Re-adjusting to home...

We have been home now for about 3 weeks now and it still feels like we are adjusting to being home again!  Bradyn doesn't have a scan until the 26th so that's just a waiting game, while Angelina has resumed her therapy sessions.  Larry has gone back to work and is still adjusting to going back to midnights so that is affecting all of us as we try to figure out what schedule works best for all.  Bradyn is still exhibiting some aggressive behavior and I am still hopeful that it's more to do with the environmental change but time will tell on that as well.  I can tell when he does something, like pour a glass of milk on his chest, and he gets completely upset about it like he doesn't understand why he just did that he's not trying to "buy" his way out of a situation.  On the other hand, when he doesn't get his way on something then throws a ball, or some other random object that happens to be in his hand, he gets that scared "oh no!" look on his face like he knows he's about to get into trouble.  Some days require more patience than others but everyday we are both so thankful that he is still here with us!  It's hard getting back to that state of mind where you don't feel like you have to keep looking over your shoulder to see what else is coming.  Right now, for me personally, the diet/grocery changes are cumbersome.  In Houston we were literally blocks from really great markets to get the organic and natural items we needed and if we didn't have something it wasn't a drive across town.  It felt like life here was completely on hold so there was time to read all the labels that needed to be read and the upkeep on the apartment and laundry wasn't as big of a deal because of the size and proximity of it all.  Now that we are home, life has decided to resume and I guess I am feeling like I can't, we can't, quite keep up. 

Larry and I planned on taking Brady and Cirstyn to Turner Falls for an overnight trip this week, but the more we talked about being away from the house overnight and spending the night somewhere else the more Brady absolutly did not want to go.  It came down to making a decision and the last time we talked with him about it he melted into tears about being home to sleep in his baseball bed.  It really was heartbreaking to see him this upset about his need to sleep at home so, as you can imagine, we stayed home.  So, while Angelina spent the night with Nanny, we took B and C to Chuck E. Cheese's to play games and to the zoo.  We made sure to pick things that Angelina didn't really enjoy to make the most of her hanging with Nan and I mean to tell you she would have HATED the heat at the zoo!!   B and C had a blast at CEC running around playing games, winning tickets and picking prizes.  They equally enjoyed the zoo riding the train, seeing the animals and playing in the kid areas.  At least there were enough indoor exhibits to see so that we could cool off in between all of the outside exhibits.  It was good day!