It has been quite awhile since I was able to blog because it has been so busy around here! Between getting E-man to school, taking Little Buddy to Sacramento every week, cleaning the house, work and maintaining my marriage I have been too exhausted to even think about typing! Hopefully that explains my long overdue update on how the boys are doing, please forgive me ;-)
E-man has been making some great gains now that he has been attending school for going on 6 weeks. He has mastered gross and fine motor imitation and is beginning to use verbal imitation as well. I can't even express how exciting this is to us. We have had to work on many other foundational steps to get to this point and the fact that he is starting the process of verbal communication makes me giddy. There was a short period of time that my husband and I were struggling with the various school options and I am so relieved this is the result of our choice. I'm very excited for E-man"s future, I feel like it's so bright.
Little Buddy is doing pretty good too, I have been learning quite a bit about how to encourage him to come out of his shell and foster his communication skills. We had an evaluation through our local regional center and he came out with what they called "splintered skills". Basically this means he scores all over the place, with strenghts and delays in some areas. They recommended an at risk program through E-man's school and to be formally evaluated for autism at the M.I.N.D. Institute.
I was broken up about this for a week or so, even having a cry session at work with some colleagues. Thank God everybody has been supportive thus far. Really what is helping me get through this is praying but also the mantra "choosing to be happy". I can't control a whole lot of what will happen in life, but I can control my reaction. This gives me comfort in the hardest times. At this point there are still many things to be happy and thankful about for both my little men.
Well I am off to pick up E-man, until next time.....choose happiness!
