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My only regret is NOT having a video camera to record his reaction when his therapist brought it up. It was the SWEETEST giggle ... ever. It is wonderful to not just see his love, but to experience it. He is truly, sincerely happy. God bless him, he's a middle school boy and it has been really tough to figure what part is THAT and what part is trauma-related. Yet, now that we've done more peeling back of the layers, we have met Rocky - the Rocky God created, not the protective shell that he has kept around himself. Now he receives consequences for just regular 'ole 12-year-old butthead stuff ... ya' know ... he's being a normal kid!
And he likes it.
Very cool.
**for you freaks who are always looking around in the picture at my weird and crappy-kept home, the ball hanging from the ceiling is for our Learning Breakthrough program. I know, I know - I haven't posted about it yet. It's coming ... eventually. And the pink thing under the TV is a ski bib my mom found in a garage sale and mailed to us with some other stuff ... received it at the beginning of the week ... I have yet to hang up said ski bib. Yeah ... shut up.
17 comments:
That smile on his face is so amazingly beautiful. What an amazing son you have, and what amazing steps he's taken...
Congratulations! I am so happy for you guys! Your hard work and dedication has paid off!
That's really awesome. I would love to get to the point where I can tell what is autism and what is normal 11 year old boy stuff in my oldest kiddo. So, color me envious, and really happy for all of you.
Smally olly! Azooga! Azooga!
(We watched The Little Rascals today.) This is such great news!
awesome. tell Rocky i said hey!
i'm not a freak . . . but it was hard to miss the ball hanging from the ceiling.
awesome! and I'm so in the middle of checking out the brain gymn stuff!
Congratulations Rocky!
It took me a minute to find the ball. Never would have noticed it, if you hadn't pointed it out. Ditto for the bib. Par for the course in this house.
What a good, good, boy! He should be so proud at how far he is come! What an awesome mom he has! What an awesome son you have Christine!
So cool. SO COOL.
So excited for BOTH of you!!!! Oh yeah, and I think the only people that would have really noticed probably have a house just as messy most of the time, lol...hint, hint....me...
YEY ROCKY!!! do i hear pomp and circumstance in the near future? this is cause for celebration!!
seriously happy for you all and pray this is some encouragement amidst the difficult stuff that has been your reality lately.
Hurray for all of you! High fives, chest bumps, the rock, all of that and more.
"Let me just say, I am very impressed with the potential you see in me."
-Michael Scott
Congratulations to the whole family! You have worked hard and now you can CELEBRATE!
my eyes welled up with tears...this is just such a wonderful blessing!! How amazing. Go Rocky!!!
He is a precious boy!
I am more worried about that terrible shirt he has on than the ball hanging from your ceiling or the ski bib on the floor!
Dang! I was all ready to ask you how manage to keep such a neat house--seriously. Congrats to Rocky and his hard working mum.
Wicked Awesome Rocky!!! He looks soooo happy. What a sweet couple of smiles from you two.
So the tennis ball isn't to help you park your car in the living room then. Good to know. Truth is I would have NEVER seen that ball. I was zeroed in at your pointing finger. :D
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