Kiran did me a favor this morning by not waking up with a fever. He has still hung onto a gunky cough from his illness two weeks ago, and he woke up last night a couple hours after going to bed. Which is exactly what happened two weeks ago before he woke up with a fever the next day.

So I was bracing myself to lack balance once again during a busy and stressful time.

He has also been acting weird about putting weight on his right leg. But only periodically and only at home/for us (school hasn’t noticed, not even when he was working hard for PT and respite care providers haven’t noticed). I have taken him to the pediatrician so many times for this type of symptom, to have a partner in the detective work, but I am giving it more time this time.

Then, this morning, he was the most feisty he has EVER been while I was trying to brush his teeth. So now I need to investigate to see if there’s a loose tooth or a sore or if it’s that darn front tooth that won’t break through the gums bothering him.

When you have a non-speaking child with intellectual disability who is still working on vocabulary and communicating, you find yourself in the detective role a lot.

And it’s exhausting.