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My little snow angel

Just as the school predicted and prepared us for, it's a snowday. Mr. Emmett decided that he wanted to head outside and sweep the snow off the porch. We have to use a push broom at the moment cause our snow shovel was stolen again.. Anyway, I only let him out for a few minutes because I don't want him in the snow wearing crocs and no socks. He did a really good job and wants to do more later on today. We'll have to see about that. Once I brought him in the house, I made him some hot chocolate with marshmallows and we snuggled on the couch, watching the new season of All Hail King Julian.... ☺

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December 14, 2017

Emmett John / My thoughts / Sensory / Shoes and Socks

Holy Shit!! He’s kinda wearing shoes

When it comes to being an Autism parent, it's all about the little victories. Don't get me wrong, we get some big victories as well and this is a prime example of one. ☺ If you know our story, you probably know that Emmett seriously struggles with shoes and socks. In fact, it's so bad he hasn't worn shoes in almost two years now. He will however, wear crocs but only certain ones and it's really hard to find those. Anyway, he's been wearing the second pair for quite awhile now and they were too small for him. He refused to wear anything else and it was a battle we decided not to pick because it would have only made things worse. Lizze's Mom bought him a new pair of…

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December 14, 2017

Emmett John / Inspirational Posts / My thoughts / Photography

We all have our reasons for getting up in the morning, even when it’s hard

Life isn't easy for my family. It's never been easy and there are so many times where I feel like I can't keep going on. Sometimes, the idea of getting up in the morning, only to face the same impossible challenges, is just too much. On the other side of the coin, there are moments when I'm reminded why I have to keep going. These moments help me find the strength and courage to keep moving, even when it's not easy to do so. Tonight was one of those nights. ☺

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December 11, 2017

Autism Parenting Struggles / Emmett John / Meltdowns / My thoughts

What the hell just happened?

This morning was a nightmare with Mr. Emmett. He was beside himself all fricking morning long. He screamed, screamed and screamed a whole lot more. You would be shocked by just how draining this is for us as parents. The issue seemed to revolve around his mouth hurting. He has a tooth coming in and as a result, he's refusing to eat. He melted down because he didn't want anything for lunch but then he did. It was very clear that he was frustrated and simply wasn't able to process anything. He did eventually make it to school but not before setting a tone for the day that is quite unpleasant. I suspect that he's in a fever cycle because it's unusual for him to go this far off the…

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December 7, 2017

Emmett John / Meltdowns / My thoughts

The screaming is horrible

Emmett is in a horrible mood this morning. I don't know why he's in such a nasty frame of mind but he definitely is. Everything results in him screaming at someone and then saying that he doesn't deserve to eat breakfast or some nonsense like that. All I can say is thank God they have school today because I would make it if I had to deal with this all morning. School will probably put him into a better mood because it always does. It's my goal to ensure this doesn't set the tone for me today. I'm feeling on edge and stressed out as a result of all the screaming this morning.

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December 5, 2017

Emmett John / My thoughts / Photography

I found him sleeping in my bed

I just wanted to share a cute picture of my tiniest minion, Mr. Emmett. Lizze and I were going to bed last night and bam, there he was. He'd made himself comfortable after flinging the blankets everywhere.. lol He's such a handful but so sweet as well. ☺

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December 3, 2017

Elliott / Emmett John / Feeding Problems / Sensory / Today's Victory

Today’s Victory: They tried new food tonight but did they like it

I picked the boys up from school this afternoon and both had a good day. I didn't hear any complaints about anything and I'm happy with that. ☺ On the way home, we stopped at Little Ceasars to pick up stuff for their lunches tomorrow but when we arrived, they were closed for remodeling. I don't know if something happened or if it was just a remodeling but either way, I wasn't able to get the kids the only things they'll eat in their lunches. Emmett has only been eating Little Ceasars Crazy Bread and Elliott is still only eating their pizza in their school lunches. The car still needs fixed and I didn't want to drive much farther because of it. I ended up ordering East of Chicago and…

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November 30, 2017

Emmett John / My thoughts

Sleeping on the couch

The boys had a rough night, especially Emmett. They all went to bed but Emmett woke up not feeling well. He had a really sore throat and I ended up on the couch in the living room with this poor little guy. He did fall asleep and stayed asleep for the rest of the evening. I feel like I slept pretty well but I'm still tired from yesterday. So far, everyone's doing okay this morning and I'm hoping to keep things moving in that direction... ☺

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November 24, 2017