Evaluations
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Our shining star baby girl, would we be special needs parents for a second time?
Tuesday night, December 15, I sat with our beautiful daughter and read her a book before bed. As I started to read, the tears hit my cheek. I snuggled our last baby, our little girl, a little closer. I choked through each word of the book. Her in her two piece pajamas, listening to the children’s story, soaking up the tears falling from my check. She snuggled in, not noticing the tears or my shaky voice. I knew what we were facing the next day, looming in the air a second diagnosis day. This tiny baby had already given me so much. Nora was born into a mountain of worry.…
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Autism Evaluation Day
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Autism Evaluation Day
I received a call from a nice scheduler at our local hospital, my heart stopped for a minute. Was this finally the call? The scheduler said “we have a new doctor that will be starting soon. It will be at a location that is a little far from you, but if you are open to driving, we can get you scheduled.” Before she could finish, I immediately said “yes.” I would have driven two states for my son to secure that appointment. After months and months of waiting, we finally had a date for our son’s appointment with the developmental pediatrician for his autism evaluation. The week before our son’s…
