Michael HATES to get a haircut (most autistic kids do) so we bribe him with a trip to Chuck E Cheese for every haircut. Lately we've been going every couple of weeks & Michael's been tolerating haircuts so YAY! Probably not the best parenting but oh well. Rick's wonderful cousin Dina comes over to our house & cuts his hair for us so that is so nice. He's gone to the salon where I go too but lately he wants Dina to cut it which is usually easier anyway.
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| Our wonderful cousin Dina |
Michael has finally given up the pacifier (he called them his nite nites). He didn't really use them they were just a security thing. Most kids get attached to a blanket or stuffed animal but Michael got attached to his nite nites and it's been hard for him to give them up. My cousin Karrie is having a baby in July (thanks for having a baby to help me out Karrie-LOL) so I've been telling Michael for months that he has to give his nite nites to his baby cousin Ruby. A few weeks ago he said out of the blue that he didn't need them which was shocking but exciting, the next night however he wanted them again. : ( I told him I would only give him one (he usually gets two) & he started telling me he needed two but I told him it was one or none & he chose none! He's so stubborn & this time it worked against him. Ha ha Anyways he's been nite nite free ever since and I'm just a little excited!
