Joining the party!

Well my husband has decided he wants to try his hand at blogging and he's actually quite good at it! Here is a link to his blog http://vexed-but-blessed.blogspot.com/ It's always nice when your spouse is super supportive and hops in to new activities with you! This especially helps when having kids, more specifically a child with autism. There are always new and sometimes scary experiences that come along with a diagnosis. For example our E-man is currently receiving early start services with therapy at home 25 hours a week. Today is his last day until his IEP (individualized education plan) meeting. It's not certain where he'll continue services but we would like him to continue with the school we've been working with. Then once that daunting task is completed he'll be going to school for 35 hours a week! Anticipating saying good-bye that first morning will be tough. I know it's inevitable for most parents, they all go to school but we are doing the whole thing a full year earlier than most. I'm sad I won't get to see him during his breaks and at lunch, hearing him run around saying "Up!" (his new favorite word). I feel a tinge of guilt because I'm also looking forward to having my house back and being a little more free in my schedule. Thankfully he has a week off before he goes, so I'm going to try to savor every moment with my little E-man. I didn't realize that being a parent would require so much letting go. In the end it's what is best for him and that's what matters the most.