Why is it that it's only the beginning of friggin November and I'm already hearing Christmas music in the radio? I'm totally not a scrooge but damn, I was hearing Christmas music last week on our local radio station. I think it's just a bit early for all the holiday stress to begin. Can we at least get through Thanksgiving before we start with Christmas?
Lizze is not doing well at all today. A few hours ago, she was doing okay. However, she opted to take a shower and since then, she has been sick to her stomach. She didn't even take a hot shower either. The list of things that she can no longer do, just keeps getting bigger and bigger. She may very well be down for the rest of the day. This will be a difficult afternoon but at least Gavin won't be injected into the mix. My Mom is once again picking him up from school. Thank God for small favors.
Emmett decided that he wanted to take a nap this morning. However, he wanted to have nap in the fort. That was fine with us. He wouldn't go unless someone sat upstairs with him. That someone, happened to be me. So Emmett is laying in the tent/fort. I'm laying in Elliott's bed, which is next to him. He's watching Big Big Friend on Elliott's TV and I'm starting out the window, watching the leaves blowing off the tree. Do your kids have a special fort or tent that they like to play in? Top: This is what the inside of Emmett's fort looks like. He's laying on a toddler mattress and use derived his weighted blanket. Bottom: This is me laying next to him so he feels safe.
Last night, Elliott woke up just before I climbed into bed. He and Emmett had been camping out in his room. Elliott had a bad dream and couldn't go back to sleep. I finally had Elliott just crash in Emmett's bed. About 45 minutes later, I woke up out of a dead sleep, choking. I literally couldn't breathe. I wasn't choking on anything, however, my airway was completely occluded. The only reason Lizze woke up was because I was flailing around, half on the bed and half on the floor. I honestly thought I was going to die. The entire incident lasted about 1 minute but that was the longest minute of my life. Finally, my airway began to open and I couldn't breathe once again. I happened to look…
I know I haven't had much in the way of updates on Operation Hope. Right now, it's moving at a snails pace. In fact, I think the snail would beat us. The problem is that Wraparound is currently waiting for records to be transferred. These records are necessary in preparation for going before the board and petitioning for funds. Unfortunately, Gavin has a lot of records. It's going to take some time to get everything in order. At the moment, Wraparound is trying to help us with our mortgage. We have fallen behind, not that it's a shock to anyone to hear that. Anyways, they are helping us locate resources that might be able to help us get caught up, so we don't slip further behind. If we do manage…
I wanted to let everyone know that the Autism Help Forums are officially back online. I rebuilt the forums entirely from scratch and I think that they are better than ever. You will have to register but that only takes a minutes and you can register with Facebook. Stop on by and introduce yourself in the Meet and Greet forum. Let's get these forums rocking once again and provide each other with support. Help me rebuild the community and be part of something truly amazing. I know it's hard to be one of the first posters, so I started a few topics in the Ice Breakers forum. You can find the Autism Help Forums either by clicking the link at the top of this post or the Autism Help Forums…
My latest article for Childswork is live and I would love to get your thoughts and opinions. If you get a second, PLEASE visit, Like and share the article from the Childswork Blog. Doing so will not only help my family but also spread awareness. #Autism and the Little Victories
For the first time in quite some time, Elliott snuggled with me and fell asleep on my chest. This reminds me of when he was a baby. I used to rock my little Elliott Richard and he'd fall asleep on my chest. I really miss those days. As he gets older and older, these moment are few and farther between. Thankfully, I got one of those moments today. :-)