{misc} monday

most of these misc pictures will come from my instagram account, so if you already follow me there, these will be highly anti-climactic. i post {probably too constantly} little tidbits of our days on ig. it's such a seemingly small act that sometimes feels like a waste of time, but i've been finding myself looking back at my own feed quite often lately. i love being able to look back at the beautiful little moments of our lives, especially when the days get difficult and it's hard to find the joy.

1. i fractured my foot. pretty certain it happened when i turned my ankle while carrying wyatt. for those that don't know wyatt, he is a 2-year-old in a body of a 5-year-old and that extra weight did some real damage to the ligaments around my ankle, not to mention a hairline fracture in a metatarsal. liam was the best nurse and has been helping me recover. he couldn't find a towel to place under the ice, so he used a placemat. whoever said autistic kids lack empathy needs a smack in the face from liam.

2. my eldest got an iphone. we didn't plan to get him one until he turned ten, but with him being in an older soccer division come longer practices and i'd have to drop him off and leave him with his team pretty often. a cell phone became a necessity. granted, it didn't need to be an iphone, but they were free, so what the heck. he's been assigned additional chores to earn the cost of his monthly data plan and, well, i haven't had to empty the dishwasher since. 

3. my middle boys. right after i took this picture, liam started screaming because mikey was hugging him too tightly and mikey threw tan bark at liam and made him cry. oh, the joy.

4. isaiah started at a new technology-based charter school and was issued a brand new chromebook. he's pretty stoked and i still have to get used to him doing his homework on his computer instead of on paper.

5. wyatt and i went on a coffee date. this is a first and a big deal. trust me.

6. wyatt will be starting a full-day behavior therapy program at the end of this month. i'm thrilled for him because i know it will be amazing, but i'm also a bit sad that my last baby will be away all day like his big brothers. no more babies for this mama. what am i going to do with myself all day? find myself again, that's what. for six hours a day, i get to be "katrina" again and not "mama".

7. liam got his first homework assignment from pre-k. he was so excited and couldn't wait to complete it as soon as he walked in the door. i even suggested he take a break halfway through, but he refused. he was determined to get it done, my hard-working little man. 

linking up with carissa at lowercase letters

first and last

when liam started his behavior therapy program in january of 2012, we didn't really know what to expect.

how will he do? 

will he make friends? 

will he be happy? 

will it be too much for him? 

the questions and worry were endless.

but that winter morning, i realized that my faith in my boy far outweighed the fear that i had. 

i walked him to his classroom, gave him a big hug, and handed him to the world. or maybe i handed the world to him. either way, he has been eating it all up and thriving beyond any of my expectations, every single day since then.

in the fall of 2012, he started attending a "typical' preschool, two mornings per week. he spent the rest of those days, as well as the other days of the week, at his behavior therapy program. 

fast forward one year later, and it's now the fall of 2013. he is now attending his "typical" preschool five mornings per week. and he spends his afternoons at his behavior therapy program. 

he had his first day of pre-kindergarten and recognized some friends from the previous year. 

spontaneous conversation and requests came from him at rapid fire.

hey!!

what are you guys playing?

are you playing with trucks?

can i play with you?

 no prompting needed. 

no guidance required. 

he was his own person. 

with his own thoughts. 

and his own wants and needs.

and he was able to convey them to others all on his own.

i look at this boy's face and i could burst with pride.

he has come such a long way in just a few short years.

and the journey is just beginning. 

at this time next year, he'll be off to kindergarten!

oh, heyyy. it's me.

oh, heyyy. 

yes, it's been a while. 

guess who kicked my butt into gear about writing in the blog again? 

the mister. yep. 

he said, "you haven't updated the blog in a while." 

i said, "i haven't had time." 

he said, "make time. that's for the boys read when they get older." 

i said, "hmm, you're right. i'll do tomorrow." 

well, it's about five tomorrows later and here i am!

lots and lots of shtuff has been a-happenin' over here so there will probably be an influx in your reader of short posts from yours truly. bear with me as i play catch up in documenting all of the {many!} milestones we've been celebrating over the last few months. 

these guys certainly didn't leave me with a shortage of things to write about.

first day of first grade