My Little Escape Artist

I know that Aidan is a little escape artist -- there were many a times of me running out in the snow after him.... he learned how to open a door at 10 months and how to unlock the door by 1 year. So it was an exciting time when he is at school and I can actually attempt to get things accomplished with out worrying about Aidan getting outside and running down the street.... that was of coarse until today!

You see, Aidan went to school and I put Haylee down for her nap, and Cora was engrossed in Sesame Street -- so I though it was safe to get dressed ( I had a meeting at school otherwise I probably would have stayed in my jammies ) -- I was WRONG!!

So there I am half dressed in my bedroom when I hear Cora's giggle outside my bedroom window. Now I think to myself, "That's funny, it sounds like Cora, but it can't be she is downstairs watching T.V." So I quickly finish getting dressed and head downstairs to find the front door open and the screen door unlatched!

I begin to panic and run outside to see Cora running up and down the driveway -- giggling all the while as if nothing was wrong!! Needless to say, she was NOT allowed to stay outside!

Apparently I can't even get two minutes to get dressed anymore! Grrrrr! They don't stay little trouble makers forever do they?

It's Been a Hard Week

It has definetly been a rough week for me, especially after having such a good week the week before. Friday was by far the hardest day of the week. First of all it snowed! And I am not taking just a flurry -- we got about 4-6 inches!! So that alone was not a good day to start the day. Second we had to drive Cora to Bedford for her EEG and Nuerologist appointment. To say that her EEG was the most horrific thing I have had to do to a child is an understatement!! It was bad, really bad.... We had to velcro her to the table and them I had to hold her head so that they could measure and place all of the electrodes -- mind you she was totally freaking out during the whole thing! Apparently she could be heard in the waiting room on the other side of the building!! Even just thinking about it is upsetting me four days later.... Eventually they were able to run the test, which came back normal. But when we met with the Nuerologist and chatted about some of our concerns, the schools concerns, and then putting the seizures in the mix, he is going to give her a provisional Autism diagnosis.
So my question is when do I catch a break? I mean isn't one child with Autism enough for one family to deal with? Why do I have two? So as you can see I still haven't over come my why me stage... I'm working on it, really I am. I know in my head that Heaven;y Father wouldn't give me more than I can handle and that all trials are great blessings in the end....but my heart hasn't accepted that yet! It took me a little while to accept it with Aidan also, so I know I will get there! I guess it is hard for every parent when they find out that something is wrong with their child. Who knows, maybe that is why I was prompted to go back to school and become a nurse -- maybe my education will help me to better care for my children as they age?!?
It's just tough! But we are strong and I know in myheart that we will get through it and we will come out stronger in the end from it!!!