Friday, December 31, 2010

12-30-06

The other day was our 4 year anniversary. I cant believe it has been 4 years since we ran off to Vegas and got married. We were planning on doing nothing because of my husbands salary cut at work and no babysitter. But, we ended up having my friend watch them. Which is crazy, because nobody ever does. hah. Anywho, it was a nice short little getaway. We went to this place called woodbridge. They have a nice little lake and benches all around. We sat there for awhile and walked around the lake. It was nice and quiet. Then we went to barnes and noble across the street. We wanted to find some books on autism. We found quite a few. I started reading this book called "Overcoming Autism." I really want to get that book. Along with a few others. Hopefully I can get them soon once our financial situation gets worked out.

I have been looking into a GF/CF diet for my son. Studies have shown that it has helped lessen symptoms in some autistic kids. It doesn't work for all kids. It hasn't even been proven that it indeed helps at all. But, I think..why not give it a try if there is a chance that his symptoms can decrease? I just want to try anything and everything to try to help him.

I also decided that from now on we are using chemical free everything.

Lately, I have been thinking in my mind over and over again..why does my son have autism? how did he get it? did I do something wrong? I really hope not. But, I guess, we will never get an answer to any of these questions.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

devyn

hello. it has been awhile since i have posted. but a lot has happened since.
my son was diagnosed with autism on December 6th, 2010. i always knew he was most likely on the spectrum. but its different when you actually take your child to be evaluated and hear those words from the doctor... "So...Devyn has autism.."

i just bursted into tears. im not sure why. i mean..i expected her to say something along those lines. but she was just so direct about it. it was like okay..what next?
she said devyn has a mild form of autism. but she sees great potential in him and with more therapy and by enrolling him in special education preschool, she thinks he can lead a normal life. i really hope he can. the last thing i want is for my sweet boy to be judged his whole life and have way more difficulties in life than a child should. his speech and behavior are what concerns me the most. i really hope his therapy isnt cut off at three..because he really needs it. i really hope he can continue to thrive and learn to communicate more.

chris and i enrolled in a class that is about 6 weeks long and it is somewhat like a support group for parents who have children that were recently diagnosed with autism. i hope this class helps us learn new ways to control his behavior.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

hello there!

HELLO! i totally forgot about this thing...havent written in it in a longgg time! anywho, a lot has happened! chris and i just had our second child. a girl, her name is autumn grace and she is an absolute doll! i just love her to pieces! devyn loves her too..however, he can get pretty rough! we just moved to irvine and are SOOOO soo happy here! our apartment is amazing and so is the area! it is so nice and so safe for the kids and us. so, other than that..nothing is new! just a quick update...tomorrow i gotta get up early to take autumn to CHOC. she is getting a gi series done..poor girl has to get an xray to get a better look at her gi tract. i wonder if they will find anything wrong! i just want my baby girl to stop throwing up! :( after that we are going to the la zoo tomorrow! so excited! this weekend is going to be busy busy busy!