Routine

I think we finally have a routine. Two days a week we take K to speech therapy in Denton followed by an hour of in home therapy that we have been taught how to do. Two more days a week we go to Irving for ABA therapy. After an exhausting three hours we finally get home and get ready for the next day. Over the weekend we are "required" to do about two hours of therapy a day. I began my sessions with Kaiden at the house last night. By the end of the hour I was sweating. That was one of the few times I will admit to another set of hands being useful. There wasn't enough of me to go around to get it all done. So, I'm revamping it and will try it again Friday. The first several attempts I'm sure will be exhausting. But, whatever it takes. I know a lot of you have mentioned to me that you think Kaiden is too young to be diagnosed with autism. They have moved the guidelines to where they have begun testing 2 year olds. We have been told multiple times that catching it early on will only be an advantage of Kaiden down the road. No I'm not the type of mother who wants to diagnose their child with everything, believe me, but when you know something isnt right, you know. Others of you have mentioned that K seems so "normal".....well he is "normal" if that is even a word. But you have to remember that what we see is totally different then what friends see. You see a happy, running, jumping, smiling two year old...HE IS. We want him to be able to express his wants, communicate his needs, and various other things that arent quite happening yet. We know he will get there. I know you hear me mention a lot of "we". Well there is a lot of we. It's not just me. Kaiden's dad and stepmom have been right there during all this too. It's an amazing feeling to know that he has just as much love and care at his other house as he does mine. All three of us are determined in this and will do whatever it takes. Someone this week told me I was crazy for getting along with his stepmom. Well it hasn't always been like this. It's been a long road but all three of us have come A LONG way. I thank God and many prayers from friends and family for this. Kaidens step mom is one of the only ones who "gets it". We can talk about the days events to one another without being looked at like we are crazy or that we should have handled things a different way. I thank God for putting his step mom in our lives. This past week has made me so extremely thankful for my family, friends and church family. It seems like every day someone has done something amazing for Kaiden and I. I cannot thank you enough. I will "pay it forward" soon. You have no idea what each of you mean to me.