Its Official...

School has started for me and I am loving being back in College! It makes me long for my earlier years, that now seem so care free and fun... But I wouldn't give up my life now for anything :) Its interesting, God definitely has me on a different Journey this year, but I am learning to hold tight fast to Him and learn from everything He is teaching me.

As you have probably guessed life has been very hectic lately. Since the start of Our Journey of Hope, LOTS has happened for Handsome. Many ups and some downs, but its amazing to see the progress my Handsome boy has made. I can not be more proud of him! He is loving being in school full time, and even though we lost our OT, he is doing pretty good so far. I have decided until we find another OT to supplement his hours of therapy with his HAB providers, and I am in the process of getting another provider who comes to us with HIGH recommendations!

Handsome also started with his new HAB provider last week and absolutely loves him. I'm so glad he seems to connect well with his HAB workers so quickly! Unfortunately because he has started school, Handsome has also caught some bug and shared it with his brother. So, this week I have two sick little boys on my hands as well as HORRID yeast die off poop ICKY... I can not express to you how yucky it is, but many of you already know this :) In the same breath as I express how yucky it is, I'm also VERY happy that he is getting ride of it!! Geeee its only taken a month!!! Handsomes DAN doctor said he had to have been very impacted and that's why it has taken so long.

NOW, lets talk about some new progress shall we :)

Just this past week Handsomes imaginative play has increased drastically!!! He is asking me things like, " Can I have what your eating Mommy?" and "Who is that on the phone" These are things he has never done before.... I can't tell you how many times i have heard from people I meet, telling me how huge his language skills are! He played with the kids at the playground here in our complex and his bloated belly is getting much smaller!

Again, I can NOT thank my lenders and lend4health enough for contributing to Handsomes HUGE progress! My cup is overflowing with gratitude for you all!

Well, time to make some dinner for my boys, lets hope they will eat. Its no fun eating when you can't taste the food!

Also, please read this posting http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/2009/08/nbc-news-will-take-on-wakfield.html and mark your calendars and watch NBC they are doing a report on Dr. Wakefield and Thoughtful House. Lets hope and pray it is a good report and that they are actually fair and reporting the truth about this wonderful Doctor and all the help they are giving our kids!



Much Love,

Yep we're still here......

Hello friends :) Sorry I haven't blogged in so long, life has been one crazy emotional roller coaster lately. Good thing is most of it had nothing to do with Handsome :).

Things are going GREAT with Handsome being at school fulltime. He loves his teacher and does so well being in an all day kindergarten class!!! In case you don't follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you may not have heard the SPECTACULAR news about Handsomes progress.

Guess what happened this week? Handsome made a FRIEND!!!! and he is the one who initiated it and plays with him everyday! EVEN BETTER STILL..... when you ask him who is friend at school is, he can recall it and answer your questions :) That is HUGE for any child with autism friends :) and it literally brought me to tears to know he has made a friend, melts the mommas heart!

As you can see Handsome continues to make huge gains with his biomedical treatments and I can not thank my lenders or lend4health enough!!!

Now as for Littleman, well he is also doing very well! Keeps his Momma on her toes and gets into more trouble than two little boys do, I think he is trying to make up for what I missed out on with Handsome at this age :) lol.

I hope you all are doing well! I'm slowly but surely catching up on your blogs and reading all the great things going on in your lives! Glad to be back in the land of blogging :)

Much love,

Blog Awards

I have finally gotten around to being able to accept my blog awards that I received. Life has been so crazy lately that tonight is the first time in months I have been able to post about cute things like blog awards rather than life :) so I thought I would take the chance to do it :)

The first award I received was this one

from my dear sweet friend (IRL) Amy she can be found at this beautiful blog http://joy-of-my-heart.blogspot.com/ Thank you Amy for being such a wonderful friend to me IRL and in bloggerland too :) You are a wonderful woman of God and spectacular mother to your children, you inspire me daily to treasure the memories I am making with my boys! Love you!

The second one I received is this one from a wonderful follower of my blog :) Trennia. Her beautiful story of her family is so full of love for her family and for God. Thank you Trennia for honoring me with this award, I'm so glad we have met and can share so many thoughts and memories about our beautiful babies in heaven. Bless you! Please visit her site here http://stillservinghimthroughthestorm.blogspot.com/

So in order to receive these awards I get to also bestow this award to 10 wonderful women I have met in bloggy land, so here goes! I hope you don't mind that I have combined the two and given them both to you all, I don't want to have to wait to publish another post so I thought I would just combine them tonight.

Please know these are in no particular order, I just have been inspired by each of these women I have met and gotten to know. They are all wonderful beautiful women and I cherrish their kind words and encouragement they have given me. Thank you ladies from the bottom of my heart!

Tori - you are a spectacular woman! It amazes me all that you have done and continue to do for our kiddos! Please stop by her blog :) http://lend4health.blogspot.com/ and here http://gfcfblog.blogspot.com/

Julie - I love your attititude about life :) your blog has given me a few laughs and you have given me many words of encouragement thank you! Please stop by her blog as well :) http://juliechinni.blogspot.com/

Kelly- You have made a huge impact on my life, I thought I had delt with all my feelings on loosing my first born son, but in meeting you and your wonderful ministry you have given me an outlet to work through them all! God Bless you for all you have done for me and so many others! Please visit her blog here http://sufficientgrace-kelly.blogspot.com/

Crystal - Although I have only spoken to you a few times, I have to tell you that you are an amazing woman! Your strength and courage gives me hope too! Although our journeys are different, your strength in God gives me the extra push I need some days! God Bless you and your beautiful family! Please visit her blog here :) http://www.youandmeplusthree.com/

Raechel - Many of you already know her, I have been an avid follower since I found blogger world, and LOVE to read all the great finds she has every saturday! Not to mention her love for God and her amazing journeys with her beautiful little boy and her precious little baby girl. I discovered her blog from another blog called Bring the Rain. Your strength in God is trully amazing! Please visit her blog here http://raechelmyers.blogspot.com/

Cindy - I have known (IRL) this beautiful woman since I was very young,I think around 6-7 years old?? She is an absolutely amazing lady, although she has gone through some trying times in this life she has held strong to the Lord and I admire her for it. I'm so glad the Lord brough you into our lives! You have been there in many hard trials and I appreciate all your encouragement. Love you! Please visit her blog here http://insidethemindofmrsc.blogspot.com/

Amy- I have known (IRL) this spunky, happy lady for many years as well! Since we were 12-13? Either way its a long time! Her love for her kids and vivacious attitude are contagious, she inspires me to want to do many things! thank you for all your encouragement..Love ya Amy! Please visit her blog here http://depositextratimehere.blogspot.com/

Chrissy - You are such a huge help to me on this gluten free/casein free journey! Thank you for all your great recipes and all the wonderful encouragement you give me as well. It helps so much to have other moms aroudn who know what you are going through! Thanks so much! Please visit her blog here http://spectrumhope.blogspot.com/

A Family - You have been so encouraging, I love to read all your updates on your little guy and how well his recovery is going! Its great to know another mom who is on the same path as I am :) Your the greatest! Please check out her blog here http://thekellys6.blogspot.com/

Autismmomma- Had the privledge of finding her on twitter and now follow your blog! You are a spectacular mom and again its great to know another autism momma :) Thanks for all the great posts you put up I love to read them! Please follow her blog here http://gfcfautismomma.blogspot.com/

Now you do the same ladies, pass on the award! Post about the person who gave you the award and then Pick ten blogs and give them an award as well!

There you have it :) Please take the time to check them all out! They are fabulous ladies :)!

Much love,