Been a very, very long time since I've posted. I have debated posting and started and stopped many times the past few weeks. Not sure what I have to say is interesting enough to put out in the world. In the past few weeks I received a random message from someone I share a friend with and a woman in the grocery store who resparked the writer within. Thank you both for your affirmation of being out there and reading the thoughts I put out.
Summer was crazy. Hell, what time of year isn't crazy here?! Will has new SMOs (ankle braces) which are helping his little feet and ankles straighten out. We were fearful of fractures to the ankle bones as he walked on them and these are doing great. He loves them and will bring them to us to put on him. His pronation is lessening as his feet assume a "typical" position when walking, both in and out of the braces. He officially "graduated" from the hospital provided therapies and we are fully immersed in therapy provided by the school. He is playing with different babble sounds, now. He regularly calls me mama, Gabbie GaGa, Ava the cat is Awa, he says Emma (his friend with AS, in the pics with us). He really tries to communicate which is huge.
We are toying with the idea of putting him in the preschool program through the local schools. He would be in an inclusive preschool with typical peers for role modeling. I am still trying to navigate what the school has recommended and what I feel in my heart is where he needs to be. His father and I visited the class left week and have some pretty pressing issues we need addressed and I think I will visit other classes just to see what the options may be. It is such a hard decision to put him in the school system and I just want him in an environment that I know will help him flourish. Time will tell on that one.
My Gabbie has started the second half of her primary school career and is officially a junior high student. And boy howdy she hit fast forward and is a full on teenager. With that came some sprouted new greys and the time to show her that mom can out crazy her crazy any day and wrote the book on being a rebellious girl. I think I got my point across, it remains to be seen lol. She is playing volleyball for the city rec and is doing awesome. She didn't try out for the school team due to nerves but is intent on trying out for eighth grade. I think she will do very well.
The court case is done and Will spends every other Saturday with his dad. It was by far the HARDEST thing I've ever done the first few times but I look forward to the small window of respite and ability to do things with friends, my daughter, family, for myself that I can't do with hurricane Will around. It truly is all about time and conditioning.
In all I can say, for the first time, I am very content with my life, myself, my job. It is really going smoothly. I just knocked wood because that is how my life works lol. I have paused the search for a house, yet again. I'm unsure if I want to buy in Avon Lake (the available houses are pretty much two ends of the spectrum) and I know I can find many, many more services for Will elsewhere. I will finish out Gab's school career here, for sure, and then decide where to go. I will not be staying where we are now (apartment living sucks) but I won't be buying either, unless the perfect house and situation come up.
I recently taught myself to crochet and can't believe how much I really enjoy it. I have a list of "orders" for friends and family and Christmas list items a mile long, but I LOVE it.
I tend to blog more frequently on my personal blog, if you want to stop over, it is http://www.lifebehindthesmiles.com . Don't know why, this always felt like it should be longer entries and that is my spur of the moment thoughts, with the app right on my phone to compose and publish them.
Hope to post more here as life continues to fly on by!