Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Affirmation

I have given up Facebook for lent; as a result I am blogging to update the "world" on my life.  Pro (for you) or Con (for me) we will see.

Currently I am mother to Rosie, age 7, home schooled via the Mother of Divine Grace program - and yes, lots of divine grace is in fact involved. Augie, 5, is in preschool and sporting a newish diagnosis of ADHD.  A bottle of medication sits on my windowsill, untouched for now.  Catie, age 4, also in preschool,  current diagnosis of anxiety issues in the former of selective mutism (she doesn't speak at school or gymnastics).  And, finally, baby Joy, 17 months of pure toddler...and mostly joy with lots of teething. 

This morning I left a specialist visit with a Pediatric feeding specialist Catie.  If you are a parent of any one older than infant you may be familiar with the challenges of feeding little people.  If you frequent the internet, or mommy groups, you may also know this can be a source of heated debate.  If, you have the challenge of parenting someone with authentic feeding issues (Catie was tube fed while recovering from the ill effects of bio-moms drug use). 

Long story short, what a pure gift to hear a feeding specialist (PhD expert on the matter) tell me we are doing a fantastic job.  Affirmation is much appreciated! 

If you are interested in more info I will try to edit this soon with more details.  Gotta run for now.