inkedupmomma
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Well.. it happened. Another BABY of mine went ahead and turned 5 on me
Next one is being told asap, no turning 5. Although, I was terribly sad to see my baby boy turn 5, I was also overcome with Joy. The life of Jack has been a struggle..for all of us. He has been a challenge since pregnancy and has remained that way until very recently!
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing "wrong" with him, he's just a handful. Many in the beginning said he was on the spectrum.. on the ODD side (which if you know anything about that,m you know that you can'r make that kind of call at age 2!) Then I thought surely, a.d.d. or a.d.h.d. really..but as of very recent, the answer is no.
Jack now sees a therapist. For two reasons, 1) recently he has started having breakdowns randomly about missing john, or asking questions about why we don't live in our old house, and just all sorts of questions about the situation in general. and 2) because I legitimately thought he had a.d.h.d!
Turns out, he is just fine. But very very sad and confused. A.d.h.d wise, the lady says not at all. You have no idea what relief it was to hear that! Apparently boys are just loud, obnoxious, rough little things! I feel awful that I thought there was something wrong with him this whole time. Jack is just unique and needs a little more patience. I can honestly blame myself for comparing him to his big sister Kayla. A BAD IDEA! No one should compare any child to baby Kayla. She was a dream until very recently when aliens invaded her sweet little girl body and replaced it with a slightly less sweet but entirely more moodier version
So back to the point, Jack! Hes fine, great even. We have REALLY buckled down on how we do things with him, and he like a dream now! It was never him, it was us.. well, me mostly! Which brings me to Bob. I LOVE this man SO much! He was a.d.h.d as a child (was is used loosely as not much has changed lol) He just gets Jack and he gets how to deal with him! I have learned so much about being a good parent to my son through his awesome example!
Which brings me to Jacks party! Bob was so awesome! I am not lying when I tell you almost everyone either texted me, emailed or facebook messaged me after the party to tell me how lucky I am to have Bob! They also said how awesome his family is! Bobs mom made the awesome birthday cake for us!
So again, back to the point of this post, Jack! He LOVED his birthday! It honestly was one of, if not the best party's my kids have had! With the exception of a few hiccups ( owner being rude a couple of times, and the only 2 kids from his class that rsvped yes to his party not showing up
) the party was a complete hit! and we ALL had fun! even my 83 yo grandma!
Jacks actual birthday was on Easter, so after the roller rink party, we headed down to Bobs moms house for the weekend. They took us out to dinner at a local place we love and all were fast asleep that night!
The next day we woke up, and the kids did Easter baskets first! Bobs nephew lives with his dad at Bobs moms house, so that was fun! Oddly, he and Kayla are exactly 11 days apart in age!
After baskets we did jacks bday presents and he was stoked with the Star Wars helmet we got him! and get this, I got it on clearance at TRU! Woot! He also got roller blades which he loved and happens to rock on! I'd say watch out Tony Hawk.. but hes a skate boarder..idk any famous in-liners???
After presents, Bob made us a huge birthday breakfast and then we all cleaned up and I made amazing desserts for Easter at Bobs aunts house!
(OK people, I am about to give you the links for a couple of desserts that people will praise you for, for the rest of your lives. I mean this so much so , that tonight, a girlfriend of mine called me to thank me, because her son took 1st place tonight at his boy scout banquet with the recipe!
)
At around 3 or so we made our way over to Bobs ants house. All of his moms side of the family was there. I have only met these people very recently at his grandparents funerals in December, so I was a bit nervous to say the least! and why? for no reason at all! my kids walked in like they knew these people for years and everyone treated my kids like they knew them for years! No weirdness, just love love love! I've already said it 10 times, whats once more, how lucky are the kids and I???
anywho, as you can see, we had an amazing time this weekend, form start to finish! I must have said wow a dozen times too! I just can't believe how nice everything was.
and again, Jacks behavior was amazing and Bob pulled me aside and said, I can't wait to see him in WDW now, hes gonna be great! We were truly worried about this trip with him, but no more! As he is getting older, he is getting so much more fun! So 5 wasn't quite as sad as I had originally thought it would be!
ps- 135 days til WDW!!!!
(and also, for your viewing pleasure, I have added pictures of my baby boy in his new karate and soccer classes)
Easter egg dying at our house before Easter
Party time!
More easter Birthday and the dessert that will have people loving me forever!
S'mores Bars
Next one is being told asap, no turning 5. Although, I was terribly sad to see my baby boy turn 5, I was also overcome with Joy. The life of Jack has been a struggle..for all of us. He has been a challenge since pregnancy and has remained that way until very recently! Don't get me wrong, there is nothing "wrong" with him, he's just a handful. Many in the beginning said he was on the spectrum.. on the ODD side (which if you know anything about that,m you know that you can'r make that kind of call at age 2!) Then I thought surely, a.d.d. or a.d.h.d. really..but as of very recent, the answer is no.
Jack now sees a therapist. For two reasons, 1) recently he has started having breakdowns randomly about missing john, or asking questions about why we don't live in our old house, and just all sorts of questions about the situation in general. and 2) because I legitimately thought he had a.d.h.d!
Turns out, he is just fine. But very very sad and confused. A.d.h.d wise, the lady says not at all. You have no idea what relief it was to hear that! Apparently boys are just loud, obnoxious, rough little things! I feel awful that I thought there was something wrong with him this whole time. Jack is just unique and needs a little more patience. I can honestly blame myself for comparing him to his big sister Kayla. A BAD IDEA! No one should compare any child to baby Kayla. She was a dream until very recently when aliens invaded her sweet little girl body and replaced it with a slightly less sweet but entirely more moodier version
So back to the point, Jack! Hes fine, great even. We have REALLY buckled down on how we do things with him, and he like a dream now! It was never him, it was us.. well, me mostly! Which brings me to Bob. I LOVE this man SO much! He was a.d.h.d as a child (was is used loosely as not much has changed lol) He just gets Jack and he gets how to deal with him! I have learned so much about being a good parent to my son through his awesome example!
Which brings me to Jacks party! Bob was so awesome! I am not lying when I tell you almost everyone either texted me, emailed or facebook messaged me after the party to tell me how lucky I am to have Bob! They also said how awesome his family is! Bobs mom made the awesome birthday cake for us!
So again, back to the point of this post, Jack! He LOVED his birthday! It honestly was one of, if not the best party's my kids have had! With the exception of a few hiccups ( owner being rude a couple of times, and the only 2 kids from his class that rsvped yes to his party not showing up
) the party was a complete hit! and we ALL had fun! even my 83 yo grandma! Jacks actual birthday was on Easter, so after the roller rink party, we headed down to Bobs moms house for the weekend. They took us out to dinner at a local place we love and all were fast asleep that night!
The next day we woke up, and the kids did Easter baskets first! Bobs nephew lives with his dad at Bobs moms house, so that was fun! Oddly, he and Kayla are exactly 11 days apart in age!
After baskets we did jacks bday presents and he was stoked with the Star Wars helmet we got him! and get this, I got it on clearance at TRU! Woot! He also got roller blades which he loved and happens to rock on! I'd say watch out Tony Hawk.. but hes a skate boarder..idk any famous in-liners???
After presents, Bob made us a huge birthday breakfast and then we all cleaned up and I made amazing desserts for Easter at Bobs aunts house!
(OK people, I am about to give you the links for a couple of desserts that people will praise you for, for the rest of your lives. I mean this so much so , that tonight, a girlfriend of mine called me to thank me, because her son took 1st place tonight at his boy scout banquet with the recipe!
)At around 3 or so we made our way over to Bobs ants house. All of his moms side of the family was there. I have only met these people very recently at his grandparents funerals in December, so I was a bit nervous to say the least! and why? for no reason at all! my kids walked in like they knew these people for years and everyone treated my kids like they knew them for years! No weirdness, just love love love! I've already said it 10 times, whats once more, how lucky are the kids and I???
anywho, as you can see, we had an amazing time this weekend, form start to finish! I must have said wow a dozen times too! I just can't believe how nice everything was.
and again, Jacks behavior was amazing and Bob pulled me aside and said, I can't wait to see him in WDW now, hes gonna be great! We were truly worried about this trip with him, but no more! As he is getting older, he is getting so much more fun! So 5 wasn't quite as sad as I had originally thought it would be!
ps- 135 days til WDW!!!!
(and also, for your viewing pleasure, I have added pictures of my baby boy in his new karate and soccer classes)
Easter egg dying at our house before Easter
Party time!
More easter Birthday and the dessert that will have people loving me forever!
S'mores Bars
Looks like it was a great party, and the cake looks awesome too!
So it's a start! I also have some points that I need to redeem from my bank! I should be able to get about $50-$100 in gas gift cards, so that helps!
I can't believe I hadn't seen this until now! Well, I'm here to get all caught up. And from the looks of it, a WDW trip is just what you need. 
