Just a quick post to let everyone know that life is awesome. I now have 4 beautiful boys. Austin is now 5 weeks, Charlie 3, Jamie 7 and Rhys nearly 11. It is utter chaos and totally mental and I am still waiting optimistically for it to calm at some stage. Yeah right. Im tired, over worked and overwhelmed but they seem to be happy with the job Im doing so Ill settle with that for now.
Jamie is doing amazingly. Look at that smile sitting with his brother. He will be going into first class in our local mainstream school in September and to say they have been amazing is an understatement. His Autism is still debilitating at times but his character, perseverance and heart of gold have transformed him into an intelligent, articulate handsome big boy. He has friends, interests, ability and ambition that would blow our mind. He has a special needs assistant, a resource teacher and class teacher that do trojan work with him. He has a home support worker whom he adores and has added a whole new level of independence to his life. She allows him to indulge in his obsessions and give him hew all...something that sometimes it it hard to fit into such a busy family life here. He is now a competent swimmer thanks to the one on one lessons subsidised by our local autism charity WASSA (www.wassa.ie). He can swim 25metres straight.
We are constantly in tune with him and he still needs so much intervention to keep him as content as he is but it really is worth it to see the big boy he has become. Of course its difficult and so draining and heartbreaking seeing hims struggle with confusion, social anxiety and sensory overload but at least we know what we're dealing with and how to handle it....most of the time. Now if we could just figure out our 3 year old we'd be laughing. There are days where I am chancing my arm and winging it through sheer exhaustion but we get there.
His latest obsession is all things aviation related. We have had this before at about age 2-3 but now as he has matured he has brought it to a whole new level. We are counting down the sleeps to our holiday. Hubby and I day dream about the pool, sunshine and no stress (in the evenings when the creatures sleep and we collapse after a day of hyperactivity, wandering children tears and tantrums....and thats just me) but Jamie dreams of the airports....take offs, landing and all things reeking of jet fuel. I cannot wait to see his face
I hope to keep up with life for him here but life is nuts.
You dont have to be crazy to live here....but it sure helps
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