Girl's Night!

The girls and I like to get together, have some cocktails and adult chat time. My very best friend in the world (besides Chris of course), Jennifer, and I have been committed to "girl's night" for many years. Some wonderful additions have been made to our little circle. Having my girlfriends keeps me from losing myself. I'm sure other stay @ home moms can relate. It's a nice time to regroup and bitch about our significant others as well as brag or bitch about our children...usually a little of both. Tonight we will be gathering at Kellie girls house! I may leave my house, children free, twice a month so you can understand the need for celebration! I'm very much looking forward to it.

In the meantime I'm planning our weekend. Chris turns 34 tomorrow and we have plans to see a baseball game, museum and a nice dinner at a restaraunt that doesn't have a playground. This will be my first night away from Harlow and we haven't been without Chayce overnight since we were in the hospital having Harlow. I'm looking forward it but I'm a little apprehensive as well. Chayce is a little bit of a handful. He tends to have meltdowns at about 3 or 4 in the morning. That happens approx 5 days a week. It's always over something different so it's hard to predict it and manage it. It could be because the light is on in the bathroom or he wants to go bowling! My wonderful sister, Dena, will be watching them and I'm sure she can handle it. Good luck ha!

On My Mind

My 4 year old son, Chayce, was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. For those of you unfamiliar, it is a form of Autism. See: http://www.aspergers.com/aspclin.htm
This has been a challenging time for us as a family. The fact that Chris doesn't think that anything is wrong is a big problem for me. I think if he accepts the diagnosis then he will have to take a closer look at himself and I think that scares him. I believe, and I could be wrong, that he (Chris) has Asperger's as well. The fact that he has adapted and adjusted in life so well, gives me such high hopes for our little boy. He's a brilliant child and I know he will lead a successful productive life.