Tag: pit crew

It was all going so well…

Sean had a terrific day at therapy today.  Autumn helped me out and picked him up today so I could work later in my classroom before tomorrow’s Open House. She told me that they definitely made a point to let her know that he had an amazing day! Hooray! I’ve noticed it too.  I really think the CBD oil is helping him.  The evenings are a little harder, but we are getting there–I think. 😀

When I got home tonight, he was in a good mood and as adorable as ever. He was already bathed, hair nicely combed to the side and eating a snack…well more than one because this kid never stops eating. 😉

Things were winding down for the night. I have a really long day tomorrow so I was just about to go to bed when  I thought I could hear Sean awake in his room.  I asked Kelly to please go check because if Sean sees me he’ll want to go for a car ride, a swim, a snack, you name it!  Kelly left our room and shut the door again. I was in a texting conversation finishing a text when I thought I heard Kelly yell. I heard him again and this time I could tell he was yelling for Emma.  I opened my door and saw the scene.

Basically, when Kelly opened the door he was greeted with a naked Sean at the bottom of the stairs covered in poop from head to toe–literally!! I’ll be honest, the room and hallway looked like a crime scene, but instead of blood…it was poop!  Sheets, carpet, walls, and Sean were all completely nuked.

Now that’s all a bummer especially after the promising day he had.  However, I’m not going to let it get me down because here’s the part that is so dang amazing to me.  We have trouble with Sean and the whole Pit Crew shows up again…

Kelly quickly took Sean into the shower unbeknownst to me and started cleaning him off.  Kelly said that pretty much just the whites of his eyes were showing. Kelly called for Emma and all three kids showed up. This is when I arrived at the crime scene too.  I stripped the bed and started the washer.  Emma grabbed the carpet cleaning machine and took care of the hallway, stairs, and landing. Liam went and got a new pull up for Sean and helped get the dirty clothing to the laundry room as he of course also touched other things in their bedroom.  Mallory grabbed the pets and put them in closed rooms so they were out of the way and then wiped down the wall.  It’s my Pit Crew and I can’t begin to tell you how thankful I am for them.  I know that not everyone in my similar shoes has this kind of support. So, instead of focusing on the mess, I’m going to bed thinking about the good that once again came out of it.  ❤

 

Seanny’s Pit Crew…

Like any good family, the people in my family work together, especially when it comes to Sean. I honestly don’t know what I would do if I was still on this journey alone. As they say, it takes a village and much of our “village” lives in our house.

I’m going to paste a recent Facebook post I shared. It gives a little insight into what I’m talking about with our beloved pit crew.

So needless to say, Sean has had a rough day. He fell asleep for a little bit at therapy. Came home and didn’t want to eat or drink like he normally does. He asked to go in the pool, which I let him for about 15 minutes. He then started getting irritable. We came inside, changed and went for a car ride because he asked for one.

While we were driving he started throwing up in the back seat. I pulled into a parking lot and cleaned him up the best I could with napkins from my glovebox. I called Kelly and told him what happened and where we were at.

When we pulled up in the driveway, we were met by Kelly, Emma and Liam waiting for us. They had our designated family barf bowl, towels and the mini carpet cleaner ready to help. They were standing in the rain like a pit crew at the Indy 500 waiting for us. I think Sean just had his after therapy pill without enough food in his stomach. Fortunately, we didn’t have too much of a mess and the pit crew wasn’t necessary. However, I still appreciated the effort. 😊

I’m not going to lie. I’ve been feeling frustrated, weak and tired. But when I turned onto our street and saw them, I was reminded again about how awesome my family really is and how blessed I am.

We work together as a team. Everybody helps with Sean. Not everyone has this blessing.

Please pray for Sean to start feeling much better and pray for a very good night of sleep! We haven’t had an issue with seizures in a few years, but I’m a little nervous about the possibility so please pray for that too. Thank you!💙