Today's Victory is brought to you by Gavin. Gavin has a lot of challenges in his young life. He struggles with behavioral issues and has, several times, in the past been hospitalized for those behavioral issues. However, today is a day that I want to celebrate because Gavin had an absolutely perfect day. While we never stride or push for perfection, that doesn't mean we will discourage it. In fact, I want to share with everyone, just how proud of him I am. Today, Gavin was a fine example for his younger brothers. This isn'talways the case but today was a very big exception. We had no meltdowns from him today and he was instrumental in many of today's activities. Great job Gavin... :)

Today was a beautiful day. It actually approached 70F outside today. I couldn't pass up the chance to get to the boys outside for a little while. We went out into the backyard and spent some time playing, cleaning up and having fun. They got to chase the dogs around for quite some time before coming back into the house for some snacks. Dare I say it? It was a normal afternoon.

I thought it would be neat to share a view of this exact moment, from Emmett's perspective. This will just give you an idea of what he is seeing, doing and experiencing at the very moment.

Elliott's reaction to the DTP and Polio booster hasn't improved as we thought it was.  However,  it's not getting worse,  so I guess that's something. His arm is beginning to itch really bad but the swelling seems to have stopped at his elbow. While it doesn't seem to be getting better,  it certainly doesn't seem to be getting worse. While I'm definitely a supporter of vaccines,  this has me concerned. I'll keep you all posted as to how he is doing.   Thank you for all the thoughts,  prayers and advice.   :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive the typos. Auto-correct and I don't get along very well.

Lost and Tired's #Autism Question of the Day: #4 What is the most rewarding part of special needs parenting for you and why?      Please join in the discussion and share your feelings and experiences. This can help other readers to have a better idea of what this journey is for you.. :-)   Remember, as always, you can reply to the discussion here in the comments or more privately in the Community Autism Support Forums by following this link: http://lostandtired.com/autismsupport/showthread.php?t=137  

Gavin has once again created a Lego masterpiece.  I forgot what he called this one but I wanted to share the pictures.  He's excited for you all to see those new ship he made.  As always, please feel free to leave your positive or encouraging comments below.  :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android

I'm concerned that Elliott’s arm isn't getting better.  It seems to be wrapping all the way around his arm. He had his dose of benedryl and I applied the hydrocortisone cream before he went to bed.  I also make the edges of the inflammation so it's easier to tell if it's getting worse and if so,  but how much. It doesn't seem to be bothering him to much right now though.  Hopefully,  that's a good sign. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers today.  I truly appreciate them.  :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android