Yay, Deena!! That's fantastic! And, I agree with Betsy 100%.

Thanks for the hugs. Even virtual ones help.

Steph, I'd hand you a knife, but none of mine are sharp. Would you like a dull one? It might be more interesting.

Thanks, Guys. Man this parenting thing is hard.

{{Aimee}} I've been vibing at you.

*never* shown any sign of blaming Aidan for his shortfalls.

Heh. That's because I blame myself most of the time. But yeah. I'm trying very hard and so is he.

eta: Chikat, looks like I will get to meet you at the F2F! I'm all excited about the idea. Hugs to you. I've had dreams like that and they're so hard to shake.

Aidan was evaluated by the school district psychologist, 2 special ed teachers, an advocate of some sort, an occupational therapist, speech therapist and vision teacher this morning. They were hugely impressed with his fine motor skills, ability to concentrate, his gentleness, his politeness, and his general loveability. It's kind of nice to go through these things, however much they're stressful beforehand because it gives me new perspective. "He kicks and screams and hits me when he gets frustrated. He throws his plate when he's done with his food. He likes to pinch me." "Oh, sounds like a lively 3 year old." Huh.

They agree that he's developmentally delayed and that he's got vision problems, but they saw no sign of autism and think that his coping mechanisms are brilliant. He can do some things that the average normal kid can't do. It was stressful, but good. I posted about preparing for it in my LJ, and I just have to say that I love you guys. The comfort was much appreciated.

Yay, Aidan!!! And Deena, too!

Teppy, I'm sorry you're feeling so stabby.

Steph, I'd hand you a knife, but none of mine are sharp. Would you like a dull one? It might be more interesting.

Hands Teppy a spoon.

"Why a spoon, brother?" "Because it'll hurt more!"

Throws in a spork for good measure.

Teppy, I will join you in the stabby sporking of all who deserve it. As I said in Natter, "Fuckity fuck fuck stab stab fuck."

Yay for cutiehead Aidan and Deena. Heaven knows he's loveable.

I hate those dreams, ChiKat. The emotional resonance seems to last a long time.

ChiKat, I hate those dreams. They drain you so horribly.

I had one the other day about sending my grandfather to Uncle Mart's to die. Uncle Mart died 5 years ago and my grandfather died in Novemeber. What sucked was I actually dialed most of my grandmother's phone number to make sure Grandpa was ok before I remembered.

::shudder::

There's a lotta stabby going on today.

Sean, can you AIM?

Yeah, gimme a second or two, I'm on a new machine, and it will take a minute to get AIM installed. Not too long though, hang on...