I am at my wit’s end this week!  My kids aren’t sleeping through the night, and they’re also not napping.  Tristan has been incredibly violent, and Gabe has been incredibly whiney.  Is this week over yet?

I still haven’t heard from the Children’s Hospital regarding our home evaluation and I am growing more and more frustrated.  I really need help, I have no idea how to handle Tristan and we are all suffering for it.

Gabe has really started cruising around and trying to take steps, but for some reason it’s really upsetting Tristan and he constantly pulls and pushes him down.  It’s awful because I feel like I have to be Gabe’s bodyguard most of the day, and I think Tristan feels like I am favoring Gabe over him.  Maybe I’m just reading too much into it.  I just want the boys to get along and be able to play together, but we are so far away from that I don’t see how it will ever happen.

I see other people’s children interacting with each other and I envy them – their bad days are our every days.  Gabe actually flinches in preparation for being hit every time Tristan comes near him.

I’m sad, and I’m scared, and I just want some help!  I know that it can take months for evals, but what on earth am I supposed to do in the meantime?  The only words of wisdom from the pediatrician was to put Tristan in his room when he acts violently – well, leaving a 2 year old in his room for the day isn’t an option.  I just don’t know what to do.