April to June of 2010. The bullying child in Little Bug's class finally needed to be moved to a different class with more support. Unfortunately, he just wasn't able to get the help he needed. Little Bug potty trained. That reads wrong as it implies that we had any sort of influence over the process. One day Little Bug simply decided that he had to wear Diego underwear. That was it. This applies only to day time- night time training has not happened yet. It will happen when it does (I have become a lot more accepting about these things in the past 18 months). Nick quit his job to stay at home with Little Bug- partly for money reasons, mostly for relationship reasons. Nick and I realized that we needed to either change our way of doing things or not be together anymore.
July 2010. We took our first family vacation. We went to Oregon and traveled the coast. While we focused on mainly marine animal related attractions (as that is what Lennon was into), Nick and I were able to begin to really appreciate Little Bug's interest. Nick and I also began really working on our relationship.
August 2010. Kismet arrived. Kismet is Little Bug's companion dog. We found Kismet at the pound. She was a 7 month old Australian shepherd golden retriever mix- 100% adorable. Immediately we knew that she was fit for the job. During our "interview" with her at the pound, she kept Little Bug away from the exits, stayed with him through all of his flapping, and he even allowed her to be next to him when he had a meltdown at the pound. This is a huge commitment- not just cost- but training and time. Kismet has since been trained how to locate Little Bug, to walk on a waist leash with him, and also general public manners. While she needs some polishing, she is truly shaping up to be the gift we needed for him.
August 2010. Kismet arrived. Kismet is Little Bug's companion dog. We found Kismet at the pound. She was a 7 month old Australian shepherd golden retriever mix- 100% adorable. Immediately we knew that she was fit for the job. During our "interview" with her at the pound, she kept Little Bug away from the exits, stayed with him through all of his flapping, and he even allowed her to be next to him when he had a meltdown at the pound. This is a huge commitment- not just cost- but training and time. Kismet has since been trained how to locate Little Bug, to walk on a waist leash with him, and also general public manners. While she needs some polishing, she is truly shaping up to be the gift we needed for him.
September to December 2010. Little Bug started his second year of preschool. While he had an IEP and was listed as one of the students who needed support, he was used as a peer model for the other special needs children in his class. You heard me- a peer model. We were so excited to see his progress.
January 2011. Nick and I decided to get married. In a really quiet way without sharing immediately with other people. It was nice to have something that was ours again. To have this delightful secret that we could talk about and share.
February through May 2011. This time flew by. We planned our wedding and were able to include Little Bug at times. Nick and I began to develop our own passions- his for all things domestic (especially cooking) and mine for a new kind of work. Suddenly, the world began to be made up of equal parts of Little Bug and everything else.
June 4 2011- Nick and I were married. We followed this up by taking a trip by ourselves. Yes, you read that right. Our grandparents watched Little Bug for almost a week while Nick and I returned to Seaside OR. Although it is a small touristy town, it was the perfect place for our honeymoon. It was the place where Nick and I decided that yes, we were going to make it. Yes, we were going to change. Yes, we were going to accept our lives.
July 2011- Little Bug turned 5. He had his first sleep over. It was insane. They stayed up until midnight laughing and talking. I remember sitting and listening in on them. Who knew that this would happen?
August 2011. We prepared for the first day of kindergarten. That's right- kindergarten! Little Bug is in a K1 Autism class. 8 students with Autism are picked from the school district for this class. The remaining 12 children in the class are typically developing.
September 2011. Little Bug started kindergarten. Nick and I cried and beamed. Mostly beamed.
October 2011. We made an offer on our first home. It got accepted! We are hoping to close by the end of this month.
June 4 2011- Nick and I were married. We followed this up by taking a trip by ourselves. Yes, you read that right. Our grandparents watched Little Bug for almost a week while Nick and I returned to Seaside OR. Although it is a small touristy town, it was the perfect place for our honeymoon. It was the place where Nick and I decided that yes, we were going to make it. Yes, we were going to change. Yes, we were going to accept our lives.
July 2011- Little Bug turned 5. He had his first sleep over. It was insane. They stayed up until midnight laughing and talking. I remember sitting and listening in on them. Who knew that this would happen?
August 2011. We prepared for the first day of kindergarten. That's right- kindergarten! Little Bug is in a K1 Autism class. 8 students with Autism are picked from the school district for this class. The remaining 12 children in the class are typically developing.
September 2011. Little Bug started kindergarten. Nick and I cried and beamed. Mostly beamed.
October 2011. We made an offer on our first home. It got accepted! We are hoping to close by the end of this month.
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