The Life of a mom with a Autistic Toddler

      Today has been so much better then yesterday. I found out I am neurodivergent as my BHC (Behavioral Health Councilor) told me. I can get tested but finding the right neuropsychologist in-network with the health insurance is a struggle. Before that appointment was my son's IEP conference at his school. That was very interesting. A lot has happened and finding out that he is doing very well in school is nice to see/hear.     From all of that, I was drained just being around other people, having to talk with other people. I did however get some cooking done. After that I spent time with my husband while my son was asleep at his bedtime. He has been having no nap days.     Today, I got a lot of cleaning done while my son played. I did spend some time with him while I was going through a lot of clothes. I found a full garbage bag worth of clothes that he does not fit in anymore. Now all his clothes fit in the small dresser. I even organized my clothes...

      Today, it has been a good day. Found my kiddo asleep on the floor in his room which he is able to sleep better because of his allergies. We also went shopping trip today and found out that my son loves to push the shopping cart around the store and it helped wear him out. We got a new toaster. Our old one finally died after a few years of living here.     He is down for a nap now. I am happy that he is asleep. The nap will help him get better. What he ate today though, is his normal cereal. That has been his breakfast slash lunch meals for some time now because he is picky. He did however have some mac n cheese for his part of lunch.     We managed to have a good day all around which helped everyone stay calm and keep the good mood going.     As always: Keep your head up, take a deep breathe, you got this, always keep your coffee cup full.

      Today has actually been a really good day. I got to sleep until 5:50AM today. That told me it would be a good day. I even started to track my steps and my calories while taking care of my son. Staying healthy is better to take care of him then being sick and having no energy. Anyways, I had my normal cup of coffee and a half egg sandwich. My son had two bowls of cheerios with one bowl of peanut butter. I am actually planning one day to make peanut butter cheerios breakfast bar to see if he would like that. It is a no bake recipe which is amazing for me.     As the title says, we had fun at the park, a full family thing. My son who has been afraid of the slide finally went down the slide a total of 10 times. He was having fun. He was running around, chasing after a ball to get his energy out and let him have fun. It was and still is a good day. He is currently down for a nap which I am very happy about.     He is though dealing with some pretty ba...

      Today has been a lot. My attention span has not been the best. I did however get some money to get laundry done so that is a plus. I did manage to get some time to myself this morning before I had to get my son off the bus. He had a good morning and so did I. The mood went down hill when I started to feel rush and my kiddo wouldn't sit still long enough for me to finish getting ready.     Yesterday, when my husband got home, he dealt with my son about the issue he did. We have been working on getting him to stop biting people or things again. I still have a small bruise on my arm from his bite. He also got grounded for the rest of that day with no TV and no toys. He did not have a good night last night. He did however wake up in a good mood early in the morning.     What he all ate today is Cereal for breakfast and lunch. He tried to eat Mac N Cheese but that apparently did not go well with his taste buds. I had to get on to him about repeating w...

      Today started off with a good mood day. My son got up around 5:30-5:40 area. My husband was already awake so he spent some time with him. That helped my son out. He ate some of his cereal. So his usual breakfast. He went to school in a good mood, stayed dry the whole time and even got off the bus in a good mood. His mood changed when I told him no on him taking the toy train that belongs to one of the neighbors kids and he started to get upset, threw the toy train (it still works) before biting me in the arm when I picked him up to take him inside.     I had a great start this morning, I even managed to get all caught up on the dishes which is a huge accomplishment because I have been super distracted with everything else. So all I have left to do is finish up the rest of the dishes which is basically anywhere from 2-5 dishes then I won't have to worry about that.     My son is in trouble now because we have always told him no biting. I even brib...

    This morning was a bit different. My son woke up on his own at 5:40AM which is not that far from when I wake up to when I wake him up. He stayed dry all last night which I was proud of. I had him use the bathroom when we got downstairs so he continued staying dry. He had maybe two small handfuls of his cereal, but that was it for eating. He ate at school which is okay. He also had a cup of milk at home so at least I know he had something in his system. Had him use the potty a couple of time before he got on the school bus.     I found out that my neighbors daughter also goes to the same school as my son, so now I have someone I can talk with at the bus stop every morning and afternoon, well at least 2 days a week which I am good with. After he got on the school bus, I got back home, snuggled with my husband to warm up and spent some time with him before making us some breakfast. My husband had leftovers and I made myself a fried egg sandwich with a turkey patty (...