Disney done differently, (BOG dining updates pages 202 and 203)

[mommy2mrb]

cute photos!
sorry about the love bug issues, sounds like you handled it great

 

[bouncycat]

I got a pic of him with chip and dale also!!! That was a cute pose!! Good pic of me and Tyler too!!! Fun day with you guys!!!!

 

[momabaarjo]

The pose with Chip and Dale! Sorry about the Love Bugs...I think I perfer Herbie over the ones in your pictures (okay now I am dating myself... I remember Dean Stockwell...and when Donnie and Marie did Herbie).

 

[lovethattink]

I love the Chip and Dale picture. How adorable that is.


You are amazing in handling Anakin's meltdowns. I can imagine that a lot of it is trial and error. Yay Jedis!!

Last summer when all of this started, I was not good at handling meltdowns. And the meltdowns lasted an hour or more and happened multiple times a day. It was a really rough summer.

Anakin's Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Occupational Therapy have been the best things in the world for our family!! The neurocognitive testing showed us his strengths and weaknesses. The occupational therapy thorough evaluation shedded even more light on the situation.

June 21, 2010 when he had his first grand mal through March 2011 were some of the roughest times our family went through. I sported more black and blues during those dates than I probably did in my lifetime. It was as if a switch went off in his brain and we had a totally different child.

At first we thought the behavior was a result of his seizure medicine. So he was switched to another and the behavior didn't change. It wasn't until we all realized that he was experiencing horrible pain from an intensification of all 5 senses that he was able to be helped. I am thankful the psychologist picked up on the clues and pointed us in the right direction!

It was a rough haul of three days a week therapy with homework from the therapy lasting up to two hours a day. The biggest changes came with the Interactive Metronome. I was extremely skeptical of this. But it was during this time Jan to March where the biggest changes in his behavior, balance, and physical skills improvements took place! The therapeutic listening of modulated music helped with the sound sensitivity. With his body more in sync he made the biggest strides and we started the process of getting our happy, cheerful boy back!

 

[lovethattink]

This is my ALL-TIME favorite picture that I have seen of Anakin.

Thank you!! It's my 2nd all time favorite.

This is my favorite

Someone from Tagrel enhanced it and it became

 

[lovethattink]

cute photos!
sorry about the love bug issues, sounds like you handled it great

Thanks!!

As I poured out above, it's been a learning process for all of us.

 

[lovethattink]

I got a pic of him with chip and dale also!!! That was a cute pose!! Good pic of me and Tyler too!!! Fun day with you guys!!!!

Did you post your pics yet? Lots of fun. Tyler is such a good sport!

 

[lovethattink]

The pose with Chip and Dale! Sorry about the Love Bugs...I think I perfer Herbie over the ones in your pictures (okay now I am dating myself... I remember Dean Stockwell...and when Donnie and Marie did Herbie).

Thanks!! I prefer Herbie too! Loved the Herbie movies. I don't remember Donnie and Marie doing Herbie, but I do remember watching their show weekly. I had the Donnie and Marie barbie dolls.

Last night we discovered a lovebug on one of Goofy's hanging shirts. Anakin was thrilled and declared it a gift from God since He knew how sad he was about the other one.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Thank you!! It's my 2nd all time favorite.

This is my favorite

Someone from Tagrel enhanced it and it became

oh, that is so precious how old is he there?

Thanks!! I prefer Herbie too! Loved the Herbie movies. I don't remember Donnie and Marie doing Herbie, but I do remember watching their show weekly. I had the Donnie and Marie barbie dolls.

Last night we discovered a lovebug on one of Goofy's hanging shirts. Anakin was thrilled and declared it a gift from God since He knew how sad he was about the other one.

big Donny fan back in the day too ...
love how Anakin finds such joy in the little things

Well I think you are doing a remarkable job with Anakin and his issues, he was given to the right mommy
so happy things have improved so much for him this past year!!!

 

[lovethattink]

oh, that is so precious how old is he there?



big Donny fan back in the day too ...
love how Anakin finds such joy in the little things

Well I think you are doing a remarkable job with Anakin and his issues, he was given to the right mommy
so happy things have improved so much for him this past year!!!

Thanks!! The picture was taken November 2007, he was 3.

Scotch tape and juicy fruit gum bring him the most joy, lol. He can be easy to please.

It took us 10 years to get pregnant with him. I guess those 10 years were to make sure we were equipped to parent him effectively.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Thanks!! The picture was taken November 2007, he was 3.

Scotch tape and juicy fruit gum bring him the most joy, lol. He can be easy to please.

It took us 10 years to get pregnant with him. I guess those 10 years were to make sure we were equipped to parent him effectively.

and obviously patience too, sorry you had such a long battle to get him, but it was worth the wait you have such a sweet little guy!


well he might be getting a little surprise from Megan when we see you

 

[lovethattink]

and obviously patience too, sorry you had such a long battle to get him, but it was worth the wait you have such a sweet little guy!


well he might be getting a little surprise from Megan when we see you

Definately worth the wait. Both our boys have been great blessings to us.

Sweet! I will tell him to look for Minnie pins for her. Does she have many? He loves searching for certain ones for people. He is always searching for Chip and Dale for his brother.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Definately worth the wait. Both our boys have been great blessings to us.

Sweet! I will tell him to look for Minnie pins for her. Does she have many? He loves searching for certain ones for people. He is always searching for Chip and Dale for his brother.

she has a couple! that will be fun for them to "trade" pins!
hope he finds C & D !!

 

[KatMark]

Okay, the Cinderella picture is now a favorite, with Chip and Dale second.

 

[lovethattink]

she has a couple! that will be fun for them to "trade" pins!
hope he finds C & D !!

I'm sure he will want to just give her a pin or two.

Okay, the Cinderella picture is now a favorite, with Chip and Dale second.

Agreed!

There is one baby picture I adore, he's dressed in a very pale blue outfit in a white crib. It's from Olan Mills.

Of course, I love the yearly pics in front of the Yacht Club Christmas tree of he and Grumpy!! Makes me a bit teary eyed to think this year's could be the last one.

 

[lovethattink]

While the guys were fishing Anakin and I were working ahead on school work so he can play at Disney on Monday. I turned on the little tv in the kitchen while I was making his lunch. He came in to check on me and caught the tail end of Top Model.

He noticed the girl who got sent home crying but didn't understand why the girls who were not sent home were crying too. I explained to him it's called empathy. When you feel someone else's pain. He didn't understand. He asked when he will feel empathy.

The psychologist told us last year that he didn't have empathy and wasn't able to read body languange. He couldn't get inside someone's mind.

I didn't know what to tell him. I said maybe some day. It's little things like this that break my heart at times.

 

[lovethattink]

After our icecream at the Bakery we walked through the shops to stay cool and check out the merchandise.

Recently the offers with purchase have changed. IMHO the choices at the moment are dissappointing.

Here is the offer at MK

 

[bouncycat]

Nope, haven't posted them yet, I'm gonna go do that now. We're back from my mom's dinner, and we had fun. I don't want to get too far behind!!! We did pop over to DHS friday night, Jenn was having a rough time and needed some Disney feel good time, so we met her there, and had a blast with her. So I'll upload those pics, and from ma's dinner tonight soon, hopefully in the morning, and get them posted before going to Universal Monday!!

 

[mommy2mrb]

After our icecream at the Bakery we walked through the shops to stay cool and check out the merchandise.

Recently the offers with purchase have changed. IMHO the choices at the moment are dissappointing.

Here is the offer at MK

they are cute, but nothing I need....have my WDW backpack from 2008 and is still good and Miss Judy sent me a beautiful mickey watch for my birthday

 

[bouncycat]

I like the backpack, and I want one. Just haven't gotten around to getting $40 worth of stuff to be able to get it. I will get one soon tho, I hope LOL