Being a special needs family, finding a church family is hard! When we moved to Wichita we were part of a church for a couple of years until Caleb's behaviors came to the point that he needed extra help during Sunday school time. We asked for help from the children's director and was basically told that either Tony or I would have to be in with … [Read more...]
22 Days!!!
Twenty-two days! Twenty-two days is all that's left in this school year for Caleb and Steven. It's hard to believe that we're in the home stretch for this year. Caleb is fixing to finish eighth grade and he will be having an eighth grade graduation. Steven will be finishing kindergarten. It's hard to believe that Caleb will be starting high … [Read more...]
Caleb and Meds – Sometimes Don’t Mix Very Well!!!!!!!
So as I stated in my last post, which you can read about here in case you missed it, I am going to try and update you on Caleb and what happened when he had to change to a generic form of a medication and added a new seizure medication earlier this year. January started as any other January until it came time to fill one of Caleb's long time … [Read more...]
2015 Christmas Letter
For those of you that I did not have addresses to send Christmas cards, here is our 2015 Christmas letter. For the rest of you, no peeking, your Christmas card is on it's way! (Although there are a few more pictures here than on the Christmas card!!!) November 30, 2015 Dear Friends and Family, Hey, it’s November and I’m already starting … [Read more...]
The Road is Paved with Good Intentions…
When I transferred this blog to a self-hosting blog, I really had every intention of keeping it updated on a more regular basis. I really wanted to do more with my blog than just update it every few months and then do a big update and then let it sit. But guess what, that has not happened! Once again, it has been three months since I've updated … [Read more...]
Surgery
One would think with the number of surgeries and sedated procedures that the kids have been through that it would get easier and the nerves would not be bad. But I think the nerves actually get worse with each procedure. I have lost count where we're at in the surgery/sedation procedure numbers! I'm sure if I went back through my records and took … [Read more...]
Last Day of School
Today was the boys' last day of school for the 2014-15 school year. It's hard to believe that I officially have an eighth grader and a kindergartener!!!!! It's also hard to believe that we are completely finished with the ECC (Early Childhood Center) program through Maize. We started with them 10 years ago and seen them evolve from 2 special … [Read more...]
Autism Awareness Month – What is Childhood Disintegrative Disorder?
April is considered Autism Awareness Month. In our house, we are aware of Autism 24/7, 365 days a year, as we have two boys that have been diagnosed with the disorder. Autism is a spectrum disorder and each person does not present the same way. It can be very hard to diagnose Autism, because it can mimic so many other disorders, i.e., ADHD, … [Read more...]
Hello world!
Hi everyone! I'm in the process of starting a new blog that's on my OWN domain!!! EEKKK!!!! I've wanted to do this for a long time and finally have taken the time to get it done!!!! Please be patient with me as I learn this new platform!!!! If you want to read any of our history you can find it at twospecialneedschildren.blogspot.com. … [Read more...]