Sore Throat

Last night Nathan had a sore throat. He took my hand and put it on his neck and said, "Hurt." (I am proud of him that he was communicating). Poor baby! Then he took me into my room and got out the back massager machine and wanted me to use it on his throat. I giggled out loud. He figured since the massager helped his back when it was achy that perhaps it would help his throat. Nope--he got his 6 chewable Tylenol instead and some other vitamins that will help him fight the sore throat.

#SoreThroat #Autism

This Little Piggy

This morning as I was sitting down to help Nathan get his shoes and socks on, I couldn't help myself...I had to do "This little piggy" on his toes. Only, they aren't so little anymore. He has 17-year-old man feet now. But, he still LOVES it when I play these little kid games with him. Yes--he has a big body but there is a sweet little boy with autism inside. In some ways I feel very blessed that though my other kids are growing up and growing out of little kid games, Nathan still loves them. That brings it's own set of challenges, but I choose to see them as blessings. Have a blessed day!

#ThisLittlePiggy #autism #ManFeet

Push Ups

I went downstairs the other day to make sure the boys were awake and found this scene. Jordan and Jacob were doing pushups together. It was so cute that I had to run up and grab my camera. I guess they had decided before they went to bed that they would work out together in the morning. They make me smile!

#Brothers #WorkingOut

Drinking Problems;)

The other day I saw Nathan get a drink of water out of the corner of my eye. I thought, "What a big boy! I am so proud that he has learned to take care of himself and get himself a drink when he is thirsty." Then, he took the cup he had just drunk out of and stuck it right back in the cupboard. I laughed out loud! What a character! You see, to most of us (without autism) this is taboo--but Nathan is totally oblivious to this concept and so he was just putting his cup back where he found it. It did make me wonder how many times we have reached for an "already been drunk out of" cup in the cupboard courtesy of Nathan.;)

#DrinkingCups

Choir Tour

I had a blast in California this weekend chaperoning the high school choir kids. They competed in a choir festival and did very well. We had to visit Disneyland, the beach, see Wicked, and go to Medieval Times. We had lots of fun--Choir kids are such good kids. I have also slept like a log since I got home;).

#ChoirTour

Working Out

While most teenage boys know long before the age of 17 what a gym looks like, cute Nathan has just discovered ours. He found out that he can pull down on the bar and make the weights go up and down. For someone with autism, this can be quite entertaining (but I do have to be his spotter because I don't want him getting hurt.) Not that I need my 6'1" son getting any more strong than he already is, but he is fun to watch. Enjoy!

The Hair-do

Jacob decided on his own that he wanted to start, "Doing his hair." For years now I have simply asked, do you want to comb your hair and his answer has always been, "No, I'm good." That is one thing about having a child on the autism spectrum--good luck getting them to do something they don't want to do. He finally just decided he wanted to do it on his own. He looks pretty good, huh?

#DoingHisHair