I don't want to forget....

As I was sitting in EK's dark room last night waiting for her to fall asleep, I realized that it's been 2 years since we received her autism diagnosis. This 2nd year went by rather quickly. I think partly because we've accepted her diagnosis more as time goes by and partly because we're in a routine that works right now. There are still some hard days, but they don't seem to happen as often as that first year. I think coming to grips with autism has different steps of grief...denial, anger, sadness, acceptance, etc. Though I wouldn't say I'm completely content with our situation (in fact, I will admit that I'd remove the autism if I had the power) , I know that my Heavenly Father's plan is good and perfect and that's what I have to trust in. Sometimes it's good to have some quiet time to think and other times it's not so good. As I thought back to 2 years ago, I became sad. We knew something wasn't right with EK. Sensory-wise she had ...

I have been loving this "spring-like" weather. We took an opportunity to soak up some sun yesterday afternoon . I figured everyone in our neighborhood would be there, but thankfully we pretty much had the playground to ourselves. :) Here's a cute one of EK. She LOVES being outside. She was happy about something before coming down the slide. My sweet AC EK swinging on the swing on her tummy. She would run with her feet and then pick them up to swing back and forth. AC is such a big girl to swing on the "big swings". After playing for a bit, we took a walk over to Ms. Colleen's (one of EK's teachers from last year). She will probably have Ms. Colleen again next year, which I'm excited about. EK wasn't so sure at first, but gave Ms. Colleen a hug before we left. :)

I am becoming a bit of the slacker on this blog! I apologize to those of you who check often for updates, only to find the same one you've seen several times! :) I am pregnant with baby #3! This pregnancy has really worn me out! I don't know if it's because I'm older or that I have 2 other kids to keep up with or what! Soon after dinner, I am done for the night. I am thankful for the evenings that Keith is home to help with baths and bedtime. :) I went to the doctor last Friday (at almost 11 weeks!). Part of the reason for going so late was that I switched doctors and the other part was the crazy winter weather we had 2 weeks ago. I am happy to report that last Friday we got to see baby Sanders! My new doctor either has incredible equipment or technology has come a LONG way since having AC. It was amazing to see a little baby on the screen that wasn't even 11 weeks old. We could see so many details, like hands and feet and the spinal cord. My official due date is Se...

Wow! What crazy weather we have been having here in Texas! Makes me think for a second that I'm back up north...although, I've heard they have quite a bit of snow up there right now too. :) On Monday, we had business as usual. Instead of therapy, EK had her yearly well-check exam. (side note: I LOVE my pediatrician. I am thankful I can voice all my concerns and he listens and then gives his thoughts, which are usually right in line what I wanted.) EK did very well there. We put her on a small amount of medicine to help her focus more at school and she was a different child at the doctor office. This is the first time she has willingly stood on the scale to be weighed without crying and she also laid down so we could measure her (since she stands on her toes, we knew the length wouldn't be accurate on the scale.) What a relief it was for me to have her so calm! :) Anyway, after that we took her to school. She had a good day there, even with a substitute. AC and I ran a coupl...