Therapy, Transitions, and Parties!

It's been another crazy week at the Pardo house!
Tuesday I took Ace to Bista Autism Center. It was in the same building as the doctor that diagnosed him. It was hard at first being in that court yard again. Remembering that day made me sick to my stomach. But then I thought no need to dwell on the past when we have such a hopeful future! Being there again just showed me of how far we have come and how well Ace is doing. His intake went well. I got a tour of the building and classrooms. Everyone there was so nice and they loved Ace. He did great during his evaluation and hopefully I did well on mine. lol They are going to call us when they have our results and we will set up another meeting when Jack can be present and they will give us our treatment plan.

Wednesday was busy with speech and occupational therapy for Ace. It was also the first day Ace slept in his new big boy bed! Jack and I were preparing for the worst! But luckily he never comes out of his room and he doesn't leave his bed! He is so excited and we are so proud of our little buddy! Jack and I are now crib less for the first time! lol We are very excited about that!

Thursday both of the beebs have school. I dropped off Charlotte and realized that she was the only one that wasn't wearing a costume. Apparently, I hadn't been told they were having a Harvest Party! Char just looked up at me with those big brown eyes and I felt like the worst mommy ever! I told her I would be right back! I dropped off Ace at school and ran to the store. I found a Cat accessory kit, some cookies, juice boxes, plates, and an eyeliner. I went back to her school and had the owner pull her out of her class. When I showed her the cat costume I knew I was redeemed! She was so excited. I put it on her, drew on a nose and whiskers then let her have a peek in the bathroom. I felt so much better when she skipped off to class. She had a great time. I got to listen to her tell me all about it while she sipped hot coco with marshmallow's after dinner.

Their lies punish our children

When Ace was diagnosed with Autism last year the statistics were 1 in 150 children were diagnosed. The new numbers are out and it is unbelievable. It now affects 1 in 58 boys. This is an epidemic that we can't ignore. These perfect babies are being robbed of their futures by the American Medical Association failure to take a stand. In 1980 1 in 10,000 children were diagnosed with Autism. There was also about 10 vaccinations that children received at that time. Now there is 37 vaccinations and it's 1 in 58 boys. Whats it going to take to get them to admit they are wrong!

Our First Emergency!

Yesterday was picture day at Charlottes school. Needless to say it was a busy morning getting her picture perfect! I dropped Charlotte off at her school at 8 and then Ace at his school at 830 then I came home. After about 20 minutes I got a call from Charlotte's school. I thought maybe she spilled something on her clothes and they want me to bring her something else for her pictures... that wasn't the case! The teacher said that Charlotte had fallen and bumped her lip and she might need stiches! I hung up the phone and grabbed my keys! I think I got there in like two minutes! lol On the way I called Jack and he rushed home too so he could pick up Ace from school while I took Charlotte to the emergency room.

When I arrived she wasn't crying anymore. She was being so brave! Her upper lip was so swollen as you can see from the pictures! The bleeding had almost stopped but her gums were bleeding and were also very swollen. I asked the teacher if she had her picture taken yet and the answer unfortunetly was No! I asked if they had a make up day and again the answer was No!
Charlotte was not thrilled to hear that. After looking at her I realized that we didn't need to go to the emergency room. We needed a dentist! I brought her home and called our dentist. They said to bring her right in. Charlotte wanted to wait for her Daddy! So after about 20 minutes or so Jack arrived and off we went to Charlottes first visit to the Dentist!
She was pretty nervous but she did great! The dentist kept moving her chair and it freaked her out. But after he examined her teeth we were free to go. We've been given a 50/50 chance of her two front teeth turning gray but we are thankful they are still attached and they are baby teeth anyways!
We took her to Sonic for an ice cream and then to Blockbuster where she picked out The Little Mermaid 3 and Monster House for Ace. She was not thrilled that I didn't let her go back to school! But I promised her that I would take her to get her pictures taken at the Mall when her lip feels better and that cheered her right up!
We went home and watched Monster House which we all loved but Charlotte kept hiding in the hallway during the scary parts!
A pretty busy morning that turned in to a lazy afternoon with my hunny and my beebs. :)

The Past Year

So I realized that I haven't written a blog in a year! So much has happened! Ace has been GFCF for almost a year! That's quite a accomplishment in it's self! Stevens Law passed June 30th stating that our health insurance must help pay for ABA therapy. That was the answer to our prayers! We are now talking with a school called Bista in Tempe who is helping us get Ace started in to ABA therapy. Ace and Charlotte are both in preschool and thriving! We are still in Maricopa which might surprise most that we actually have a permanent address!
We completed our family in February when Jack surprised Charlotte on her birthday with a beautiful boxer puppy we named Punchie Parker Pardo! Her training is um... ... it's.... going okay! lol She is a very loving and protective of our little beebs. We feel very blessed that she is a part of our family.