Craziness!

Last week I limited my time on the computer to the absolute minimum for several reasons, so I haven't blogged much. It's been really busy anyway.
We had just gotten over the flu when Alex got pink eye and I got sinus/upper respiratory infections. Fun, fun! He's doing better now, but is complaining about his ears. If he's still complaining tomorrow I will have to call his doctor. I am getting better too. Just tired and feeling weak.
We learned that the funding for Alex's horse therapy will be over at the end of the month, thanks to the economy. I am going to look into a couple of other possibilities. One is 40 miles away, and free. The other is closer and not free, but I don't know how much it will cost. I was sad about him losing his funding because he enjoys it so much and the people there really like him, but it is very very expensive and there's no way we can keep taking him on our own.
I have felt in the last couple of weeks that the Lord was about to bring some changes. I don't know what kind but I've just had a feeling of expectancy. I do hope there is some change for the good.
Alex is doing really well with the Alphabet. I took pictures of things around the house with the letter next to the object. He has really caught on quickly and knows almost all the letters except 2-3. Next we will work on letters and reading short words. He's been playing better with kids and is more active since getting off the meds. But he has been more temperamental the last few days too.
He's also been falling asleep in the evenings on the floor or in my lap. I've included one of the pictures.
I babysat two kids this week, which I never do because I don't like it. I have never liked it. But it wasn't too bad and we survived. I watched a 4 year old girl and a 1 year old boy. It made me realized how blessed I am with Alex. They weren't bad kids, but they are "normal" outgoing and therefore more active and bouncing from one thing to the next! I'm not used to that. Alex has a good attention span.
Here are some pictures of the week. It will probably be another week before I get to check in again, unless some great happens, then I'll get back here sooner.



This is suppose to be his mad face.


His Macaulay Culkin Impression or surprise face.


Didn't take a nap.


Proving to be much like his father.

A Newsy Note

I read a book called Raindrops on Roman and it's about a mom's journey to help her son recover from Autism and SPD (sensory processing disorder) both of which Alex has been diagnosed with. She talks about the "skills and drills" she used to bring her son out of it. Of course she worked with her son 10 hours or more a day, and I can't really do that. But I have been working with Alex a couple of hours a day since Saturday. Even in this short amount of time I have seen his imaginative play increase and he has learned the first four letters of the alphabet. So I know it's working. We have a long way to go. For example, he will not play at the park. He refuses to do anything, except feed the ducks. I need wisdom and direction on how to push him (leave him alone and everyone's happy), when to push him, and how to teach him. I know the Lord will show me. I believe He has given me a door to go through and I need to push through even when it gets tough.
Also last night we went to church as we usually do on Wednesday nights. We were prepared to study Galatians as we have been doing the last few weeks. Instead Pastor Rick feels led to pray. He gives us some of his prayer requests and then goes around the room asking us for ours. I'm thinking, "If we are praying for all these requests individually, then it's going to take all night and we won't get through much of Galatians." That's exactly what happened and how awesome it was! When it came to my turn to share my prayer request (and I have several) I ended up just giving a praise report that Alex is almost off of his medicines because he is doing so well. They were all encouraged to hear that and praised God. During prayer time, a friend named John, thanked God for the work He is doing in Alex. John then went on to pray a beautiful prayer of encouragement and blessing over Steve, Alex and I. I wish I could remember it, because it was so appropriate and timely. He prayed about our adoption plans also. A little later Pastor Rick started praying about adoption and before he could get very far he had to stop; he was so moved by the Spirit. At first I didn't know if he was talking about human adoption or adoption in Christ. When he continued praying he was talking about human adoption. The Lord had been speaking to him about it this week. He cried out to God for all the children all over the world that need homes and love. He prayed for Steve and I and for the ministry opportunities in adopting etc. That was the confirmation Steve and I were seeking the Lord for! We had asked the Lord to speak to both of us at the same time! He did! After prayer time had to come to an end (it was getting late), Pastor Rick looked at Steve and I and said, "So what is going on with you two and the adoption?" He said it with the expectation that God has been working through us and that He is going to do mighty things through us. I couldn't even speak. I was still crying. lol. God IS doing something in this situation, and He wants us to adopt and may be moving even more people to adopt as well. It was just an awesome time. I wish I could put it into words better, but all I can say is that God is moving and we are in a time of expectation! We will probably be signing with the agency this weekend, I would assume by Monday, unless the Lord has other plans. We know now that we need to do this! We do need prayer for direction and for specifics. Once we sign with the agency, we need to let them know how many kids, what ages, whether to do the children on the waiting program (certain ages and of 2 or more children, and paid for except traveling expenses.) or to just adopt one (a lot more expensive!). I know the Lord will reveal things in time. For now He wants us to be in a constant state of prayer, seeking His face, and doing the things He has already set before us. I am excited to see what the Lord is going to do! I see now that fasting does make a difference and it makes me want to fast more often. There are several things that I have been praying about for years and they have not changed. I am wondering if fasting will work in those areas also. It wouldn't hurt to do it. If all that happens is that I get closer to God then that's all I need! I will keep you all posted!

Been sick

Well, the last week of flu season and we got the flu. Thankfully we are almost over it. I am ready for next week to get here because I will be feeling better and I can get back on a schedule.
We went to the neurologist today for Alex's last appointment. They are such wonderful people! We will miss them, but they did say that even if Alex gets sick or we have a concern we can still call them and come in. So he's pretty much our pediatrician too! I am glad they are open to that because I trust them and Alex seems to like them. Everything seems to be going great with Alex. He will be getting off his medicines now. They said if he starts going crazy (hopefully not literally) after a few days they may have to put him back on it for awhile longer. They think he'll be fine though. He may have to go to a neuro-opthomologist? to have his eyes looked at. One of them tends to go in for a moment when he shifts his eyes to a different object. He's also become more sensitive to light. They were amazed at how much he was talking and how much he's grown. They also gave us vitamins to help with his digestive tract.
After dinner, Steve took apart one of Alex's toys to fix the microphone. Before this Alex has wanted nothing to do with his daddy at all. Tonight he has been "helping" daddy fix his toy. It's been great to see! I guess I need to find some more broken toys! Ha ha. Here's some pictures!
Oh and he also fell asleep on the floor today which is unusual: