Weekly Update

Morning! Well, a week has gone by and it's been fairly quiet. Terrible Tuesday went off without a hitch and in the one-on-one session ( which I have been going in for lately) we discussed the let-down of the last Endo appointment and how well Alex dealt with those hard emotions. It is getting easier to process the really big feelings, the ones that would have put him in a spin for a week or more. So I guess, without him even realizing it, the therapy is working. < gasp!>
Thursday night I had a HeSheWe and Ze group meeting at Rosmy. I'm so in love with this group, they really are the people who completely understand all of the crazy shit that happens with Alex. Taylors parents were there and I got a good chance to talk with them during the meeting. They are as happy as I am with the kids making such a strong connection. Finding someone you like who is going through the same things is priceless. The resulting laughter and smiling faces makes it worth every damn minute I spend driving Alex to see her.  Anyway, we are planning another outing for the group. This will be our first outdoor activity and the teens have been charged with making up a treasure hunt. It's so important for the older kids to show the younger trans kids that they are ok. That they are important and being different is not a bad thing. All of the teens really take this role seriously and I am so proud of them all. So much courage, strength and character in this group. Sometimes it's overwhelming.
Our week was capped off with Alex getting the much-wanted snakebite piercing. It was a hard call for me but seriously, half the kids at his school are sporting a lot more than just lip piercings. I guess it's perspective. I had to let it go and allow him to make that decision. He was scared but the staff were gentle and his piercer was good. It only took a couple of minutes and he was a happy guy afterwards. I'll take that.

Alex @ Lucky 13 Tattooing

Taylor came by yesterday and spent the day with us. It was beautiful outside so they spent most of the day out in the neighborhood, coming in to have some pizza for lunch and hunkering down for The Conjuring.  It was a good day.

And so here we are Sunday morning and I'm up way too early. This week I need to 1. call the Endo's office to make sure the paperwork was filed for the testosterone prescription 2. start making a list of things I want to discuss with the school about the next school year ( bathrooms, name change ) and 3. get Alex some ankle weights....as soon as the shots start, he will be on a rigorous walking regime. Exercise is not a natural thing for this kid so he'll need a push. We will also be biking when the weather starts cooperating. 

So that's it for now.  

Alex's Re-play of the day

Skrillex ~~ Dirty Vibe