Coming to an End

Spring Break is coming to an end. We've had two whole weeks of pure craziness - good and bad. Out of all of this family time together, I am going to miss sleeping in until 8:30am in the morning. Back to the normal life of 5:30am wake up call. At least for S, she is use to the schedule of school and she will be happy to get back to what is expected. Daddy has been off with us these last two weeks and it has been a mixed blessing. He has been able to see S for truly all that goes on with her, that he misses while he is at work. At this point I want to mention one of my older ones... my seven year old J.

My seven year old boy is one of the most amazing kids that I have met. Am I being biased - NO, and let me think about it NO! He really is. When he was 5 years old two kids entered into his life literally overnight. Overnight he had to suddenly share his mommy and daddy and all that he called his with two other children. We've always instilled our Christian beliefs into J and taught him that we are called to Love one another. We shared with him how the bible/God instructs us to take care of widows and orphans, and to share all that the Lord has given him with others. He understood this and never once has complained. He never once has asked for them to leave. He has watched S go through fits, rages, and cries over all her trauma and now with her Aspergers coming to a head he is patient and kind with her. We have began to explain to him how God makes everyone different and that S just like everyone else is different, she just learns things a different way that we do. That God puts different people in our lives to teach us different things and to help us, weather it be for the moment or lifelong with patience, love, or some other lesson. We talked about all that we love S for. Now, to watch my young telling her sweetly and caring just like a brother should "It is going to be okay S, mama said that if you calm down you can play with us..." "Here S...you can do it (when he can do it)", "S can you help me... (when he needs none at all)" SO J - I know you'll never read this but I want to let you know that for seven years old, you are one incredible young man. Not many people would share their whole life - giving and loving without complaining. I am SO PROUD of you and all that your becoming... I know that this time in your life has been difficult and to watch others cry has been hard but you do so well. THANK YOU for being you, because it's not how mommy and daddy made you but how God did. I LOVE YOU!!

With all the tantrums and overwhelming that can go on in our day, I am so blessed to watch my little man step up to the plate and understand the best he can. This is what today showed me in the middle of Target as S was losing it because it was so crowded due to Easter. When S lost it and started hitting and screaming at him because I took her books away, and it had nothing to do with him. He sat patiently and understood that she is different and when she was done his question was. "Mommy she calmed down can she please ride bikes with me?"

This blog is starting to grow on me. I look forward to sharing with everyone the outcomes of where we are at. And the questions I ask to get answered by other people. The community of supporters or other people that have gone through this is reassuring that it all will work out, we just have to work at it.

C.A.R.E.S was able to fit us in on May 10th so excited!!! S is meeting with a new psychiatrist tommorow that maybe can help us with something?? I also found out about a new place called Total Education Services. Thank you (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) for sharing with me about it. I am excited to learn more about their speech and language therapy!!!