Trying to push the potty training harder and the struggle is real. The kids spent a night at Matt's parents house. They worked on trying to get Emmett to poop on the potty for four hours. He held it in the entire time until it started running down his leg. Then they gave in and let him go in a pull-up. He is still very scared and anxious about it. We are still hopeful it could happen before school starts on Sep. 10th. I know he wants to do it so bad, but he just isn't at that point yet. I also know if I continue to push harder, he will become more stressed out and anxious.
Going pee on the potty, however, has been going VERY well! Last week, Emmett started going potty independently at Fraser. :) The clinician monitors him while he goes, but he barely need any help! Each time he does this, he gets a starburst. So we carried what he does at Fraser into our home and he is now mostly going independently at home as well. We are so proud of him and are elated that he is making progress with this. :)
The clinicians at Fraser have been working their magic with getting Emmett to try a new snack. He has put a piece of banana in his mouth (then spit it out) and has tried a bite of string cheese. Shocking. I asked him if he liked the cheese and he said yes, but I'm not sure if he knew what I meant.
We got the results from the diagnostic assessment back in the mail. It's a big 20-page packet and took me a couple of days to read through it. It's pretty meaty. These are also hard to read through because it reminds me about the reality of the situation. Emmett still needs all of the services he's been receiving. In a nutshell, the level of care he needs- a level 5 being the most/highest level of care a child needs- is at a level 3. We are hopeful this number will go down as time goes on.
