last week

We are now in our last week of the new medication (Strattera). We go back to the Dr. on Wed to discuss the results. It's hard to say if it's working or not because he's been out of school for a week. The next few days in school should tell us something. But the Psychologist we talked to told us the full benefits of Strattera won't show until about 6-8 weeks.
I am trying to become as knowledgeable as I can so I've been reading a new book that the Psychologist we met with recommended. The book suggests having your child eat a good protein filled meal for breakfast and lunch. Protein is supposed to help with the inattention, and other behaviors that come along with ADHD. I took inventory of all the food Cody will eat and checked the protein and Iron levels. As healthy as Daniel and I are, we are way more relaxed with Cody's eating...which has become a bad thing. Needless to say there are now some snacks that have been thrown out. Cody isn't the best eater so we've been trying extra hard to get him to eat new things. He now wants a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast! The book suggests to buy some type of protein powder that you can put into food or drinks. We already happen to have a chocolate protein powder that we take so we've been putting it in Cody's milk. Cody is a big water drinker so we have to force him to drink the chocolate milk!
The book also recommends that you work on one behavior you would like to change a week. That way it gives them more time to focus on just the one behavior. This book was full of good ideas and I can't wait to start implementing them into our everyday lives.