Favorite Things Friday!!!

Dang!

These weeks just keep

flying by,

don't they?

This week for my

Favorite Thing

I decided to share something that

I haven't written about yet.

I haven't written about it because we're still

learning so much about it.

Most of you don't know,

but our oldest son was recently diagnosed

with ASD-

Autism Spectrum Disorder.

He was tested through the school district, 

so he has an educational diagnosis.

Having an educational diagnosis is very helpful in the 

school setting, but it doesn't pinpoint WHERE on the

spectrum your child is

(Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome or 

Pervasive Developmental Disorder).

We haven't sought out a MEDICAL diagnosis yet

to pinpoint exactly where on the spectrum Cade is,

because his school has been very proactive about

meeting his needs 

and helping us through this process.

Maybe sometime in the future we'll seek out the

medical diagnosis,

but it's pretty evident to us that he has

 Asperger's Syndrome.

One of the symptoms of AS is a

delay in motor skills.

Swimming has been a hard skill for him to master.

But I am over the moon 

about the progress my sweet guy

has made this week at swim lessons!

His first day of class was terrible!

He thought he was drowning and wanted to give up!

He cried when we got home and didn't

want to go back the next day.

But I assured him that I would talk to his teacher and let 

her know that he needed some TLC...
and that he wouldn't drown! =) 

She immediately changed her teaching style with him, 

but still challenged him!

That's exactly what he needed!

Today after swimming class he said,

"Mommy, my most favorite activity now is swimming...

well...maybe second most favorite...

after video games!"

I'm so proud that he didn't give up!

He will have many challenges in his life.

Things that come easy to other kids will be a struggle

for him.

But this little victory is making this Momma's heart

overflow with love and pride

for my hard working boy!

On another note,

Carson has done extremely well this week

in the preschool class!

Tiegan can't wait 

to get in there with his big brothers!

So, that's my favorite thing

this week.

Happy Friday, everyone!