Today Mitchell started ESY (Extended School Year) in the morning then onto Tri-County SRA afterwards. It was such a good feeling to be able to walk around the house, remove the safety wedges from all the windows and open them wide.
In years past Mitchell would only pop out a screen on a window if it was open all the way and he REALLY wanted to get out but for the most part it was not an issue. Then he would try to get out more often but was not strong enough to lift the windows up further so as long as it was locked or only open a bit he could not get out. Starting last summer he began to raise the windows himself and even unlock them first if he was determined enough. He has popped out his bedroom window on the 2nd floor and sat watching the kids outside with his feet dangling down and even climbed out our bedroom window onto the new roof over the patio.
Starting this spring we installed wedges on all 20 windows and keep the windows open only far enough so Mitchell cannot get his head through. As you can imagine not much air comes through this tiny opening. If the wind is blowing right we get a little breeze but mostly we get hot, sticky air. At night we cannot leave the windows open at all so even if it has been nice all day the air conditioning comes on because there is no air circulating at all without it.
On a morning like today, when I know Mitchell will be gone for the majority, I can open the windows wide and get some nice fresh air and start to feel normally for a few hours.
