his defiance if that does not improve.