Potty Training, Future Schooling

We had great success yesterday with potty training, but this morning was a little rough. His diaper was wet when I got him out of bed, and it was downhill from there. But he did well this afternoon, and had 4 pees in the potty! I am so proud of Thomas, he really struggled to realize that he had had an accident. But now will run to the potty just in time! I'm so thankful for my sweet little guy.


Today at Bible Study I had a conversation with our study leader about homeschooling. Each of her 3 children have had some homeschooling, Christian and public school teaching. While none of them completely met the needs of her children, each system helped for whatever phase they were going through. Most of the early years were at home, and I wonder if homeschooling is in our future. Thomas is so distractible, it seems that 1-on-1 teaching is almost mandatory for him to learn difficult concepts. If we are headed towards homeschooling, the Lord needs to give me a lot more patience!


Sammy is strong-willed, but such a rich personality. I really get a kick out of his interests. He brings me his favorite Elmo plate or Cookie Monster spoon, just to show me that he likes it. Sammy is a bright little ray of sunshine. We are so blessed.

First Entry

Good morning, everyone! I've been up since 3:13am, just felt the Lord pushing me to get up and do some reading. I did some Bible study and prayed for awhile, asking the Lord to make me a better listener, more humble, and worry less. I really struggle with this, and need to keep bringing it back to Him.

Yesterday, Thomas and I went to see Ralph's World at the Morton Arboretum. I often feel a little sad when we are around neurotypical children, as they are interacting with friends and parents, easily talking and paying attention to the event. At first, I got this feeling, as Thomas faced away from the stage and wanted to eat everything in our picnic basket. Other children were dancing to the music and playing. But this feeling didn't last very long. Shortly after, I began to accept this difference, and Thomas is going to develop in his own time. He is beautiful and sensitive, and he needs his mother to "get over it". As a result, we enjoyed the time together and he happily talks about Ralph's World, despite paying much attention to the live atmosphere. The Lord is refining me every day.