Happy Valentine's Day!!

John 15:12-13, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” (NIV)

Forgive me for not posting sooner. Life just seems to take hold sometimes. Last week we made the decision to homeschool Bo and our daughter "Banana". Fortunately, Bo will continue to receive VI services as well as OT services. There is even a possibility that his current VI teacher will be able to continue on with him. We also ironically are receiving more services/materials as a result of our choice. Although it's a lot of work, it's well worth it. The kids are happy to be back home and have already fallen into a pretty good routine. The curriculum they are using is advanced but the kids are already welcoming the challenge!

Boo has had a pretty good couple of weeks. Since stopping the last medication, we have seen a decrease in his rages. We have also increased a different medication and that seems to be calming him too. The funny thing is, I don't think our neighbors would agree that things have been any calmer around here as Boo still vocalizes his frustration with ear piercing screams! He still has to have things a certain way and is not good with quick transitions but for the very first time last week, he took a deep breath and told me he wanted to try to calm down. Praise God for small steps forward!
I'm also going to be calling the special program this week to find out if there has been any progress in getting a start date for Boo. I pray it's soon but I am also not looking forward to the commute every day. (Still, it's a small inconvenience for getting Boo the help he so desperately needs).

I'm off to bed but will be back soon with some more info on Autism and FASD.......