Visiting the vet

Bitty loves animals in general and our cat in particular, so when he saw me getting Orion ready to take to the vet, he started putting his shoes on. I can take a hint, lol. So along he came.Orion hates riding in the car. I tried to reassure him, and thought it was cute the way Bitty imitated me, trying to comfort the cat with "iss ok, kitty, you be ok!" and "We going to da...

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SOOC Saturday: Nature walk

This is one of those photos where Bitty was moving too fast for me to get the right focus and the composition I was going for, but I LOVE it anyway :).We took a walk with my parents while we were visiting, and it wasn't long before Bitty was picking dandelions. He was so fascinated with them and ended up with a handful by the time we got home.For more SOOC Saturday, visit Slurping...

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Childhood Expressions Blog Carnival

Barbara at TherExtras is hosting a blog carnival today, with the theme "Childhood Expressions." There are lots of great posts included, go check it out!If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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"My Brother Charlie"

When we returned home from spring break, I had an email inviting me to read a complimentary copy of Holly Robinson Peete's new book "My Brother Charlie", co-written with her daughter Ryan Peete. I am excited for the opportunity to review it here!The books tells about Charlie, a boy with autism, from the perspective of his twin sister, Callie.Before I even had a chance to read...

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SEW & WW: First bike ride

Last month we put some training wheels on Bearhug's old bike so that Little Bitty could start learning to ride. He is, after all, about the same age that his brothers were when we got their first bikes.He was sooo excited!Dh started off walking with him (even though he had the training wheels on).Once it seemed that Bitty was getting the hang of it, dh let go.Of course, after...

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"Piggybank" ride

Bitty pronounces it "piggy-beenk" :).He's almost getting too big for this, but Cuddlebug didn't seem to mind.If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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Learning to play Wii

Bearhug helped Little Bitty get set up with the Wii remote.Bitty was sooo excited to actually get to hold the remotes and play instead of watch :).He's still learning how to play, but he had a great time!If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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Magic Marker Monday: Bitty's kitty

Bitty has started to draw pictures! He mostly likes to draw cats. Just like his Mama at that age, hehe :). He's drawn a few trains too (of course), I'll post some of those later too.He started out just drawing a face with whiskers, so we've been working on adding the ears and the body, which you can see in this one. I love it!For more Magic Marker Monday, visit 5 Minutes for...

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"The world needs all kinds of minds"

This is a little long but it's a great video - speech given by Temple Grandin.H/T Queen Bee of 3 If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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SOOC: The great escape!

We finally had a chance to get away from everything, at least for a little while, over spring break. I admit I was a little nervous about taking a trip after everything that's been going on, but we really felt that getting away would be good for all of us. I'm so glad we did!We took a road trip to visit both sets of grandparents. The boys all did extremely well on the trip,...

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Update part 3: new insights, maybe

After all the trauma of the blood test, the EEG went surprisingly well. Of course, it helped that there were no needles involved, and Bearhug was actually kind of intrigued at the idea of taking a "recording" of his brain.He was supposed to be sleep-deprived for the test so he'd sleep for part of it. I stayed up with him to keep him company and make sure he didn't fall asleep...

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Update part 2: the no-good, rotten, awful day

Here's the Cliff's Notes version:Bearhug's blood test did. NOT. go. well. It took four of us to hold him down and they had to stick him three times as his veins were not cooperating. If we ever have to do another blood test we'll skip the lab and take him to the hospital to be sedated.Instead of calming down once it was over, Bearhug went into one of the worst rages I have ever...

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Update on Bearhug (part 1)

So, last month we had Bearhug's appointment with a psychiatrist. We drove almost an hour away to see one who specializes in seeing children on the spectrum. I've kind of debated with myself how much to share here, but how many hours have I spent scouring the internet hoping to find a similar story to ours, in search of some answers? I don't have any answers to offer yet, but...

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Easter egg hunt

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Happy Easter!

Hope all of you have a blessed Easter day! I miss everyone and have been reading here and there but haven't had much opportunity to leave comments. As for us, I have much catching up to do.  Spring break has arrived and I'm blogging from my phone so updates will have to wait but I may try to post some pics from my phone if I can figure it out....

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