Our first house!

I can’t believe I typed that!  We are closing on our first house.  While there is a general sense of excitement, I feel relieved.  I am so glad that we will be able to have a consistent place for Little Bug and our family.  As you know, change is not always easy for people with ASD.  Little Bug has gone through two moves (that he can remember anyway.)  

The first move was pretty traumatic for him.  We were new to ASD and not quite comfortable with our tools of the trade so to speak.  While we had help from our family, it was still a grueling process as we literally moved from one house and were completely unpacked in 2 days. (Yes, you read that right).  We felt a lot of pressure to get things “normalized” for Little Bug.  Little Bug had quite a few meltdowns, a couple instances of self-injury, and was overall a ball of stress.

The second move was much better for everyone involved.  Nick and I had much more knowledge about ASD and Little Bug which allowed us to help Little Bug with the transition.  We were able to have Little Bug’s room completely set up and ready for him in advance.  Little Bug was able to pick out paint for his room, put his new bed together, and “introduce” his grandparents to the house.  He felt empowered.  When he was overwhelmed, we were able to create a quiet place for him to go to in order to take a break. 

We are now looking at our final move.  Although it comes at a bit of an inconvenient time- Christmas time- it is incredibly exciting.  We are moving in style this time- we are hiring movers.  We have never done this before and it feels like a guilty treat!  

Without further ado, here is a preview of our house! (Be warned, it is a lot of pink!)

backyard

dining room

garages

House!

kitchen

living room

part of the great room upstairs- it runs the length of the house