A disgusting nightgown

A funny thing happened this morning involving Parker and my nightgown, lol. Parker does not like me wearing nightgowns. He will tolerate pj's, but only last year would he tolerate them. He especially hates my pink tank top type nightgown. It's actually kind of like an old lady's one. It's long with roses on it. It's just a cheapie from Kmart. Every time I get up with him and I'm wearing it, he asks me to go change. This morning was no different. I don't change when he asks me to, I wait a little longer. I don't want him thinking he has control over what I wear. (He is picky about it though)After I changed, I put my nightgown on the living room floor while I did something else. I was going to put it in the laundry with his pjs. I forgot about it and went into the kitchen to fix breakfast. Next thing I know Parker is standing right beside me, holding my night gown with 2 fingers, like it was the most disgusting thing he's ever touched. It was hilarious. He gave me the most disgusted looked and handed it to me. It just cracked me up. He was like, "get that thing out of here, lol".

The story behind this is that Parker has never liked to see me out of Jeans and a t-shirt. That is what I normally wear. For about 3 years he wouldn't go near me in the morning until I changed my pjs or nightgown. The only thing I can reason is that I look different than normal. I also don't change until right before bed, so he rarely sees me in my pjs. It's only been the last 2 years that he's tolerated me in the morning in my nightclothes. Funny guy. You should see him if I wear a dress! He freaks!

The last couple days...

On Tuesday night I went to my autism support group. It's only once a month and I really enjoy it. This week we had a speaker. This lady was very passionate about what she does. I'm saying passionate but I really mean obnoxious. The first thing she started in about was vaccines. I didn't even get into it with her. She is going to school to be some sort of behaviourist. She has a son with autism also. She is the kind of Mom that goes around threatening schools if her son doesn't get the best of the best. I hope she never gets a job where I have to run across her. She says she is like an advocate, but she is just too into it. I was asking her if Parker had enough OT, just to make conversation. She told me no and that I needed to demand all these tests and stuff. Wow.

OK, on to yesterday. Yesterday his ABA people put on a playgroup at the zoo. It was really nice. There were 4 other boys there with autism. One was from Parker's preschool. Parker got so embarrassed when he saw his friend. It was so cute. It was really interesting to watch the other boys. They all seemed a lot alike to me. Most of them didn't like the singing or having to sit with the other kids. They were telling their parents or aids that they were done all the time. All but one seemed higher functioning.

I could see the parents and aids pushing them to join in or stay in their seat. The kids all looked unhappy when they did this. Most of them did what they were told. Someone bought zoo t-shirts for the boys and only one of them would wear them. It's funny, it seems like they all had new clothes issues like Parker. I was asking his Aba supervisor about how many kids they had. They have 17 that they work with. Guess how many are girls? Only 1. Isn't' that strange. It really makes me wonder why it mostly hits boys. Anyways, overall it was nice. We sang songs, did crafts, went on an animal hunt and played duck duck goose. I think everyone liked it but boy were the boys happy to leave. It's nice to have experiences like this so you can see what your child might be like when they are older and also to see how similar they are to other kids with autism.

Special exposure Wednesday #3

This is where you'll find me....



This is where you will usually find Parker. Playing on the computer and drinking something. I have to pry him off to get him to do other things. Heck, I have to pry him off just to get a turn. He's my angel though! It was just a short time ago that he couldn't use the computer. Now he can load the Internet or put in his own game and start it. I'm really proud of him.

Missing tooth

Parker lost his tooth!

I can't find it, but it's gone. He's a little upset by it, but not too bad. We are going to leave him something tonight, but not mention the tooth fairy until morning. His smile is so cute with that tooth missing. I'll try and get a picture of it tonight. Molly is so excited about it, you'd think she lost it herself!

A couple things...

Yesterday, I, Molly, my sister and her husband and my nephew all went to see "Kung Foo Panda". It was so cute and funny! I really loved the backgrounds. It was really pretty to watch. Afterwards Molly and I did a little grocery shopping. That Jeep has so much room in the back! I was so excited to see how much I could fit in there, lol. Molly and I also went to Micheal's and looked around. I swear, I could live in that store. I saw so many projects I want to do by myself and with the kids. I also saw some Halloween and even a few Christmas decorations, can you believe that?! Oh yeah, we also stopped at my sisters house afterwards and picked up a couple movies she bought for Parker and some clothes for Molly that my niece didn't want anymore. Molly was in heaven and most of the jeans fit her! Yay! Less clothes for school shopping for me! She gave her some little purses too. That girl is going to need a box for purses like I have. I only let her take 3 because she doesn't need that much. I took one that I liked. My niece Mandy is so nice that way. She's always thinking of Molly.

Today we are kind of going slow. I've been doing housework and stuff, but just kind of being lazy. I think the kids and I might go for a ride soon. I'm not sure where we will go, but you never know. At 1:00 Parker has aba and at 2:30 Molly has swimming. It kind of makes it hard to be gone for too long. I have to make a hair appointment with my niece for Molly on Friday. I'm letting her dye the ends of her hair pink. It's mostly for the concert but also just for fun. I'm going to probably have her cut it off before school. She wants her hair shorter anyways, so it won't ruin her hair. I know, she's kind of young for that, but it will be cute.



This is going to be a pretty busy week. I have a wedding on Friday evening to go to and then Molly will be in her talent contest on Saturday night. She is pretty excited about it. She will be second, so that kind of stinks. People will forget about her after all the other people. Oh well, it's just for fun anyways. I'll take lots of pictures.

Great day!

Today we got our Jeep Grand Cherokee! We are all so excited! I need to take a picture of it. You should have seen Parker's face when he first got to ride in it! Pure happiness! He is a vehicle fanatic. Afterwards we got lunch and Parker and I walked around a little. I got him and Molly some squeezable paints and some little parachute guys. It was really nice. Then we came home and the respite care worker came. She took them to the next town over, which was having kind of a street fair. I guess Parker loved watching the tractor races. Can you believe that? My son, the one afraid of lawn mower sounds, likes tractor races. I guess his love of vehicles took over. I'm really proud of him. He was great all day. Molly was good too. She had talent show practice and did really well. My sister took her since we were at the car lot half the day. The contest is next weekend. I'm excited for her.

All this doing stuff today got me thinking about Parker. He is very well behaved. I mean more well behaved than most kids without autism. He is polite, minds, is sweet and doesn't run off. I think it's mostly his personality, but also because of his ABA and behaviour therapy. That doesn't mean he doesn't throw fits occasionally or get stressed and upset, but overall he is just a good boy. I swear, every day I tell him he is the best boy in the world. Also, because of his lack of good conversation skills and limited language, he doesn't back talk or smart mouths. Really he is easier than most kids sometimes. I am so lucky to have this boy. I'm so lucky to have Molly, as well. She is always doing something nice or making something nice for someone. I also love the way she is so kind to her brother. She just loves him to death. Ok, ok, I'll stop bragging about my kids. I just feel really lucky with both of them. It's a sappy day!

Busy day today....

Today is going to be a very busy day. First I have to vacuum and finish the dishes. Then I have to get gas, go to the bank and pick my Mom up. I have to take her to her appointment. Then I don't know what will do after that until Bobby gets off work. Once he's off work, we go get the Jeep! We are so excited! Then I have to get snacks for my Tupperware party I'm having tonight. Then I have to come home and set up for it. What a day!