Big Changes

Well we have been super busy since my last post.Andrew turned 16, Avrum turned 4 and Archer is just about to turn 2. Our family is experiencing a lot of ups and downs lately.

Aside from Andrew being an amazing young man with a loving heart and a kind personality. He is a 16 year old teen and is all about challenging authority and pushing limits. He is maintaining decent grades and really doing well in swimming this season. Yay!

After about a million evaluations and tests we were able to narrow in on Avrum's developmental delays. In four months he is like a new child. We still have a long road ahead of us and progress is slow but, he is doing great! While we loved his preschool, they were not equipped to give him the support he needed so we had to switch schools :( But he loves his new school and is really thriving. He goes to preschool 5 days a week just like Andrew goes to high school. They are on the same schedule. It is SO hard to get up and get going every morning. I have had a lot of shoulda coulda woulda's and adjusting is not easy but we are all trying.

Archer is nearly two and is still one of the happiest children I have ever met. He is so sweet and fun. We decided not to waste anytime with Archer and got him into speech therapy right away. He had some gaps in his development also but those are filling in quickly and it has only been two months. His speech still needs a ton of work but he is trying so hard to communicate! the sounds just don't come out the way he intends. Next up is an audiologist to evaluate his hearing. Alex had an inner ear development issue when he was a wee one (but grew out of) and Archer may also.

Our doggies are doing well after the frightful Coyote attack on Freddy. Everyone is recovered. Although Freddy seems to be suffering from PTSD, every time you touch his back (where the main bites were), you can feel him tense up or even flinch :( poor doggie.

Alex is taking a renewed interest in his health this year and has already lost nearly 20 lbs. Make sure to cheer him on as he is trying so hard to be healthier and more fit. He is also going on another surf trip this June with his buddies. Should be a blast.

As for me I am currently trying to wean archer from 6+ nursing sessions a day down to two and he is having a super hard time. It is breaking my heart completely. I feel like the worst Mama in the world. But I need this for me. I have to be able to keep a clean & organized home, run my business, help Alex with his and all the while be a perfect wife and mother. It is a tall order. But if I could get back the 4+hours I am nursing a day, I could work on the other tasks. Plus he is nearly two and I am ready. I just wish he was too.