Filed under: Baby,Family,Holidays,Kids

My dad is moved out of his place, but I haven’t heard from him. My brother begged me to call him Thursday, so I did. There was no answer so Joey called back. That time a stranger answered. According to my brother, the stranger was a teenager my dad paid to help him move out. Don’t ask me why he didn’t do it weeks ago, because I haven’t a clue. I’m so relieved my dad had help because I was really worried he would be homeless. Since he refuses to have any communication with me, I really feel in the dark. But, I’m not going to worry about it anymore.

Christmas is on its way and there is no snow! There are some areas that have small patches of snow and ice, but for the most part, Anchorage is without. Pretty soon I really will be dreaming of a White Christmas! It’s just not the same without it.

Lauralei turned 6 months old on the 19th. She had to only get 2 shots this time at her appointment. Right now she is sitting up pretty well without support but occasionally topples over. She smiles really big when she does. Its so cute We let her try some Gerber Veggie puffs and she does really well with gumming them, so we’ll continue to give them to her. She’s eating solids twice a day now with the puffs being snacks. Besides that, she is mastering her skills at the sippy cup. My baby girl is growing so big. She weighs 19 pounds, 8 ounces and is 27 and 3/4 inches long. She is such a chubby little monkey that we have to buy her 12 month clothing. Unfortunately we still have to swaddle her at night. She flails her arms all over the place and smacks herself in the face (and scratches too). We’ve tried to put her to sleep without it a few times, but she always wakes herself up. She’s getting too big for the Miracle Blanket but I don’t know what else we can do.

Matthew and I went to the meeting I wrote about in my last entry and found out they haven’t evaluated Forrest yet. They needed our permission and information about him before they begin. It should all start within the next couple of weeks. Though it may sound crazy, I am very excited about this. We have been waiting for someone to tell us what they think of his behaviors for a very long time. Last night I searched You Tube and found several videos of children who were demonstrating some of the symptoms of Autism. There was a video with a little boy about Forrest’s age who was stimming. Watching it was like watching Forrest do it! I could not believe the similarities between them. I now know in my heart that my diagnosis is right. We just need something official.

The friend who made my Mei Tai carrier asked if I wanted to knit up a batch of hats and booties to sell on her site. I am so excited! I have to come up with a name for my “company”, but I want it to be something Alaskan, so I’m going to brainstorm. I need to find some more patterns too. It would be so nice to earn some extra money! Who knows, maybe it will go far and I can open my own online store (yeah right lol). :bananadance:

Tags:Aspergers, Autism, Baby, Christmas, drama, Family, Knitting, Mei Tai

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