"2009"

2009 is gong to be GREAT ! I have my Heart set that things are going to start off right and on the right foot. William is ready to wear his book bag again and go back to see his Mrs. Debbi at school. I'm ready for some quiet down time too. I've set my goals for the NEW year and I'm going to try to get then done. I'm just going to keep positive no matter what !

Merry Christmas

I hope each and everyone of you all have a Wonderful Day..~The Davis Family
Amanda, Will & William

My Gift

Williams school class had there Christmas Party on Thursday. William was a little upset over the schedule change but managed to do well. This was a big thing for me. Our last Party was a disaster. William screamed and cried to leave the whole 45 minutes I was there. This time was Different. I came late so he wasn't looking for me while the other parents were there. Then when I did get there I had to hide. But it was good for both of us. I was able to be present and witness how he interacts with the teachers. That alone was my Christmas Gift.

I do feel we will get to the point where I'm not ducking behind a bookcase, door or a teacher ( thank God I'm short) .It's just not going to happen over night.
and I know that. Things take time. So until then I'll manage. .

Christmas Spirit

The Holidays are almost here. It's still hard to get into the spirit of things. It just does feel like Christmas yet. Even though I've got Lights up out side That William want's on 24-7 and a Tree in the living room that has to stay on
24-7 too.He likes those lights.All the Different colors and the ones that blink. He knows that something is different and he likes it.

I even tried to snap myself into the Happy Elf mode by sending out a few Christmas cards to the Family and some friends. William added the stickers and wanted to color on a few of them. Oops ! You would have thought that would have got me going.. NOPE !

I even went to Williams school yesterday and took a few snap shots of there Christmas Art. But still no..


I've just lost that Christmas Spirit and I haven't seen how I can get it back. I do know what Christmas stands for . It's the gift of receiving and not giving. Any Christian can tell you what we have already been given. . . I guess it's the fact that I cant give to others this year. That breaks my heart. But with the ways things are right now Its hard to even sacrifice that 5$ for a small gift. I've always been that person that gives unselfishly to others and this year I can't.. William has a couple of nice things. We got him that V-Tech smiles game system and one game, I found the Rosie from Thomas the train he loves & a travel aqua doodle . Not the usual big spending this year but.. it's something. Better then no Gifts at all. It's defiantly the Charlie Brown Christmas . It could be 10 x's worse.We could have no house, no car , nothing.I guess I should be Grateful to have those. Which I am 100%. Ya know.. I'm a firm believer that things happen for a reason. Maybe all this turmoil that the USA are experiencing and the hard times we are all having to go threw is just that man upstairs way of showing us what we should be grateful for. He sacrificed and now .. So are we.. ... I think i just found my Spirit....

The mean ol' Momma & Our Ginger bread house

This week was a good Week for William. It's started off a little on the rough side. He didn't sleep good Sunday night so he didn't go to school on Monday. Tuesday was the hard day. William is used to Mommy caring him down the hall to his classroom in the morning. This Tuesday was a mile marker for both of us. I made William walk to his class. He threw a fit and kicked and screamed the whole way but.. we did it. Also on Tuesday when I came back to pick him up he saw that the staff put up all kinds of Christmas Decorations. William doesn't like change so.. He walked over to the trees and went to take them down. He told his teachers and I Clean up.HE screamed and cried and threw another fit. Two for two. Some of the office staff apparently are not aware they have Autistic children in their own school and I got that Gawking stare that I normally get while out in public with William. William was in such a tissy that I had to walk out the building and get the teacher to help me get William in the car. He fought both of us getting him into his seat. That was three for three. We went home and it was like nothing had ever upset him. He didn't put up much of a fight Wednesday morning walking down the hall and Thursday was even better. So my goal is after the Holiday break I'm going to pull up under the schools breezeway and let the teacher get William out the car in the morning. They are also going to start adding more at school time for him. Right now he's half a day. Which is only 3 hrs. So the will keep adding time to his schedule until he gets used to going full days. It's going to be a slow process but.. Its going to be for his benefit..

Today was also a good day for us. William and I made a ginger bread house. They made one at school yesterday. I felt that poor little house needed a friend. I got out the gram crackers and all the left over candy from Halloween we didn't eat, The peanut butter, The powdered sugar icing, Fruit loops, sprinkles and one giant LEGO. After I finally figured out how to make the gram crackers stick to the Lego using the peanut butter we were off and running. William sat at the kitchen table and watched me the whole time. I got him to help me when I added the fruit loops onto the roof. He didn't want to touch the rest of the candy for some reason. I asked him to add a fruit loop by telling him what color we needed and he did. Once we had that on. I added the sprinkles and we were finished.

Thanksgiving Picnic

Yesterday was a Good Day for us .. Even if we didn't spend it like we use to . William did at least get to see one set of Grandparents , one of his Aunts and one of his Uncles and Two of His cousins. So the day wasn't a complete flop. We arrived late and left Early.. We stayed a total of Maybe 15 minutes. The main thing was.. We were there! No we didn't get to spend the entire time sitting around talking with everyone but that's good. I don't like being in the middle of everyone's business any way. So it was a win win for us. We got to go plates and went home. All that good smelling food was hard to resist soo. We got a Blanket and had a Picnic right in the middle of the Living Room Floor. William had Chicken Nuggets and we had turkey and Dressing. I used the DVR to Record the Macys Thanksgiving Parade. Which we watched while we ate our Dinner. William absolute loved it. Every time he saw one of those big balloons he would say.. " WOW ! ! " .. " Look at that !" . Then the marching bands played music and they had some people singing. Williams loves music. so it was a good day. After a week of the Ups and Downs this was a Great way to End the Week. A what a perfect way to start our Own Family tradition. Thank you God for my Many Blessing and Our New way to spend the Holiday.

Happy Turkey Day

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The worse 45 minutes I've ever had to sit threw

Today Williams class had there very own Thanksgiving Dinner. William woke up in a great mood. So I felt that he would have a great day..YEAH RIGHT.!.! Who was I Kidding. When I arrived I stood quietly outside the door and watched William before I made my entrance. He was sitting at the table by himself watching all the other kids in the class. It broke my heart to see him all alone so ..I went in and sat with him. That wasn't such a good idea..William grabbed his new schedule that Dr. Adams made for him and started pointing to the book bag. He thought it was time to go home. He thought that mommy was here to save the day and it was time to go home. Not today ..Sorry.. After I ignored his repeated request for his book bag he started to cry. So here we were.. The class is having a wonderful time singing there Thanksgiving songs and William and I are off to the right of the crowd and he is screaming his head off. It was all I could do to not give into him. William has a group of wonderful teachers in his class and they kept telling me.. Mom .. Your doing fine !! I have a hard time wanting to give into William every single time he wants things. BUT...I'm not the only one to blame. I'll take my fair share of it but not 100%. If I knew what I was causing by giving into him and allowing others to give into him It would have stopped a Very long time ago.. Today was a taste of my own medicine. I'm just upset that it was at Williams expense.

Chicken Nuggets for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Williams class is having there own Thanksgiving Dinner Tomorrow. I'll be attending this one. I chickend out with the one last week that the school had. I knew that William wouldn't do well with the Large amount of Parents and X-tra people Thursday. So .. I had my mind already made up that he wouldn't do well. So we didn't go. I think tomorrow will be a better day for everyone. It will be a smaller Crowd and familiar faces for William. Plus they are having..CHICKEN NUGGETS..Williams absolute Favorite meal in the entire world. So it's going to be a good day.

Not only that it will give me the chance to mingle with the other parents that have kids like mine.. It's nice to be able to have someone in the same boat as you. Someone you can relate to that understands why you do things a certain way. No one to judge you or ask you ridiculous questions. People that know what I live with because they are walking that same road too.. IT's nice to feel like your not alone......

What I'm Thankful for

I'm Thankful for people that Understand the TRUE meaning of The word Autism. It's not just a word that we toss around when our kids are acting up in Public. Or a Word we use as an Excuse why we don't attend all the family functions. It is what it is...!!

A Weighted Blanket

I've been debating on getting one of these for William to help him sleep. He has been piling all the pillows in the bed on himself and then falling peacefully to sleep. I've read a couple of blogs were parents have gotten these for there kids and now I'm wondering if I should try one out myself. The only thing is.. Where the heck do you get one. I'm sure if I got one on line shipping and handling would be doubled because its a Weighted blanket " Humm.. Comment me and let me know what you all think. ~Amanda

Our Hair cut day.

I've finally got Williams hair cut. I've been putting it off for a good 3 plus months. William doesn't do well with anything going on with his head .I mean nothing. No brushing , washing and defiantly no hair cuts. It has to be one of those sensory things he has. So last week I had to make the call to my hair dresser. I was tired of tucking his hair behind his ears. He has been pulling out his own hair too. So now he's got a little bald spot. So this was something that we needed to do before he plucked out very single stand of hair he had. So this morning after William went to school we made our way to Mrs.Robins house. But before we got there we made our daily stop at McDonalds. Yay for Chicken Nuggets. Then we were off. We got there on time. William was excited to get out the car.. He was happy up until he saw Mrs. Robins Two Big dogs. He started to squirm and ask for his book bag. He thinks if he gets his book bag he's about to leave. We did that this morning at school. So after we were inside we headed straight for the chair. We tried to get him to sit in the chair by himself but that wasn't going to happened. So I sat in the chair and he sat in my lap. He didn't kick this time. He did whine but he sat still for the most part of it. WOW... After he was done she told him God Job..He replied.. thanks.. Then she talked to him and he repeated what she said back to her but... He talked to her. He has never spoken to her. He did want her to wipe his face with the towel over and over again to get the hair off. Then he let her Hug him. Aww...Another PLUS + She said she could see a difference in him. The way he reacted towards her and how he even spoke to her blew her away.. Yay for School and the wonderful ladies that take care of my Baby..


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Some Fall art work

William admiring his art work While sitting on top of his dresser. I have no clue how he managed to get up there.

Just some sponge painting they did at school.


We collected Leaves and sent them to school. This is what they did with them.

The Noodle name..

Our Productive week.

Williams had a very productive week. I was a little worried with Daylight savings time. William did okay with the adjustment on Monday.It went right along just like any other day. Tuesday was a little better. I was a little stressed out. As Tuesday was the day our fellow Us citizens decided our Country's Future. So I made sure we were at school on time. So I could go stand in line to cast my ballot. Wednesday was an eye opener for William. His class does OT on Wednesday and Thursday and Speech on Monday and Tuesday. Their school has a Huge indoor Play area. They have a ball pit and a little basket ball goal just for them & Williams Favorite an indoor swing. While the class was in the gym William was on the swing with one of his three teachers. Then another little girl wanted to swing too.. William didn't want to share the swing with her but...He did.. He sat next too her but he wouldn't look at her.Then if that wasn't enough William followed her to the ball pit. He was playing in the balls with the same little girl and another little boy. I was so proud of him. Usually this kind of information comes from his teacher. But not today. Another parent told me what she saw.. She was so happy too see this dramatic change. She was also at the Festival and saw what a hard time William was having. I was so happy to hear the good gossip and I gave her a hugg for telling me. Awww... Thursday wasn't a good day. Daylight savings time finally hit us. William fell asleep during circle time and the teacher called me to come get him..Poor baby had such a good week. He was just so sleepy. But other then that I'm glad it went as well as it did..

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Fall Fesival

Williams Class had there Fall Festival Last Thursday. All the Little kids got dressed up as there favorite cartoon character or action hero. Not my William he refused to wear any costume this year. So.. I didn't want to make him feel left out. So I got creative and made him a shirt... William didn't fuss over it he actually wore it the entire time with out pulling at it.

The school staff put together all kinds of games just for the Children to use during the festival. They had a Bowling booth, A Fishing Booth, A jump rope booth, A coloring booth and a Reading booth. Williams class enjoyed each game except for William. He wanted no part of this whole exciting day. The kids scared him because they were wearing costumes. The teachers were dressed up too. So that didn't help matters either. Williams teacher were dressed up as the Three little pigs and the speech teacher was the Big bad wolf. So that scared him. I felt so sad for him. I was there but I wasn't right up underneath him. I actually stood back and watched how he reacted to everyone before I let my presents be known to William. I knew he would want to leave the second he saw me. I greeted him and the next two words he said were..I ready ! I told him no we had to go sit down. So we went and sat at waited for the Witches Brew skit to begin. The Directors told a story of the witches brew. They let a few kids come up to add stuff to there big black pumpkin pot. They added pretzels (dried bones), raisins ( Bat brains), Marsh mellows ( frog eyes), Cheerios ( snake skin ),
m & m ( monster fingers ) . Then they sang the witches brew song and the children were allowed to come get a treat bag filed with the witches brew. After that was done and over with We walked the halls so the other children could see there costumes. This was a big step for William. I was so afraid he would flip out with all the children screaming and cheering. But.... He did well. I think he knew we were headed for the doors to leave.. Once we got back to his class we got his book bag and left before the day was even over with. He was in such a hurry to leave we left his lunch box. I'm was just glad that day was over with and behind us.

Something to CHEER About..

We went to the neurologist yesterday. I love those people at Savannah Neurology. They have been so wonderful towards us. Not only that Dr.Pearlmens nurse is great. I used to work with her at Neuro Inst. It was a nice surprise to see Tamara. I thought her voice sounded familiar when she called last week about Williams lab results.

So yesterdays visit was to review the results of the labs ( that I already knew were all negative). I was wondering what our next step would have been. Those worry's quickly went down the drain.. Dr.Pearlmen said that there wasn't any need in doing more labs. Phewww... Or any further testing of any kind. Another sigh of relief.. Mostly what William goes threw is all behavior. So the ABA therapy they do at school should help that out . Also the OT & Speech Therapy will help too. With all those little quirks that Williams has Hopefully will help me too.

There is one Question that was asked yesterday . A Question that Only a Doctor could answer. I've been criticized and talked about among my own family and a few nonfamily members over this hear say. I was told that the female is the carrier of the genes that cause children to have Autism Spectrum disorder and any other forms of it.Big and small..

Dr.Pearlmens said : " There is now way to find any of those answers right now. Our technology isn't at that level yet. Maybe in 2020 we will have those answers. But right now in 2008 we can't determine who is the carrier of the gene."

That put the biggest smile on my face....

The wheels on the Bus

MyHotComments The Wheels on the bus go round & round.. I remember this song as a child and I loved it..So Naturally my William loves it too.. They sang this today at school and William started coping his teacher with the movements. He had his hands going round and round in a circular motion like a wheel moving. He is starting to interact more and more with his teachers and class mates each day. He likes music time most of all. I'm a big music person as well so there again..He gets it naturally.

I'm just glad that he is adapting well. Since he likes the bus song so much..Maybe I could get him used to riding the bus home from school..The bus has been has been a big issue with the relatives. I was very skeptical over the whole thing at first. Now I'm kinda liking the idea. The only children that ride the bus are his own class mates. He would have two attendants helping at all times. Their are car seats on this bus too. Plus all the children that ride this bus live in the same area that we do. So it's not like they are going to take 2 hours to get home. With gas prices the way that they are I think I just might have to do the whole bus thing..

Lab Results

Even though I know all the lab results are negative I've still got to take William to his neurologist on the 27th. I have copies of the results too. I've got friends in high places and I got the results before the doctor.. Alot of good that did me. Now I've still got to wait until next week to find out what our next goal will be.. Dr.Pearlmen told me in July that I should get him into school and therapy. We have done all that. Now I've just got to wait to see what our next step is. So until then.. Keep us in your prayers and thoughts.. xxx~ The Davis Family...

What a Day...

Williams school had a fall break this week. So we didn't have school Thursday or Today.. I knew I'd better put on my game face because he would be getting up bright & early.. Yup.. I was right.. 6:45 am came by so quick. I felt like I had just closed my eyes. To my self I was thinking.. Go to SLEEP !! Those wishes quickly went away the minute he turned the light on in my eyes. OKay I'm tired and Now Blind.. Once I managed to drag my self out of bed William said "Cookin". Yeah hes already demanding stuff.. But atleast he was Hungry so.. Off to the kitchen I went to cook the boy some scrambled Eggs with Cheese. I fixed his breakfast and then he sat at the table to eat. He wanted me to sit down beside him. He is used to sitting down at the table with his class to eat there snack. So that's one thing Daddy & I will have to change. Were are the TV tray type.

So after breakfast I knew I'd better figure out what we could do that day to occupy time. I came up with a great Idea of going to the park. We all got dressed and packed a few snacks and drinks. Then we were off. We usually go to the ones near here. For some strange reason I wanted to go to the one near where I used to live when I was a child. Which is a 40 minute ride away. So Down the expressway we went..William likes going down the Expressway. He gets to see all the big trucks. He will sometimes point out the letters on the trucks and tell me the colors that they are. He picks up so much now. Just like a Little sponge. Then we finally arrived at the park. William was ready to get out and go slide on the slide and run & play.. I was ready too.. Get ride of some of the energy.. He played for almost a hour straight when he ran up to me and said..I ready to go.. We packed up and headed for the closest McDonalds.

I wanted to go threw the train yard that was near the Playground . I knew William would love to see a real train . So I took a short cut threw a neighborhood that lead us up to gates of the CSX train station. William was so Excited.. He kept saying..WOW...& Look at that.. He's got a small vocabulary but that is all changing. I was so excited for him that I didn't realize how fast I was driving. The speed limit was 10 & I was doing 20 +.. We approached a railroad crossing the lights were not flashing so I kept going.. Little did I know what would happen next...... This wasn't a Normal rail road crossing.. This was more like a Rail road crossing Mountain.. So here we go..I was already speeding and we crossed that mountain It felt like the car took flight..I got that feeling we all get when we go down a elevator.. So yeah.. We were airborne.. Once we were on the other side.. William says in a soft voice.. Mommy... What was that? I just laughed and said we jumped the road.. He says..WOW !! We Jump ! We Jump.! Thank god for Good Shocks and no Witnesses to call the Police on me..

Our Fun & Exciting Monday..

Monday was a hard day for William. He woke up cranky and I had yet another struggle over getting the boy dressed. If it was up to him.. He would gladly go naked. Once we got dressed we started making our way to school. We always drive the same route to his school. We pass by the same store that I sometimes stop and get William his favorite suckers at. This morning while on the way to school..William saw the store and says.. " A Sucker.. I ready "..He has said things like that before but.. I just realize now that he knows that he gets suckers from that store.. Now everything is making more and more since.. When we have driven past the Bank he knows those tellers give out suckers. He has asked for a sucker while we are driving past the bank.. He has also thrown a fit when we pass a McDonalds and he doesn't get his Daily need of Those famous Chicken Nuggets .. He can spot those arches a Mile away.. It's amazing how much of a memory he has. ( Opps Side tracked.. Back to our subject..)
Once we got to school William didn't want to get out the car. I had to pick him up and carry him into the school. I felt like we had 1,000 eyes on us as we made our way to his classroom. Yeah you guessed it..He screamed and cried the whole way too. I felt so helpless. Then if that wasn't bad enough I had to leave him kicking and screaming. I left and didn't even get 2 miles down the hwy before I called the school to check on him & see if I needed to go back to get him. His teacher said he was fine and she was rockin him. I felt 110% better. So I went on and did my errands for the day.Time flew by so quick and before I realized it , It was almost time to go pick him up.I flew down the hwy towards his school. I pasted the school bus that picks up and drops off the PSI children so..I started to panick... I pulled up to the school and I didn't see any of the other parents cars in the parking lot so. I was thinking to myself. I'm so late. What if the teachers accidentally put William on the bus.. Where is the bus going?.. Who has my child?.. I signed into the front office and didn't even ask any questions..I went right to his classroom.. & Yeah..It was empty, the lights were off and no one in sight.. I went right back to the office to inquire w/ the receptionist. She asked me to see if they were still in the lunchroom..Before she even finished the word lunchroom I was half way down the hallway. I walked right into the lunchroom and ....There was William.. Sitting with his class eating there snack. I over reacted for nothing. They were just running late & So was I.

New Words

Just a few weeks ago our little guy was hardly speaking. When he wanted things he would point and cry for them. He didn't want to be any where near a stranger or go to different places.. In just a few short weeks he has started to slowly change his ways.

We had a A/C Tech here to service the A/C unit. When he was here before William didn't want to be any where near him. He wanted to be held and for me to stay away from the service tech. Yesterday was completely different. William wanted to be in the same room as him. Not only that. He has never wanted to be around males. So I was completely blown away. On top of that. Williams Popa was here. William has never wanted to have anything to do with his Popa but yesterday he was right beside him too. I had to take him to McDonalds and the Park just so they could Finish servicing the A/C unit.

William has also learned a couple of New words. Last night he looked right at me with a questionable look on his face and said.. "What's going On?" I couldn't help but laugh.. I did answer his question.. I told him nothing but it's night night time.. Then William jumped up and ran to turn off the lights and dive into his bed & under the covers.

This morning was the same as the night before. More Surprises . We were playing in the living room and William dumped out his box of toys . Then he said.. I clean up.. He picked up all his toys one by one and put them back in the box. Every day seems to be something new he has learned. I can't wait until Monday. More Learning for him and Me...

He's growing up..

William had a good day today. William didn't want to get dressed this am . He wanted to watch Blues Clues instead. I had to force him just to get his socks on. After I won the battle he didn't even attempt a struggle over his shirt, pants or his shoes. I think he knew in his own little mind that Momma wasn't being a push over this am.. Once at school he went right in the class and immediately started playing board games with his classmates. I left and came home to do my normal morning routine. Before I knew it 9:55 was already here. I convinced Williams Daddy to ride with me to pick him up. I told him he didn't even have to get out the car. He agreed and we were off. I had to stop at the store before we got to the school. If William had a Good Day I always give him a treat. William LOVES those Tootsie Pops.

Then we arrived at the School. I parked Right out in the Front so Will could see William when we walked out. I went inside to state claim to my spot on the bench to wait for my lil' Guys arrival. For some reason ..Today I kept watching the clock.. I peeked around the corner to see if they were coming like every five minutes. I guess i was anxious for Will so see our Little Man walking with all his stuff on. Then... I could here Williams class making there way to the front of the school. It was like a Parade of Well Behaved kids. I could hear the other kids asking each other.. " Hey is that your mommy ?".. It was too cute. Then there was my William.. Walking with His teacher. He spotted me and he and his teacher walked over to me. Mrs. Debbie always tells me how his day went. She said he loved the slide. She said at first he didn't want to be on it but after a couple of times going down it he wanted to do it more and more.. Then it was time for us to go and I asked William if he wanted to tell Mrs. Debbie bye.. ( When William wants us to give him kisses he leans his head towards us so we can kiss the top of his head.) William leaned his head towards Mrs. Debbie and she kissed the top of his head.. Now That completely shocked me. The only people he has EVER let do that was us. Then if that wasn't enough .. I asked him if he wanted to tell Samantha bye.. He spotted her right in the middle of the group of kids and said BYE... She stared at him in complete shock as well. Then she said..Bye William.. See ya tomorrow.. Then Williams says..Tomorrow.. Then out the door we went headed for Daddy who was patiently waiting for us to come out. We were greeted again by his two other teachers Ms. Monica and Ms. Sherry. Once again.. William told them bye and let them hug him.. Wills mouth dropped open. I told Will that William was getting used to school. I had to prove it to him. What a better way to do it..=)

Yet another Doctors Visit

Today we went to a Child Psychologist. I wasn't to excited over the entire visit. I didn't see any need in taking william to this one. But.. Once again.. the best interest of the child came into play....So I took him. My First Impression of the Psychologist wasn't a normal first impression you would have with a "Doctor".. I thought for a second we had gone to the wrong office. She looked like one of those Physic Readers. She was not the Sylvia Brown type but close enough. Her office was a house they turned into an office. It wasn't in the greatest of areas in Savannah either. I thought to myself..What in the Heck have I done.

I went in the back with her by myself at first to give her all the information on William and fill our some forms. William stayed in the lobby with his nina. While I was back there I swear I thought she was going to whip out a crystal ball and tell me all my problems. . . Instead she seemed to get right to business. She was warm and open despite the first impression and her working area and attire. As long as she knew what she was doing I was okay. I glanced around her room when she turned her head and noticed it was set up like a childs playroom. Books on the shelf, Stuffed toy animals in the corners of the room and toys on the tables. Then the moment of truth was on us.. It was time for William to go back by himself to her room.

I swear It felt like I was giving my Child to a stranger. William cried for me and It was all I could do to not interrupt the session. On top of all that... She locked the Door... I told myself.. I'll give her five minutes and then I'll make my presents known.. It was a scary situation for me. Not knowing what the heck that lady was doing to my child. I could hear her talking but.. I couldn't see what was going on and that made me a little on the uneasy side. I started looking for ways to break in if I had to.. All it would have taken was that certain scream that we all recognize as the help I'm hurting scream ...In that case.. She wouldn't have to lock the door anymore..She wouldn't have one..

So long story short..The Psychologist thinks that William is severely Autistic. Which is something we already knew. She suggested the same information that
Dr. Pearlmen told us in July. To get William into Therapy and School. We are doing that right now as we speak. . .

Vaccines

This week has sure been a roller coaster ride that I don't want to go on again any time soon. Monday william didn't go to school because he was still trying to get well. Tuesday was like the first day of school all over again. It did get better as the day went along. Wednesday & Thursday William didn't go to school because he was still very congested and irritated. Today wasn't much better.. William had to go to the doctor for his 4 year old Well check. I was told to be there at 10:00 for the appt when I made the appt 3 weeks ago. The office member put it in at 11:00. I knew William wouldn't last an entire hour of waiting in the lobby. SO I asked to have it rescheduled. Then after about 10 minutes the front desk clerk informed me that he would be worked in . She didn't seem to thrilled about it. She must have skipped breakfast or something because she was nasty. Customer service was not in her vocabulary today. William was called in a matter of 2 minutes and we went back. This nurse was much nicer. She was the same one from last Saturdays sick visit. She was very pleasant and understanding and apologized for the attitude that the front desk clerk had. She said " no one is perfect and we all make mistakes".

Once in the room they did the normal stuff height, weight and temp check. Then the review of meds, Ectra.. The nurse did all of that. She left and about 5 minutes later the doctor arrive. We saw Dr. Kennedy today. She is a very young doctor. William wasn't afraid of her and he let her listen to his heart and even let her look in his mouth. WOW.. He normally puts up a fight. I though everything was going great until I learned how many shots he was getting today. ( 5 )... I had to brace myself for what I knew was going to happen in the next 15 or so minutes.... I did ask if they could combine all of them into one shot and Dr. Kenndey said they could not be combined.. I was thinking to myself.. If you can't combine them before you give the shot then WHY are you going to inject all of them at one time into my child...! I feel that these vaccines are what triggered Williams autism. I have spoken to other mothers that have children with APD and they feel that there Child was okay up until certain vaccines were administered. I think they should space them out. I feel that even Parents with children that don't have the ASD would feel the same way. No one likes to see there kids getting 5 shots at one time. One at a time is more like it. . So we will see what these 5 shots do to him over the next few days. I know that a low grade fever is most likely going to happen. So I'll be waiting with the Tylenol when he needs it.

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School Germs have invaded us

Runny Nose, sneezing, coughing, Itchy water eyes & Fever . You guessed it. Williams is sick. We went to the Doctor Saturday. Williams got a bad chest Cold. Just what we needed. School Germs have invaded us. Not only is William sick but he's shared it with us too..So we are all sick. William Missed School Thursday and Monday. So going today was like the Very first day of school all over again. William didn't cry or call for me. He just held on to me for dear life. We had to pull his arms away from me. He went in his class but he didn't want to.

Then it was time for me to go pick him up. I got there right on time. I signed in the front desk and went to sit on the benches in the lobby. Then I heard the sound of little feet. I could hear the class making there way down the hallway. I peeked around the corner and saw my little guy .. He was wearing his own book bag. He's never had any interest in wearing his book bag at all. I think it's one of those sensory things he has. Just seeing him walking with his class wearing his book bag and holding his lunch box put tears in my eyes.

His teacher said that William stayed right beside her all day today. He didn't want her out of his sight. William has adopted Mrs Debbie as his 2nd Mommy. I know when I'm sick I always want my mom around. Mom's can fix anything. Mrs.Debbie said that she felt that he still didn't feel good. He sneezed a lot today and his nose ran. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day..

Just another milestone of being a parent.

So far so Good..

Just though I'd post what is going on With Us at this very Minute..

Lets see... William is Loving School.. He loves his teacher and the kids in his class. He is Starting to get used to the routine they follow. Which is great. He's starting to become more and more independent each and every day that arrives. This entire week he has been ready to go to school. He wakes up chipper and impatient to get his day at school started. He is getting away from wanting to be held all the time too..He wants to walk to his classroom and then when its time for me to go .. He will close the classroom door on me and says bye. When it's time for me to pick him up I will wait in the main lobby for him. Then the entire class walks out and we leave. I think it's the togetherness that Williams likes. Being around people his age and size really makes him feel like he belongs. Being with teachers that Understand him makes me feel comfortable . Seeing my child happy makes me happy. That's been my main Goal from day #1.

Now.. We have the school stuff going good.. William has a appointment in the 29th of October with his Neurologist. This is to go over the test results on the labs I had to fight to get approved. I know I'll have to cancel the appointment already. The normal wait time for the results of those test are 3 months. We just had them drawn on the 15th of Aug. So.. I might be November until we know anything more about his Autism. Hopefully then we can address the quirks that come with ASD patients. William still won't let you ( With out a fight) wash his hair, comb his hair or cut his hair. Hopefully they can suggest some calming therapy or even meds. Keep us in your prayers and thoughts.. Always ~ The Davis Family

Work In Progress .

Since William is just getting into the routine of going to school I worried how William would adjust to not going to school Friday. He woke us at the same time.6:40am. He asked for his shoes and said he was ready. I tried to let him know today wasn't a school day. So i turned on the TV and we watched cartoons for a while. Then we made breakfast and I got out Williams coloring books and crayons and we colored. Then we went outside to ride on the golf cart and ride in the wagon.Then it was off to Nina's house for pop sickles. It was a busy day keeping his mind busy but I think once he realizes that he only has school Mon. ~ Thursday we will be ok .Mrs. Debbie told me he might make a big fuss over getting out of routine . I told her I wanted to keep doing close to the same things that they did at school. So Mrs. Debbie is going to make us a picture calendar that will hopefully help William learn what days he goes to school and help me keep him on some sort of schedule. I think this Picture schedule is already helping William. So I don't want to un Do what they have already done. William is talking much more and trying to communicate with you more with words instead of screaming and pointing. I know it's still a work in progress but... It's great.

Week one down..

Okay people.. We survived the first week of school. William had a great day Yesterday and an Even Better day today. William ate Breakfast with his classmates yesterday. He sat at the table with them during table time too. There is a little girl that wants to hug and kiss on him already. Her name is Samantha. She's a cutie. She has long brown hair and glasses. Mrs. Debbie calls her the little momma of the class. She is always helping the other kids. She wants to kiss on my boy and that isn't kewl with me... William ran from her yesterday and I can't blame him..
Today went well too. They colored more pictures and sang a couple of songs.He ate again today too. He put a animal puzzle together by himself also. William is becoming more and more independent every day. I was so proud to see him walking down the hallway with his class and he even was carrying his own lunch box. ( where was a camera when ya need it ) WOW ! those teachers have impressed me. I'm not just saying that because his teacher used to be my teacher back in the day .. But.. WOW. That is totally amazing. In such short time frame William has gone from the Mommy Hold be 24-7 kid to the I can do it by myself typical 4 year old.

Now if I could only make his Daddy & his accomplices realize that babying him isn't helping him we would be fine...

Day # 2

Today went better then yesterday. We were late again..But only a few minutes this time. We signed in and off to the classroom we went. We walked in and the kids were playing at the tables w/ puzzles and board games. I put Williams bag in his cubby and found a chair and sat in it. William sat in my lap and we watched the other kids play. After about 10 minutes or so they made a announcement that they would be taking school pictures that morning. Mrs. Debbie lined up the kid and we went down to Library to have pictures made. Williams turn arrived and..Yeah you guess it.. He said no.. So we will have to get them done on make up day. No big deal. Then it was time to eat breakfast. we walked back down the hallway and Mrs. Debbie said for me to let her take him and I did. Even though I know her it was still like turning your child over to a stranger. I stood in the hallway and watched as her and William along with his class headed for the doors to the lunchroom. I almost wanted to chase after them but... I had to turn the other way and walk out. I got in my car and headed for my house. I was fine up until the point I looked in the rear view mirror and saw that his car seat was empty. Yeah !! I pulled off on the side of the road a cried again. Once I was done I went home and proceeded to clean anything and everything that came into sight. Before I knew it... It was 10:00. I grabbed my purse and headed for the door. By 10:02 I was already half way down Old River Road. It's a good thing I didn't get a ticket. That wouldn't have went over well at all. So I decided to slow down for 60 Plus to the speed limit. Once I got to the school I greeted the secretary and headed back to Williams class room. They were still on the play ground. So I went into their room and sat in a chair and waited. Finally at 10:45 They came back in the room. There was my Boy.. Walking in line with he other kids and not a tear in his eye. I hide behind the door just to see what he would do. His speech teacher Ms. Stacy showed him a picture with a book bag on it. She said it was time to go home. They use a Picture schedule to teach the kids what to do next. Once William turned around to get his book bag He saw me hiding behind the door and says Mommy!..I ready to go.. The teacher said he did much better today. He sat in Mrs. Debbie's lap and Even wanted her to hug him. They played on the playground and William loves the slide. He played in the centers w/ the other Children too. He even made a Necklace and colored a Picture .. Thats my Boy...

Our First Day

Today was a day I'll Remember for the rest of my life. William might not but I will. We got up at 7:00 am. William didn't sleep well last night so it was hard getting him up and going. I turned on the TV and turned the channel to BLUES CLUES. One of his favorite shows. That worked like magic. He was up and I got him dressed. I attempted to get him to eat something before we had to leave but.. He wasn't ready to eat anything yet. So We brushed our teeth and I combed our hair. Then it was time to go.



I got to the school a little late. I didn't expect to see all the traffic on the road. I'll use better judgement tomarrow. So I signed him in and we went to his class room. The kids in his class were happy to see him. One little boy wanted to hugg William . Another Little Girl wanted William to go with her. They were going to breakfast. The other teachers took the class on down to the lunch room to eat and I stayed behind with William and Mrs. Tovar. She tried to warm up to William. Which wasn't going well. He started to cry. I almost started to cry. But I had to hold back those tears. I didn't want to lose it infront of him. She got him to go with her to the Lunch room to eat breakfast. I found a box of tissues and I went and sat in my car and cried like a little kid.


I sat in the parking lot from 8:30 ~ 9:45. Then At 9:46 I went inside and sat in the lobby. Everytime I would hear a kids voice or a Loud noisy I would glance up from my book just too see if it was William. But it wasn't. Finally at 10:18 I couldn't stand it anymore. I walked down the hall way and this is what I was greeted with.


Being a Parent is Hard work. But Being a MOMMY is even harder.

Ready or Not ~ Here we go !!

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I Finally Finished Williams School Shopping .I found William a Book Bag at Target. It was on sale too. 50% off. Plus it did not look like it was picked over either. Its just so big. So We got a book bag. I found a Lunch Box At Walmart. It has race cars on it and it's his favorite color.. Blue.. William likes to eat one thing at a time and they all have to be in a different containers. So I found some small Rubber maid ones w/ lids that are small and fit into his lunch box. I picked up two more shirts too. He's getting into Mickey Mouse these Days and I found two Disney ones for him. I got him some socks too. Now I've got all his cloths together. I had to make a Second trip out today to get all of Williams snack food for his lunch . I did okay getting the book bag and the Lunch box but when it came time to get the snack food.. I had a good Cry in the store parking lot. I got it together and went inside and got what I had to get and went home. Once I got home it was like I was nesting again. It was like the night before he was born all over again. I cleaned and organized and Even filled out his baby book the night before he was born.This time I was packing his book bag . I even packed his Lunch. Except for his Juice and sandwich. I started writing his name on everything I could think of. I even pulled out his jacket from inside the closet and made sure he had his name on it. If the marker didn't run out I'd still be labeling stuff. I've done all the laundry and even washed and waxed the car. I've been on a roll. I think I'm keeping busy to try to forget all about tomorrow. I'm just worried that the teacher won't know how to deal with him when he gets upset and cries. He's never been away from us before. We are his comfort zone. But I know that in order for him to lead a productive life we have to do what we don't want to do.. It's just going to be hard.

School Shopping .

I've been so worked up over William going to school on Monday that I've totally forgot all about school shopping. I was given a handbook yesterday and a list of things that William would need for school. I expected to see the first few things on the list. Like a book bag , a lunch box & an Extra change of Cloths. I was caught a little off guard with the request for 1 package of 100 straws & a package of 80 Velcro Dots. I know they will be doing arts and crafts but.. How many straw necklaces can one kid make. Now the Velcro Dots.. I have no clue what they plan to do with them. Now the other items requested make a little more sence to me. Paper towels, baby wipes, Facial tissue, hand sanitizer & Clorox wipes. I can see why they need those. I'm all for a germ free classroom.
So today I started picking up a couple of the items on the list. My main concern is finding a Book bag. Hopefully I can get one that hasn't been picked over too bad. Williams Teacher said that she didn't care what it looked like as long as she could put his Teacher... Parent communicator folder in it. So maybe that will help me out with the whole book bag search. As far a new cloths for school. We've got that covered. William just had a birthday this past Saturday and Both the grandma's got him cloths. Wahoo ! All I have to get are socks. Once again.. Someone upstairs is looking out for me. Thank you !


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My Pre-k Kidd

On Monday the 15th of September 2008.. My Baby Boy will officially be a Pre-K kid..
I'm kinda nervous still. Even thought I know the Teacher. It's just the whole leaving your child is a strange place thing. I know he will be in good hands. The teacher was my teacher back in Highschool. She taught The Early Childhood education class at Groves/STC .I was in her class for 2 years. Right when the director told me the teachers name I just had a big smile on my face. What are the odds of that. They have a small class only like 6 kids total. With 3 teachers at all times. thats even better. One on One is great.. William will be an all day student . Which means he's at school Mon-Thur. from 7:30~1:30. They also have a half day program too. The PSI director and Her staff felt that William would benifit from the all day class rather then the half of day.I felt that same way too.Also that schedule is a little better for my work hours but..it's still got some kinks in the road.. Hopefully we can get that worked out. But thats a whole different story & blog.. So.. Wish us luck on monday. I might need a DDD on monday too. Driving and crying would probley impair my vision a little bit.. I'll post pics and let you all know how things go..

Mr. Independent

So Today was our big day. The day for Williams trip to School for the PSI assessment. We had to get up bright and early and be there at 9:00 am. I was afraid he would wake up in a foul mood. He's not a early riser at all..Today was different. He woke up at 6:30 am & he was in a good mood. YES !! I let him play while I got ready .Then it was time for me to get him ready. William wanted to wear his Thomas the train PJ's. I got him to change before we had to leave. I was afraid he was going to make me take him in those pajamas. I didn't want to be late or cancel the appointment. We got to the school right on time. We signed in and the office assistant called Mrs. Amy. The teacher who was going to do the test. She met us a few minutes later and we went right to her office. On the way she told me she would like to see if he would go into her office with out me. I was a little hesitant at first. Mrs. Amy said I could get a chair and stay right outside the door. Then the moment of truth arrived. We walked into her office . I pulled out a chair for William and Mrs. Amy grabbed a bunch of thomas the trains. William went right for the trains and I was able to sneek out the room with out even being spotted. I told myself..If he cries of starts yelling then that was my que to bust in . To my Surprise He didn't call for me once. I sat in the hall way for a hour. It reminded me of my school days when I got kicked out the class and had to do my work in the hall way beside the door. But today was different. My Baby was being
Mr. Independent. It was a bitter sweet moment. ..Now our next step is when they review all the notes from the Pathologist and their own. Then I will know when my Little man can officially start school...So Untill then.. Wish us Luck..!

Happy Birthday William.. # 4..

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It just is hard to Believe my Baby is now a Four year old.. Where has time gone? It seems just like yesterday it was Thanksgiving and We were passing around our precious little miracle to all our Family Members. Now here we are Four Years later. WOW ! He's 4 today and starting school next week.. They grow up too fast.

Were getting close..

I got a phone call Tuesday from the PSI Director at the School that William will be attending. I had a feeling that they would be contacting me by the weeks end. I was right. The Director was very nice and apologized for taking so long to get back to me with a date. I didn't care how long it took, I was just glad she called. So Monday is the day we go for the schools assessment. It seems like it has taken forever to get to this point. I'm glad we are finally getting some where with Williams education. I realize it's only the beginning and life is going to throw us some more curve balls but I'm ready. For my child I'll do what ever I need and have to do for him.. I'll keep you posted about monday... Wish us luck..~

School

I went to the school William will be attending this morning. I was a nervous wreck. I didn't know what to except when I first arrived. The Principal was on the PA system making the usual morning announcements. I spoke with the secretary who called the PSI Director to come out to help me. She was very nice. The very first thing i said was.. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get all this information to you. She was very pleasant and told me that it wasn't a big deal. She did tell me that she was impressed. I have all of Williams medical records , Shot records, Ectra from day one. I used to work for doctors so I keep everything. You never know when you'll need it. N E ways. back to the subject in hand.. She told me that they would be setting up an assessment for William. So they can see where he needs to be placed. Now I'm just waiting on her to schedule it and call me with the day and time. My Next hurdle will be actually taking him to school. Wish me Luck.

YEAH !! We Passed the EED test.

I took William today to the Chatham Co Health Dept for the EED test. It was crowded and hot. Not to mention loud. He was okay for the first hour of waiting..Then he started to get irritated and cranky. He was ready to go and so was I. I was seconds from walking out when I asked a Nurse who I should let know we were leaving. I told her William was Mildy Autistic and didn't like the noise of the crowds of people. She was so Kind and understanding that she said ..I'll move you to the top of the list and with in 5 minutes they called us. Thank god for people who understand how it is to have a child that is different from other kids.

The nurse started with the ears test. I told her that William wouldn't put the head phones on his head or ears for the hearing test. So instead she used a toy that made noise to check his hearing. He could hear it and tried to grab the toy away from her..So he could hear the noise in each ear and see her. That was two test down and a third to go.. Next she checked his teeth. I've been brushing his teeth for him so he passed that test.. So William passed all the test for the EED. I know it might not seem like a big deal to everyone.. But to me it means alot.!

Speech & Hearing trip

Today was a good day. I was suprised too. I just had a feeling that William was going to show out like he did on monday. He actually did good. He liked the Pathologist ~Mrs. Mandy~. She pulled out a box of different toys and tried to get William to interact with the toys. Like feeding the toy bear with a spoon and giving the toy bear something to drink, Instead..William threw the bear acrossed the room and told me I ready to go.. Mrs. Mandy didn't give up so easly. She got out a ball and william and her played catch for a few minutes. William was laughing and asking for the ball. She said he made good eye contact..Which is a good thing. Most children w/ autisum don't like to look you in the eyes. After he got bored with the ball she started blowing bubbles. He loved that. He asked her to blow more. I thought at one point she was going to run out of breath. Then she pulled out a picture book. She asked William to point at certain pictures. Which he had no intrest in doing. Even though I knew he reconized most of the pictures and would tell me what they were I couldn't help him out. I wanted to help him cheat but.. I couldn't. I was asked no to help him or say anything to William while she was testing him. She gave him blocks to stack. William lined them up and them put them back in the box they came out of and closed the lid. She said william would need speech therapy twice a week and occupational therapy also. She suggested William learn sign language. So I'll have to learn it too.. She said that the school that William will hopefully be attending does their own therapy. YAY! I won't have to drive back and forth to savannah every other day. Hopefully it will all work out. But I'll keep you posted. ~Amanda

Lab Work Day

I took William to get his Lab work done today. I was glad to finally get them over with. (I had been going back and forth with his insurance provider over this for almost a month and a half.) William did good up untill the Nurse put that elastic rubberband around his arm.Then the fight was on. He kicked screamed and cried. I have never felt so bad in all my life. I wanted to cry with him. It was all I could do just to hold his legs and arm down. They had to use both arms too. Poor Little guy. It didn't take long but it seemed like forever. Then that was it. We left and went to McDonalds for Chicken Nuggets, Fries & a McFlurry. I would have bought him anything he wanted after that. On the way their William said.." I sorry Mommy" " are you mad ?".. I wanted to stop the car in the Middle of Reynolds street and Jump out and Hugg him & Hold him and let him know he had nothing to be sorry about and I could never be mad at him. I was crying at this Point. I know he doesn't really understand why he had to get lab work done and I'm sure he wouldn't understand even if I told him. After about 15 minutes into the ride home he fell asleep... That was the quietest car ride home ever.