What is going on???

I have no idea what has been going on this past week.  We have just been in this really weird meltdown cycle with J.  K had some friends on the Blue Angels, and they were in town for a show, so we were lucky enough to be able to watch them land on base and take some pics.  J did well until we had to walk over to take the picture and then all hell broke loose...high pitched screaming, wailing, kicking at me.  I think the fuel truck driving in close proximity and then beeping as it backed up really freaked him out, but I have no real way to know, since he can't tell me.  Thankfully, my neighbor had some pretzels that she shared with us, and that seemed to switch his focus, at least long enough to get our picture. 

Neither kid was looking at the camera (or screaming!) and just reaffirms that I always need to wear heels. Great fun though, thanks Blues!

We've also been dealing with some major meltdowns during a certain activity in ABA.  He HATES the puzzle, hates it.  And the meltdown just seems to go on and on without the ability to calm himself down.  We are working on it, but man, it really sucks.  He also had a major one at social skills class, which he normally loves.  I'm not sure what is going and triggering it, but I hope I find out soon.  Sometimes I wonder if part of it is just the "3s" but it just seems different.  It's hard to put my finger on, but it's more a lack of being able to regulate himself and calm down than it is just the tantrums.

Aside from that, we continue to make strides in language development and skills, so that's a good thing.  I try to imagine how frustrated I would be if I wasn't able to tell someone why I was upset and/or if something was hurting, so I'm hoping that the more language he acquires, the less we will deal with meltdowns.

On the pool front, there is nothing going on.  We were told last week that we would have a hole in the ground.  We were really surprised (sarcastic) that it didn't happen.  It's Wednesday, and guess what, no return phone call from yesterday and no hole in the yard.  I'm trying to maintain what little patience that I have, but I think I'm getting to point where I really want to call and complain about it.  I'll give it until the end of this week and then go from there....I realize that can't force anyone to do anything, but good lord!

Hoping for a better conclusion to the week and some good things to report in my next post.