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Autism and Disney World

Autism and Disney World

  Here is something you don’t know.  I am a Disneyphile of the highest degree.   I grew up going to Disneyland.  I’ve been to Disney a number of times over the years and though I know the bottom line is corporate is out to get […]

End of the School Year Craziness and Summer Plans

End of the School Year Craziness and Summer Plans

What a crazy time for us!  End of the year concerts, recitals, award ceremonies and the like.  Some of the kids have year-end tests/benchmarks as well.  We’ve signed up for a number of activities this summer–I don’t want the kids to lose the structure and […]

Getting Answers We Don’t Want

Getting Answers We Don’t Want

In January I posted about letting go, it has been a real struggle to do that.  I didn’t want to give up if it was in the Lord’s plan for my husband and I to have more children, but I was trying to let go […]

Acroboy is evaluated

Acroboy is evaluated

We met with a neurologist and someone who works in speech who administered an ADOS evaluation for Acroboy.  They determined that yes, Acroboy meets the criteria for being on the spectrum.  He is overly formal in his communications at times, blurts out random phrases like, […]

More Goals

More Goals

I confess, I’m putting off more housework while I write this blog. I at least have the dishwasher running while I write, but I have laundry to do and the piles of papers on my dining table and the stuff to clear away from the […]

Moving Forward

Moving Forward

So now that I’m letting go, I’m ready to move forward. I’ve posted goals for myself on my fridge so if I am tempted to go sneaking unhealthy food, they are staring me in the face. One of my goals is to tone up and […]

Letting Go

Letting Go

I’m writing this with a heavy heart.  I’ve been hoping since the last miscarriage that we’d be able to get pregnant again.  My family doesn’t think I should even try.  They all seem to take the ectopic pregnancy and two miscarriages  as a sign I’m […]

Recognizing Red Flags for Autism

Recognizing Red Flags for Autism

I’ve been talking to our pediatrician and we are concerned about some of the red flags we see in Acroboy. At 3 1/2 he is hyper-good at puzzles  (More than 100 pieces).  He also likes doing the same puzzle over and over again, and he […]

I ran a 5k!

I ran a 5k!

I ran my 5k race!  I hit my goal time which is very good for me.  I didn’t run constantly, but did the walk, run, walk, run thing. I feel good.  I look forward to running again next year!

Catching Up After A Difficult Year Part II

Catching Up After A Difficult Year Part II

Difficult Year Part II–Dealing with Grief I left off my last post having found out I had lost our second baby after losing the first one in an ectopic pregnancy.  Most likely our baby had Trisomy 18.  This time I had seen our baby move.  […]