My life, my world, my kids (Part 2 - Abby)

I became a mother for the second time when I was 35.  My beautiful baby girl, Abigail (Abby) was born in April of 2012.  Again, I was lucky, she was just as easy as her brother.  She like to be held a lot more than he ever did, but other than that she was exactly like her brother.  She is nine months now, and on the verge of crawling.  She rather look at her hero, Aiden, than crawl.  This is all new to me, a child hitting milestones in the time frame that they should.  Such a different experience for me.  I can't wait to see what she will do next.  This little girl has such a deep belly laugh and is super ticklish.  As soon as she started smiling, she hasn't stopped.  In fact, my dad calls her smiley.  She is my baby and my princess.  She just adores Aiden, even though he just started paying attention to her 3 months ago.  He likes to make her laugh, and she always does.  I love that little girl as much as her brother and that too grows everyday.

My life, my world, my kids (Part 1 - Aiden)

I never thought I would get the chance to become a mother, and at the age of 33, I had Aiden.  I got lucky, and I am the first to admit that I was, he was an EASY baby.  He slept well, ate well, and overall a happy and content little boy. One thing I noticed with him was that around 8 months, he still couldn't sit up, and that he couldn't bear weight on his legs.  We got testing done, lots of blood work, to come to find that he has Hypotonia.  Basically he has very low muscle tone, and come to find out it has to do with the brain, and not so much with his muscles.  We now had a few doctors for Aiden.  We had his genetic doctor, the doctor at Easter Seals, an eye doctor, a hearing specialist as well as his wonderful pediatrician.  Aiden started at Easter Seals when he was 10 months old in Physical Therapy with Shannon.  He loved and still loves going.  His milestones were different from other kids his age.  He learned to get to a sitting position at 11 1/2 months, crawl at 15 1/2 months, and the big one...walk at 23 months.  I can't thank Shannon (and Erica, when Shannon was on maternity leave) enough.  I am not sure where he would be today without his PT.  The summer after he turned 2, he started Speech Therapy with Terri and Occupational Therapy with Trista.  He is learning so much with the both of them too.  He has a huge speech delay, so Speech has made a world of difference.  Also that fall, in September, Aiden was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum.  That has explained so much about him.  I will go into more detail later about that.  To sum it all up, I have a little boy that has brought so much joy to my life and the lives of others around him.  He is such a sweet and smart little boy.  I can't wait to see what he learns or does next.  I never thought I could love a little boy so much, but I do and that love grows every day.