Surgery

Oh, the ignorance of my parenting. I should have known things would not change as easy as it seemed. C was terrified with the concept of this surgery. He did not want an extra hole in his body. The Fear of the Unknown plagued him. He spent nights awake out of fear. We spent days

Sum up

I cannot believe it has been almost a year since I last posted something. I would love to say that everything is great, and that we took time off to enjoy life but, sadly, we have had a lot going on over the past year. A little over a year ago, we helped move my

Defeat?

Today is beautiful. I am outside, enjoying the weather and yet, I’m fighting feelings of defeat. This morning we had our third visit with the psychologist who has recently begun working with C. We have been waiting several months to see this doctor, as is common with most of the pediatric specialists our kiddos need

More Cowbell

We’ve been very busy lately and it has been a few months since I updated everyone on what is going on with C. Before I do, I want to share this… One of my very favorite Saturday Night Live skits that I recently rediscovered.(Here) Now that’s done, on with the updates. We got the results

Autism, Anxiety and more oh my!

As most of my readers know, my family and I have been on a tumultuous trip to find a diagnosis of our youngest kiddo. Early on, we knew he viewed life a bit different, but we couldn’t figure out if his behavior was unique, or if he was emulating his older brother, who is on

The Imagined Fear

A German proverb states: “Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.” Fear presents itself in our lives in many ways. It can be anywhere from mild to severe. It can seem silly or it can feel so intense that we shut down. Where does this fear come from? In our brain, there is a

Box of Chocolates

Today, I have no profound news to share but, I want to tell you the story of my day. We live in the Pacific Northwest and, as you may or may not know, we have been under a blanket of smoke for quite some time due to various wild fires in just about every direction.

Schrödinger’s Autism

It’s already a few days into May, and I cannot believe how much time has passed since my last post. So much has happened around here that it’s been hard to keep up. Beginning in March, we had our youngest son, C, engage in a neuropsychological evaluation. This evaluation took place over several appointments and

Hostages

What do you think of when you hear the word hostage? Maybe you picture someone being held at gunpoint in a bank robbery or home invasion. Maybe it’s something you heard about in the news. Maybe it’s just a vague concept to you. I used to think of it as a mix of all the

This Is Not the Answer You’re Looking For

Back in October, our Mr. C was hospitalized for a bowel clean out. He has chronic issues in this department, and this is not our first time in the hospital for it. You can read my post about the last time here. When the hospital took an x-ray to determine the scope of the blockage,