Daddy's little girl

Mia sat with daddy and was in complete awe the whole night. I had to wrestle Aiden to stay still.

Mia loved Dorothy, Aiden loved Wags

Anthony's favorite part of the concert was just the fact that they really seemed to be enjoying themselves on stage. We both really liked the drum line part.

A good night out

Ok, there will be many post about last night from me. I know it was for the kids, but I think I benefited the most out of everyone. I had a great night out. This are the events I dreamed about doing with my kids. I went to bed so happy from a fun filled night with Anthony and the kiddos. It is hard to not have Seth there to share it with, but at the same time I know he would not enjoy all the people, noise and lights. Instead I spend my time with him at home dancing to the Wiggles music.

What he would remember from the concert!

I will do a two part entry to the Wiggles concert we attended tonight with Aiden and Mia. We knew from the start that it would not be a good fit for Seth to attend. He got to spend some one on one time with grandma and grandpa. We had great seats and the music was great. Mia was in complete awe the whole time, strumming her guitar while sitting in her dads lap the whole night. Aiden, however, could not be contained. He appeared more fascinated by the lighting set up and big speakers. Most of all, he loved his new light toy he got before the show. He pretty much looked at it the whole time, except for when Wags the Dog was on stage. I, however, thought the show kicked butt. I am thankful for these guys and the music and laughs they have brought into my kids life.

"Are you okay?"

After some fun in the sun, we came inside for a cool down. While attempting to do the dishes, I notice yet another "inside game" that Aiden and Mia are playing. With Seth having a disability, I think it makes Aiden and Mia behave more like twins. I see them starting to have a lot of games that just the two of them partake in. They are fiercely competitive, but are also very much concerned for each others well being. Mia even decided to sit with Aiden in time out the other day just to console him. It was too cute.

A good start to the week

Seth decided he could feed himself this morning. It was so nice to see him trying to self feed with a spoon. He seems to be slowly gaining some control over his hand and fingers. I look forward to the day when I can just place his plate in front of him and he just eats away with no help. I also look forward to getting him off stage III foods. Until then, we will cherish these little baby steps of success.

The Breathing Machine's side job

My husband has sleep apnea. He is supposed to wear this contraption at night that makes him look more like a pilot from Top Gun. I say Ice Man from Top Gun, but the kids says Elephant and make long swaying motions with their arms to mimic a trunk. Take your pick, I prefer Ice Man. Anyway, over the past few days one of our kids (cough, cough, Aiden, cough, cough) thought it would make the perfect place to store all his crayons.

As Anthony brought the machine to me, I couldn't help but laugh. That is until I got a whiff of how bad it smelled. Water, melted crayons and I guess mold and a bit of crackers also stuffed in there??? Whatever it was it was awful and is pretty much impossible to clean. I am afraid to find out how much it will be to replace this part.

Bedtime routine

In these long days of Summer, I find that the bedtime routine keeps getting later and later. Aiden and Mia start the bath time routine out first. Aiden and Seth usually go potty before bath time. Mia flat out refuses to go potty, but I do have her at least sitting on the potty for my amusement. Seth gets some alone time in the bath after the other two get out. I am a little scared of his ways in the water, he seems to not fear the water like he should. I also use this time to work on his fine motor skills. Of course, they all usually get a song of Slippery Fish or Itsy Bitsy Spider in. After bath, they usually get handed over to dad for drying and to have PJ's put on. Which for the boys is usually Thomas themed and for Mia anything Princess will do. Every night I hope for an easy bedtime, but of course, there are those nights where they stay up till midnight, or there are the times when Seth screams for an hour. These are hard because I have no way of really knowing why he is upset. There are definetly better nights of sleep now, than when they were younger. Now I find that I am so used to not sleeping that even when they sleep...I can't.

Summertime Blur

This summer has been a blur. Fast, long and hot days. My little guys are changing so much daily. My favorite time is when we can just relax for a little bit in the backyard while the little ones play. Jacob has graduated, got his first car and has a great job lined up at a local dairy plant. Skyler is in a summer basketball league and made the volleyball team for her new high school. I tried out a part time job, but found it was too much for Seth and I. We started seeing new behaviors in Seth and are now working twice as hard to get him back where he was. He is having a very hard time at his group meeting once a week. He will have his official diagnoses during August, but it is all too evident that Seth struggles somewhere on the spectrum of autism. I have spent most this summer coming to grips with the realization that I have a special needs child. How will I manage triplets, autism, my sanity, and my marriage? Well, so far...family, faith, tears and a lot a laughter! Oh and the one thing that I must remember to have...perseverance and hope. Focusing on all the love and blessings I do have, rather than dwelling in the thought of how it could be if only.

Bath time fun

Bubbles make bath time fun. I wish I could join in with them but I would need a much, much bigger tub.