Finally

Aside from my constant FB updates, I thought I'd share how things are going around here (fyi I'm doing this all from my phone. Here goes...). Caleb has been going to school for three hours a day since June 4th, and has been loving it. The first day was insanely rough (for me), but he only cried for the first half hour of school. He loves his teacher, his friends, and he's pretty much in love with an aide named Miss Amy. There are days when he just doesn't feel like going, maybe because he's tired (he loves sleeping, and still takes a huge afternoon nap). But it was a very very good decision starting him here. I love giving him a kiss goodbye, picking him up all sweaty and smelly, asking him about his day, hearing about his friends and his schedule. I especially love opening his backpack and discovering artwork he's done (and because he has such scripted speech, I can imagine almost exactly what he was saying when he was creating). Lilly and I get to enjoy our girl time together at Target, Walmart, the park, with friends, and at home cleaning the house. And oh my goodness, she is a girly girl, a sassafras, a delicate flower, and a bossy pants all rolled together (I guess I should make a post all for LC soon!).

I had the exciting pleasure of making cupcakes for Caleb to bring to school on his birthday last week (yes I know, I'm contributing to childhood obesity...it was his first at-school celebration, calm down). It was so so so much fun, and he helped me make them, which made it all the more special. We had a small Yo Gabba birthday party for him with all of our family and close friends. Caleb is such a blessed little boy, and we are so blessed as parents. Our friends and family are honestly the best; they so selflessly support us, cheer us on, and are so flexible (seriously we moved the party 3xs because of the stupid RAIN).

Okay. So. The next thing we have going on is our appointment with Neurologist...the Pediatric Neuropsychologist to be exact *ahem* who's very sought after, highly recommended, number one on the west coast etc etc etc. And after EIGHT MONTHS of waiting, we have an appointment at the crack of dawn on Thursday morning. Hmmm I'm not quite sure how we're going to tell Caleb (he has a serious hatred for doctors), but I'm pretty sure it will involve a lot of play interaction and observation, so we'll see. We're ready to finally have a diagnosis, plan of action, and some instruction on how we as parents can improve in helping him day to day. If you could, please pray that the appointment will go smoothly, that Caleb will show exactly what he's capable of (and also show where he needs help), please pray for his nerves, they can get the best of him especially in a new situation, pray that the 90 minutes we have with the Neurologist will paint a clear picture of who Caleb is, and that the doctor will be certain in his diagnosis. And lastly please pray for us as parents; that we will have peace of mind handing our child over to him, and placing our trust in his expertise, and more importantly that we will have faith and trust in our Lord Jesus Christ, who's carried us this far.