This post is a post of Frustration/wanting to vent. I am in Utah right now, I have been here for 3weeks. I so happy to be here! It's so nice for akid to be with his cousins, However I am noticing when I first arrived kaid went in to freak mode. I am not too sure what happened, change of scenery, people, no dad around. I was in for a long road. So then My friend Sarah sent me an e-mail about a little kindergarten boy ( Kicked out of his class for being autistic) So this got me thinking. Not that Kaid has more issues, but just I am not happy with the health care that I have been receiving for him. This launched me into research mode before I left, and still here. For all of us that are mom's, we will do anything for our kido's, I just had no Idea that this was going to entail telling the doctors what to do. So right before we left for Utah, I took kaid into the Dr's for his 5yr old check-up, and something told me, ( Andrea Do research, look to see what he needs) I looked on line at the down syndrome websites, and other one's that I know of, to see all the tests that he should have had and such. Well.. to my amazement.. there were SO many that he did not have, and were suppose to have been done 2-3 years prior. Well.. trying to be calm, I demanded this certain blood work and X-rays, for Kaid, Having only this paper that I printed out showing all I wanted the doctor looked over it, almost in question like why? I was strong though. That was So different for me, I just trusted.. so much that his health Care professionals would know what tests to give, and ask. So, needless to say.. the blood work came back positive, however this is just to everyone out there that maybe does not want to say something, or just goes in to the Dr. Visits regularly no problems, Ask away. These are our kids. How precious they are. This is not a slam to the Health Care providers by any means, Just for mom's to be aware, you never Know! Use your Heart, and your Stomach ( in my case. ) I just could not rest... I knew something was Majorly wrong, They just kept telling me everything was just fine. I am grateful that this opened my eye's up to be more proactive, not that I was not before, just more awake.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Being a Mom
My Doll Boy
Howdy! Kaid and I are in Utah now, it's been So awesome! Last week we went to the park in bountiful, called Rocket Park ( now Tolman park) and we saw this little boy, ( maybe 7-8) carrying a doll with him. Ok.. I was a little worried at first, I am not going to lie, I was like what the fetch is this little dude doing. But, as I thought about how cute it was, you will understand why in my post. Isabella, moses and Kaid were all playing with this boy, when all of a sudden he said. " I will be back, I have to go change my baby!" Trying to fight back the laughter, I just kept watching all of them interact. So, Fast track to a few days later, me and my sister's took the kido's to I am a Child of God museum, downtown SLC. I was shown by this precious moment that Kaid is going to be just fine with our new addition to our family soon to come. There was this Baby doll area, Bella, his cousin that he LOVES, was rocking the baby, and then giving the doll a bath. Kaid saw this and did the same thing. I had never shown him how to be so gentle, or how to carefully wash the baby's hair. I was sitting back while my Sister, ( The Pro Photographer ) Snapped these priceless photos. I really feel that Kaid is going to be SUCH a Great BIG brother! Our new one comes End of October ( Actual date 11/8) but I was early with Kaid. Wanted to share this, anyone that knows kaid this is sweet to watch him be calm, cool and collected. Even if it was for only a few min. I love you Kaid!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Best Buddys
Temple Square, waiting patiently.. 
Kaid Loves his cousin moses..
The funny thing too, I do not think that we told them to hug , they really love each other.
Best Photo of all.. I love this, they really enjoyed looking at all the beauty.
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