A quick note as I really need to get Benjamin up and ready for school...Kristin's MD appt was at 5pm yesterday...Larry & I were both able to attend with her.  It was about an hour long and she got to play with a number of toys.  The Dr. even got her paintbrush and water so that she could do some water color painting (mostly of her own hands).  Dr. Sabin has a great deal of experience with children like Kristin and asks many insightful questions.  We came away feeling like she's up to speed on how things are right now and it was good to talk over some possible options if they are necessary later.  We are both very comfortable that she isn't a person who aggressively pushes medication at all...in fact she agreed with us that it doesn't seem like a step we need to consider right now.  It seems that Krissy has alot of difficulty in certain environments that she feels overwhelmed with...but she isn't by an means, out of control all of the time.  We saw that over Christmas break we went a full 3 weeks without a meltdown, so this was encouraging.  We're also seeing that she's doing well generally in her new school.  I think she is testing and finding where the boundaries are, but she never is resistent to going and seems happy there.  

Time for me to go get the little boy up.  Our older kids have auditions today for the winter show...I get anxiety just thinking about all these brave kids that get up today and sing all alone. Then the weekend of drama...waiting for the call back list, waiting for the cast list....

Have a wonderful weekend...an extended one for some of us/you!