Today I am reaffirmed that my job as a mom really is extremely hard and Zane is tougher to handle than most kids. Zane had his 4 year checkup today and I discussed in depth with Dr. Kaufman about my frustrations with Zane's difficult behaviors, the O.C.D, O.D.D and the constant power struggle. Our next step is to do in depth testing with a neuro-psychologist so see if we can figure out what is really going on with his behavior. Zane has almost caught up with his speech and is doing well with O.T. but his behavior is his biggest obstacle to his learning. He would rather argue with the teacher about everything under the sun instead of cooperate and listen.

In other news, we had a great Thanksgiving at home and this time Joe's parents came to us. It was wonderful having help with the kids for a few days and we even got this family photo taken for our Christmas card. We did go shopping on Black Friday at 5am and it was a crazy time. We were compensated for waking up so early by finding great deals for our Christmas shopping. This weekend we'll be driving to KC for Joe to go to a Chiefs game. We shall also have a party to celebrate Braden's first birthday.