Challenges

Life without change, challenges and choices would be boring. As we await the results of who will be our President for the next 4 years, I am realizing just how much change my family has gone through and how many challenges we are facing right now.

Alex started his new Physical Therapy program at Euro-Peds on Friday. He did better than I thought he would. I figured with new faces and having to go back to the gym alone, he would have had a meltdown. Apparently I was wrong because when I went back to have a peek, he was having a ball with the two girls Emily and Rachel. I couldn’t believe it! I was so happy for him. Unfortunately, we are in a lull right now with Insurance, so we are awaiting approval for the program. We are hoping to resume on Friday.

In other Alex news, his Gait Trainer has been ordered! It’s been seven months since we started the whole process and within two weeks or so, we should have it! It was such a long frustrating process, but I never gave up. I promised him I would keep fighting – and that I did. I am so happy for him and I cannot wait to see him in it for the first time!

Evan, Evan, Evan….I do not know what I am going to do with that boy! He is not into toys at all right now. About the only toy related things that interest him are his Mr. Potato heads, Coloring Books and Crayons and an Elmo Book that has the little buttons for sound. Just yesterday, he got into the cupboards, pulled out my cutting boards, a colander, multiple spatulas and a frying pan and had them all laid out on the stairs. We finally had to child proof the drawers so he would stay out of them. He was trying to open them today and kept saying “Uh Oh” because he couldn’t get them open. He is growing up and I am not liking it!!!

After a couple of months of job searching and interviewing, Eric received a new job offer last week. He accepted and his first day was yesterday. We thought it was a good choice for our family until he got another offer tonight! Now another decision has to be made! I am so happy and so proud of all of his accomplishments. On top of this job transition, he is going to school to get his Bachelor’s Degree, studying for more IT Certifications and helping me with the boys. I hope he knows how grateful we all are that he does so much for our family.

As for me, no real big changes, just the daily challenge of raising two year old Twin Boys!!! I am trying to make time for myself more and I have recently gotten back into Scrapbooking. I have been working on Alex and Evan’s books which are coming along quite nicely. Being Boys, I am not sure if they will appreciate them as much, but even if they don’t, I know I will enjoy them! I may also take up “Mall Walking” this winter. I went for the first time this morning and it was nice. It gives me a chance to get a little exercise in while getting out of the house. I am going to miss my walks at the park, but I cannot handle the cold, so indoors for me it is!

Every new day has its own challenges. I have learned that, being a parent of both a special needs child and a typically developing child. You can either run away and hide or you can embrace it and learn as you go.