One of the things that parents of Autistic children do very often is forget to take care of themselves. So I started a team on Endomondo called Fit4Autism. If you have a smart phone chances are you can download the Endomondo app. Check out my Fit4Autism page at the top for details on how to sign up. The team consists of people from around the world. We have runners, walkers, hikers, bikers, swimmers ect. We all track everything we do both big and small and it adds to the total number of miles the team as a whole has accumulated. We are racking up miles to raise Autism Awareness. It doesn't matter what your contribution it because the whole point is to get in better shape so we can be…

Lost and Tired is finally on the map....Google maps that is. I was sitting in my living room and thought I saw something driving by. I grabbed my camera and went outside. Sure enough it was Google, out taking "Street View" pictures for Google maps and Navigation. Well the "Street View" you'll see when looking up my address will show me standing in the front yard pointing my Nexus S 4G by Google at whoever is looking at it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tk3AqeqfGY[/youtube]     Just thought it was kinda cool to actually see it in real life.

Emmett, apparently LOVES fish. He went from tank to tank to tank. He was just fascinated by them. We might have to get a little 10 gallon setup at some point. I thought I would share a couple of pics from the pet store. - Lost and Tired Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Oh yes he did!!!!!   As if today wasn't stressful enough already. Gavin had to go and press the "let's see how high we can get daddy's blood pressure before he strokes out" button. I swear, I love Gavin but sometimes I just know he's going to be the death of me. In a bold and beyond dangerous move tonight, Gavin decided that he would go and take his medicine ALL BY HIMSELF.... Without Lizze or I giving it to him. He has NEVER done that before and appeared shocked and dismayed as to why on earth I would be upset with him for doing that. AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH...... What was he thinking? There is a reason we keep them where we do. Clearly he wasn't thinking. This is a really bug deal because…

Dr. H saw Gavin this morning. As Gavin is "symptom free" it's tough to know for sure. He's running a ton of tests to make sure everything is ok. He suspects that if it's anything that maybe it's his gallbladder. So Gavin has an ultrasound on Thursday morning to check everything out. Gavin has been just fine all day now so who knows what's going on. Lizze is really struggling right now so I didn't get a chance to update the blog yet. - Lost and Tired Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

I gonna be really honest, this week hasn't started out well and doesn't seem to be improving at all. I posted this morning about Gavin coming home, sick and in pain. We were all set to take him to Akron Children's because Gavin appeared to be on his "death bed" for lack of better terms. We wanted to get him ANY and ALL help we could. We canceled ALL of Emmett's VERY important appointments in order to help Gavin. I was sleeping when Gavin got home (Thanks Lizze). When this was brought to my attention I went to check on him in his room. I was a medic for a long time and I have cared for countless patients. I learned to tell the difference real pain and drama. With…

Gavin just home this morning. He's white as a ghost and in pain. Lower right quadrant pain to exact. He has been on meds to help him be more..um..regular. To my knowledge, they have been working, so I'm not sure what's going on. We are either headed to Akron or Aultman as soon as we find a place for Emmett. Hopefully it will turn out to be nothing as Gavin says he hasn't eaten anything that's "non-food". Please say a prayer that he feels better and this is nothing serious. Thanks - Lost and Tired Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

We shipped off Gavin to Lizze's parents tonight. Gavin needed a break and quite frankly, so did we. Elliott is spending the night at my parents house. He was SO excited to go. As crazy as it sounds, I really struggle with Elliott not being home. I'm ok with Gavin gone because he was driving everyone crazy and so it was good for everyone involved to get a break. Elliott, while frustrating, at times as well, is just different for me. Elliott doesn't stress me out the way Gavin's behaviors can. Call me what you will but I'm just being honest. I love Gavin but his behaviors take a toll on me and sometimes we need time apart. Emmett has so far slept straight through the night, for the first…