Hello again, readers! It has been a very long while since I have posted on this thing and for that I am sorry. Life has been quite hectic as of late. To bring you up to speed my daughter turned one a few weeks ago (it still feels like I just brought her home from the hospital the time is moving so fast), and my son turned two in November and was diagnosed with Autism this past January. The diagnosis was definitely a blow to me and his father at first (we suspected it for a while but hearing it confirmed was still hard), but it didn't take us long to snap out of it and realize that our son was still the happy go lucky little guy he always has been and we wouldn't change him for the world. I'm not going to say its easy raising an autistic child, its FAR from it. There are everyday challenges and sometimes you want to tear your hair out in frustration of the whole situation, but for every "challenge" there's an even greater pay off.
For instance, my son just started calling me Mama at 28 months. We weren't even sure he'd develop verbal skills, so to hear him call me "Mama" for the first time was so special I must've hugged him for ten minutes just crying tears of sheer joy. And at the end of the day, I'm actually quite proud to have a son who views the world in a way that is not "normal" or "typical". I've come to find in doing research about Autism that some of the greatest minds of our times have been autistic. All I care about is that my son is happy and healthy, everything else is just icing on the cake.
Lets see, what else is new...
Me and the husband are doing good. There's been a few tough moments here or there, but thats just marriage for you I guess. Things are becoming less hostile with his ex. She even apologized for past behavior, which was absolutely shocking. So at least that area of our lives is at peace *fingers crossed*. Speaking of exes, no I have not mended bridges with previously mentioned "dear friend", and I'm pretty sure that I never will. Enough time has gone by that I don't hold much hostility towards her anymore, but I don't miss her that much anymore either. Every once in a while a song or something will get me nostalgic for the "good old days", but for the most part, its a closed chapter in my life that I don't re-read often.
So that is my catch up for the most part. I will follow up soon and if there's anything I forgot I'll be sure to include it in the next blog. Til next time kiddies!!!
