I've been working on a book, more of a journal, since October and it is almost finished! I am really excited, but also very overwhelmed. I think the business side is more difficult than anything else. Do I need to incorporate before publishing? Do I need an ISBN? Where do I get said ISBN? Where do I get it printed? Barclay is also making a website for me, and I'm leaving all those details up to him :)
I came up with this idea when Owen was first diagnosed with Autism. I don't want to give too many details yet, but I couldn't find anything like this, zip, zero...so I thought, why not create it? Then, I immediately thought, no...this is silly, I have no idea how to get it printed/published or anything. So I dropped it until I went to this Special Needs seminar in October. And in a booth was this little old lady selling a book that she wrote and published all by herself. Of course, I came home and immediately started mine. If she can do it, so can I! I have several friends lending their expertise to help me out with the business side. I knew my friends where fun and loving, had no idea how smart and talented they are! :-) (Point of fact: Need to do more than just drink with said friends and really get to know their life!)
On Friday, I took Owen to the Dinasaurs Unearthed exhibit at the Science Center. Friday mornings are our special time. Levi goes to PDO so that I can spend some QT with Owen, since he is at school all week. We had an awesome morning. He did so good. We walked around and looked at all the dinasaurs, then explored other parts of the museam. We went to the Discovery Center where he did a great job of moving around and playing with various toys. (The last time we went, over a year ago, he would only play with the cars..the entire time). He still was not interested in any crafty things, like coloring/cutting/painting. We had lunch after the discovery center. When that was done, I said "time to go get Levi" and we left. He did AWESOME!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Its been way too long!
It has been entirely too long since my last post. So much so, that I keep putting off doing a post because it feels so overwhelming to catch up on everything. I'll just start writing and see where it take me.
Today, so far, has been wonderful. I truly wish everyday could be like this. Owen is listening, responding, and just being a good kid. He went down for his nap without a peep, which was a nice change of pace.
Ugh, I feel stuck, too much going through my head...so much has happened in the past month! Is there a technology that can just scan my brain for what I want to write and then create the blog for me???
Okay, Levi had a developmental assessment last week. He passed with flying colors. Its is so different watching Levi at this age than with Owen. And, I know that every child is different. But, Owen just didn't do what Levi does. It is so hard to explain, but I just see it as a Mom and I know. Part of me wishes this was all reversed, because I would absolutely know by now that something just wasn't quite right. For example, when the evaluator drew a circle on a paper then handed the crayon to Levi, he immediately imitated making the circle (then tried to eat the crayon). When she got new toys out of her bag, he was interested in them, and would protest when one was taken away but was easily distracted with another toy. These are things that Owen still does not do.
Owen continues to make amazing progress. We had another appointment with his DAN doctor on Monday. She was very pleased with how he looks. Said his eyes are bright and his skin is clear. She said he is acting like a normal, albeit very active, 3 year old boy. We have 2 additional supplements added to our regime, and are up to about 15 a day now. I trust this doctor, and most importantly I trust my husband who is 100% all about this, but, its still hard every morning giving him all of this. I pray that we are doing the right thing, and I think we are, especially with the results we have seen. Owen talks almost all the time in complete sentences. We still have to correct his use of talking in the 1st person, and using he and she instead of it. He no longer sounds "mechanical" when he talks, and he looks at you when talking.
We are also working to get Owen to "calm down"...we go to OT once a week, and work daily on his sensory needs. He is a very active guy, and I don't want to change his personality. He just seems in overdrive much of the time, and this weather certainly doesn't help when he can't go outside and run around.
So, Christmas was a hard day. It was my fault. I spent all this time wrapping presents and making them just right, when I knew....Owen does not like presents. He does not want to unwrap them, nor is he all that interested in what is underneath. So, I ended up throwing a fit and crying, and almost ruined the day until Barclay reminded me what the day was all about. I was able to get it together, and hopefully, HOPEFULLY, I learned a lesson from it...only time will tell.
Levi is 100% mama boy. Barclay just laughs...I must carry Levi around all day, or else he cries. But, he only cries if I am around and not carrying him. I said I wanted a snuggle baby. Well, here he is :-)
I'm tired of writing, so I will sign off. I will not wait so long between posts next time!
Today, so far, has been wonderful. I truly wish everyday could be like this. Owen is listening, responding, and just being a good kid. He went down for his nap without a peep, which was a nice change of pace.
Ugh, I feel stuck, too much going through my head...so much has happened in the past month! Is there a technology that can just scan my brain for what I want to write and then create the blog for me???
Okay, Levi had a developmental assessment last week. He passed with flying colors. Its is so different watching Levi at this age than with Owen. And, I know that every child is different. But, Owen just didn't do what Levi does. It is so hard to explain, but I just see it as a Mom and I know. Part of me wishes this was all reversed, because I would absolutely know by now that something just wasn't quite right. For example, when the evaluator drew a circle on a paper then handed the crayon to Levi, he immediately imitated making the circle (then tried to eat the crayon). When she got new toys out of her bag, he was interested in them, and would protest when one was taken away but was easily distracted with another toy. These are things that Owen still does not do.
Owen continues to make amazing progress. We had another appointment with his DAN doctor on Monday. She was very pleased with how he looks. Said his eyes are bright and his skin is clear. She said he is acting like a normal, albeit very active, 3 year old boy. We have 2 additional supplements added to our regime, and are up to about 15 a day now. I trust this doctor, and most importantly I trust my husband who is 100% all about this, but, its still hard every morning giving him all of this. I pray that we are doing the right thing, and I think we are, especially with the results we have seen. Owen talks almost all the time in complete sentences. We still have to correct his use of talking in the 1st person, and using he and she instead of it. He no longer sounds "mechanical" when he talks, and he looks at you when talking.
We are also working to get Owen to "calm down"...we go to OT once a week, and work daily on his sensory needs. He is a very active guy, and I don't want to change his personality. He just seems in overdrive much of the time, and this weather certainly doesn't help when he can't go outside and run around.
So, Christmas was a hard day. It was my fault. I spent all this time wrapping presents and making them just right, when I knew....Owen does not like presents. He does not want to unwrap them, nor is he all that interested in what is underneath. So, I ended up throwing a fit and crying, and almost ruined the day until Barclay reminded me what the day was all about. I was able to get it together, and hopefully, HOPEFULLY, I learned a lesson from it...only time will tell.
Levi is 100% mama boy. Barclay just laughs...I must carry Levi around all day, or else he cries. But, he only cries if I am around and not carrying him. I said I wanted a snuggle baby. Well, here he is :-)
I'm tired of writing, so I will sign off. I will not wait so long between posts next time!
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