We have begun to enter crisis mode with Gavin once again. Gavin has become very unstable. He is experiencing auditory and visual hulucinations again. We have a call into his doctor but I'm wndering if the best thing would be Akron Children's Hospital. He needs evaluated and medically stablized ASAP. We just had another meltdown that wouldn't have happened a few weeks ago. Did I say long weekend already?  Posted via midNIGHT powered Epic 4G by lost and tired

It's now day 6 and Elliott is still sick and actually getting worse. We just got back from the doctors and he has bronchitis. He hasn't slept in over 40 hours and his fever is back.... Can you say "long weekend"........

Audio Fixed This is a little video montage I put together for Elliott. These are all clips taken from his birth up to his 1st birthday. We are grateful everyday that we didn't lose him....   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOn_xfeu8E8[/youtube]  

Elliott spent the better part of a month in the NICU. Both his lungs collapsed and he was very sick. He almost died. It was the scariest time of my life. I'm so grateful for him everyday of my life..

Gavin is in decline and we learned some bad news again....

It's been a while since I have just update everyone as to how everything is going. Honestly, since the "bare handed man" post I have just been struggling to write anything meaningful. There are a few reasons for that but the biggest is just that my thoughts are a mess. I have so much I want to say but just can't string the words together lately. So if you read this please don't expect anything "profound" as you will most likely come up empty handed. Instead I thought I would just try to share what my life is currently like in a very honest fashion. I know it's depressing to read but I just think it's important to show the world what our lives with Autism are like. This is…

If you ever get the “privilege” of knowing a special needs family you should feel honored. I say “privilege” because that’s exactly what it is, a privilege not a “right”.

So Elliott and Emmett both are still hanging on to the fever.. Gavin seems to be better...at least for now. Elliott and Emmett will both be home from school AGAIN tomorrow. We'll see how Gavin's doing in the morning. This always drags on. They seem to just keep passing the germs back and forth..... These guys are even more challenging when they are sick...if you can believe that.