April 2012

             April has been a wonderful month in our house.  Looking back it was very peaceful, with just one meltdown from Victoria.  She has been on her anti-anxiety medication for about a month now, and it has been difficult to judge/tell if it is having any positive affect on Victoria, until last night!!!  She has been using a heater in her room pretty much since she first got here, and we have tried a couple of times to get her to stop.  Well the last week or so, I would walk in her bedroom in the morning and it would be hot as heck, and she wasn't even using her covers.  So I would make her drink a huge glass of water at breakfast, I told her she was sweating too much and getting to hot she needed to rehydrate, she didn't like to do it, but she knew the alternative was turning her heater off.  Well, yesterday afternoon, Matt called her out her room and told her she didn't get to use the heater anymore, it's just too hot, but she could use the fan setting.  Two months ago this would have been a huge meltdown that probably would have taken an hour to get through, and her first reaction was to panic, but we had a rational conversation with her and she accepted it.  It was amazing.

She got another award at school on Friday for going the "extra mile."  Micah and I went to the assembly, it was wonderful. She is taking Art now instead of P.E.  So we are brainstorming ways to keep her active at stuff she wants to do.

I am currently reading Temple Grandin's Book "The Way I See it."  Temple is in her sixties now and was diagnosed with Autism at a very early age.  It is widely agreed upon that she has given the most insight into autism over anyone else.  She is amazing.  Her book has me inspired and very hopeful for Victoria.  I have had a lot of  "a-ha" moments, and moments when I feel good about the steps and work we are doing with Victoria.  However, on the other hand, we have a long way to go, and Victoria has ALOT of work ahead of her.

Micah is doing amazing.  He is definitely enjoying the freak wonderful weather we are having.  He loves being outside and we usually bribe him or bring him inside kicking and screaming.  Luckily he is still little, so mom and dad still win.  He literally is talking non stop, and for the most part I can understand him.  I don't know about everyone else.  Micah and Victoria spend a lot of time playing outside together, which I love.

Micah's favorite new phrases

Cretch Mom ~ Catch Mom

Hi Mom, a doin?  ~ What are you doin?

strawbees ~ strawberries

Where go? I can't find em?

see Momma's computer

see iPad?

Micah does it

until next time...