I’m grateful tonight

Lizze is getting some shut eye and the boys and I are hanging out. We made pancakes for dinner and I focused more on serving sizes this time around and we had far less waste.. ☺ Gavin's getting his infusion and I'm writing this, while the boys are working together in the Xbox. It's almost bedtime and I'm feeling really good about this evening because it was pleasant. I was able to get some things done, make dinner and hangout with the boys.. I'm also glad that I was able to do this without needing to wake the wife. She's not been feeling well and needs some extra sleep. I'll probably put the kids down for the night and check on Lizze before settling in for some of whatever I…

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I’m absolutely frazzled today

I'm feeling pretty frazzled today. It's been nonstop this morning and I'm was up with Emmett last night again. Unfortunately, I'm allowing this enormous amount of stress to throw off my getting healthier plans so far. I totally own that and I'm really trying to stay motivated but it's a struggle. On the positive side, I'm still tracking what I eat and making better choices in that regard but the workout part is not going so well. With school starting tomorrow, my hope is that I can find the strength to give myself the needed push when I'm not neck deep in everything surrounding the kids. It's so exhausting and it's been a long break.  I've had several things come up that have me preoccupied and stressed out as well.…

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Read more about the article Emmett’s having such a very hard time right now
Emmett's having such a very hard time right now 😕 It's so easy to forget that just because a child with Autism can speak, doesn't mean they have the ability to express themselves. Emmett has a very, very advanced vocabulary but very, very limited expressive language skills. On days like today where it feels like we're living from one meltdown to the next, I'm reminded of this challenge. My sweet Emmett is not gifted in the ways of expressing his feelings or frustrations with words and indoor voices. Asking him what's wrong will not provide me with anything that can help me better understand what's bothering him. I instead have to follow the breadcrumb trail of behavioral changes and try and decode them.

Emmett’s having such a very hard time right now

Decoding my son with #Autism

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