Happy Birthday to my 1 year old! I can't believe it has already been a year. I'm so lucky to be your Mom. You're my shinning star!
Blogging it because I cannot talk about it.
Cam and I have told people more then once, "Carter is suspect Autism Spectrum Disorder". But after so many months of waiting, and having a specialist sit you down and say "After observing you son, we firmly believe that he has Autism". I now realize that I was not prepared to deal with the fact that Carter has Autisum. I was, and still am, Devastated. After the specialist told us of her conclusions she then asked , "Now after hearing that, how are you feeling? Are ok? Do you have questions? Can I help?" Honestly I thought I was fine. "We knew this was coming" I said. "I'm fine". Cams answer was the same. After she said "Yes, but sometimes having it confirmed makes it sink in, and you don't react how you thought you would". She was right. As soon as she said that I looked deeper and I knew I was ready to burst into tears. I wanted her out of my house and NOW. I knew Cam was dealing with his own feelings, so I h...
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