He is autistic right?

No, He is Andrew. He just so happens to have Autism thank you very much!!! - Sorry, that really irks us.

In other new, the last couple of days Andrew has been saying his ABC's backwards. Yes from Z to A, with ease. It's awesome.

I still can't believe he is 3!!!

Today I asked him what is in my belly and he SAID BABY!!! Now, he probably has no clue what that means, but he still said it!

School for him is going very well! Today when I picked him up the Autism specialist was there and she said that she is very impressed by him, but is still concerned with him language. He KNOWS how to talk and knows that he has to to get what he wants or get his needs met, but lacks severe motivation beyond that. She said that they are going to get in contact with Ms. (Soon to be MRS!) Stephanie and see what they can come up with

My kid is lucky to have such an amazing team of people who love him and want for him to have the easiest life possible

Big BIG news :)

Our little family

How we told our families

 

 

Needless to say Erik and I are VERY Excited. Baby #2 in officially on its way! Andrew will be a big brother coming late June/early July 2013!!! Andrew, at this point isn't really aware of anything. Our main goal with him is to get him to stop kicking his feet on my stomach ( something he has does for sensory)

Since this is a blog about Autism, I will say this It is currently in the back of our minds with this one. If it happens it happens, nothing we can do to stop it. I am not going to waist, what will probably be my last pregnancy, worrying about it. I am going to cherish every flutter, and kick and rib punch. We know the steps to take if something pops up, so I think we are good :) :) :)

I will be 9 weeks on Sunday (11/25) We have seen a strong heart beat, I've hired a doula and my OB is FANTASTIC.  Baring complications I will NOT be induced again and so far I am not really sick. I've had a couple of days where I've puked and I do get puky if I don't eat, but so far so good.

I will throw in some updates about the pregnancy as things go along, but this will still mostly be a blog about Autism

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know we did!!!

Day by day

I can't believe it's been almost 3 months since we've gotten Andrew's official diagnosis. Things are looking SO good for him. He has recently started at the local Early Childhood school, and his teacher Ms. Sharron is great! Thought this entire process, I have yet to meet someone who has not been just fantastic with my son! He's only gone 2 days so far, but he is already doing fantastic!

Erik and I are doing well, Some times things get stressful, but I honestly believe at this point in our relationship, there is very little we couldn't get though together. He is my rock, and I love him so very much!

We finally picked a therapy company for Andrew. He will be going with the company I work for called Beyond Boundaries of Autism. At fist we were hesitant, because I was told I was going to have to quit my job, but after talking to Kim, she informed  me that because I have been with them for 4 years and because I am a valued employe who is good at their job, I will get to keep it. Obviously there are some other semantics to it, but I won't bore you with them! This is just FANTASTIC news!

It should be very interesting what the next few months will be holding for my little family. I can't wait to see where my 3 year old will be in his life as he grows, I am just SO SO SO proud of him. I hope he knows it!

Oh yea, last Monday (11/5) was Andrew's 3rd birthday! Here are a couple of pictures!

He looks so much like his Daddy! :)