Yearly MLK Day Haircut!

 

Yes, our yearly traditional, brutal, kicking and screaming event has arrived!  Pax HATES getting his haircut....did I say HATES? It is one of the most draining physically and emotionally for both Mom and Pax.  That is why we do it once a year, each time trying a different approach....which none have been truly successful.  So after the kicking and screaming is over, and Mom feels like she was just in the ring with Ronda Rousey; he looks like a handsome devil.  BTW....I have no idea why MLK day became our day to do this awe-inspiring event, but it has and continues to be "The Haircut Day".

Look up, watch and smile!

How many times do you look up and watch the clouds?  

Slowly dancing and shifting towards one another, almost in a choreographed fashion.  Sitting outside with Paxon, as he looks up at the sky and smiles, I'm thinking about all that is wrong with this world. How much hatred and aggression is around; I always wonder if those people, the ones who are so angry at the world, do they ever look up and watch the clouds?  This world is full of beauty and creation, yet we want to destroy it because of beliefs and clouded judgments.  As I watch him smile, for a moment, it's as if the world is calm, and tranquil.  With no barriers, no sense of fear, no worries and no ugliness.  Everything is beautiful and perfect.  If we would all just take a minute to look up at the clouds, who knows how it could change an outlook.  I think Paxon has the right idea; look up, watch and smile.  It could possibly change your world around.

Yearly Haircut! (Yes, I said yearly)

As many of you know, cutting Pax's hair is quite a chore! So we, once a year, take that long awaited battle.  I must admit, I miss the long hair, but sometimes you have to sacrifice in the name of clear vision. So on MLK day (which we now also designate as our yearly haircut holiday), the hair went.....he did put up a fight and it took some getting use to after, but he is still my handsome guy :)

 .....(and the lovely locks will return for me to admire)

Who is Teaching Who?

As the summer comes to a close, moments like these I like to reflect on. Sitting in the sun, looking at him, wondering what that little mind is thinking. What he is pondering, analyzing, focusing on, or just staring into the distance daydreaming. If I could only read that little mind, it could tell me what I could do to make things easier, or more helpful to him. He can't tell me, but I wonder if he thinks it. My boy, I see as the greatest gift God could have given us. He has taught me to be a stronger, more open minded mother. Instead of just me teaching him the basics, he is teaching me a much more influential thing, and that is understanding. You don't realize how much understanding you have until it is put to the test. I look at this affectionate sweet boy; who needs me to be the most understanding person in his life, and I now know I am prepared. He will need me to be there, to make him feel that it's ok to make a mistake, it's ok to not know certain things, it's ok to get frustrated and it's ok to feel proud when something is accomplished....and I will be there, and as perceptive as I can possibly be.

Makes you think, who is the novice and who is the teacher? :)

We Have A Breakthrough!

As some of you may know, getting Pax to eat anything has been nothing short of a challenge. His typical diet consists of grilled cheese and a variety of snacks. For him to try something new, is a cause for celebration! Even if it's a food that isn't a choice food, but I will take it! With that being said, Paxon enjoyed his first McDonald's cheeseburger!

It came about as a surprise, we were driving home from swim lessons, when I stopped and got Peyton a cheeseburger Happy Meal. Pax started saying something, and as you may know as well, his speech can be very difficult to understand...so before we knew it, he grabbed the cheeseburger out of Peyton's hands and just started eating it! No coaxing, no begging, no "just kiss it'....started taking bites! He ended up eating almost the whole thing, as I am going crazy, doing a happy dance, crying, as he looks at me like, what did I do?

So, needless to say, it is not the best food, but we will be stocking up on cheeseburgers until the next new food is discovered :)

Couldn't of said it better myself!

I am absolutely appalled at how people can be so hurtful and have no compassion for human life whatsoever.  My friend sent me this story and frankly, I am proud of what this mom did.  She didn't lash out or give back negative responses....she simply sent a letter expressing the importance of being educated about Autism. In today's society, we need to be educated about disabilities, they are there and the more we know, the more we can understand the battles one must go through day to day.  To simply state that giving birth to a child who is autistic should be avoided and is a waste of resources, is just plain ignorance! Kudos to this mom for keeping her cool and responding in the best way she could. Click the link below to read the article.



http://realmrhousewife.com/2015/03/27/jacqueline-laurita-open-letter-jane-wong/

Pax got this!

Oasis Family Fun Center was no match for Pax!  He absolutely loved it, he had so much fun playing the games and going thru the jungle gym.  I know the last time we had him there, for his and Peyton's birthday, he was a little bit scared of all the noises and things going on, but not this time.  He played a little bowling and took a try at some arcade games, he even tried some lemonade, which is totally out of his realm! We are so proud of him and we look forward to taking him there again!  My little guy is always surprising me :)