October 28, 2007

So sorry that it's been so long! I've been very busy and so has Jakob. He's doing just great! Such a sweet kid and so darn cute...always.

His birthday party was a success. Tons of kids and lots of water. The waterslide was by far the most popular toy of the summer. He played on it every day. The water bill was a little high but worth every penny. The smile on his face every second he was in the thing was priceless.

It's still so hard to believe that he's 6. He's getting so tall and he's about to lose his second tooth. He definitely doesn't look like a baby anymore. Sometimes it hurts.

School has been going well. He seems to have adjusted to going all day but it was a little rough at first. The look on his face when I picked him up told me that he was wiped out. He still comes home a little tired but within a half an hour, he's ready to go. It's a high-energy party until 9:00 when I give him his Melatonin...then within about 45 minutes, he's sleeping...in my bed and kicking me on and off throughout the night. The sleeping arrangement is pretty comical. I have a king-size bed and he sleeps right in the middle of it. I curl up on my side with one leg hanging off the edge. Uncomfortable but cozy.

We went back to the DAN doctor and he's back on supplements and an anti-fungal. We've definitely seen an increase in his vocalizations, he's trying so hard to talk. It will come, I just know it will. In the meantime, he's using the heck out of his Dynavox. He manipulates that thing like nobody's business. He asks for food and toys...lately, he's been asking for the computer. So needless to say, I'm falling behind on e-mails. I've lost my computer to a kid who's addicted to starfall.com. I'm not sure what to do about this one. I mean, there are benefits to him learning how to use it, but what I really want him to do is connect with people and work on speech...there ain't much of that going on when he's plopped in front of dancing letters. There's not much I can do to compete with that. So, I haven't quite figured out what to do...but I will.

I have his Halloween costume ready to go...the Cat in the Hat. And for an added bonus, Aunt Sandy and I have Thing 1 and Thing 2 costumes...it should be a treat. Speaking of which, I haven't gotten treats to pass out yet. I'm sure we'll do full-size candy bars of some type and some kind of little toy. I always do something other than candy since so many kids can't have candy. That would suck...going house to house and getting a bunch of candy you can't eat. If Jakob ever decides to go house to house, I hope there will be something he can get that he'd be excited about.......like a computer of his own.

I've made a promise to myself to write something every day. I intend on keeping that promise. I have so much to write about...like I said, I've been very busy. Instead of writing, I've been reading...a lot. Book after book after book about the meaning of life, Autism and faith. I've learned a lot and I've found the answers to questions that I've been asking for a long time. I've found the answers for Jakob and me...I look forward to sharing them.

Check back tomorrow...