It has been a LONG time since I posted. And I apologize. It has also been one LONG ride to get from April until June. We had to put another kink in Punkin's life. We moved to another city, to keep her in the same school system after getting custody of her. Surprisingly, she has adjusted quite well, although over the last few weeks I have heard such comments under the breath as "Being a big sister is really hard" or "Sweet Pea, you are annoying please get out of my room". I suppose that comes with the fact that her sister is +1 and can get into anything she wants....even the top bunk which used to be Punkin's sanctuary. Hers, not mine, not Daddy's....just hers....and now Sweet Pea's.
Punkin' has been a great help since we moved. Loading/unloading the washer/dryer. Making herself breakfast, picking up the toys Sweet Pea has left out. Helping her Daddy out when he is super duper tired from hard manual labor in the sun all day.
School is winding down, and Sweet Pea has been asking every day if I am going to let her do math work over the summer to give to her 2nd grade teacher. Of course I will "let" her do homework over the summer.....my guess is as soon as school is out the idea of math over the summer is fun will fade...rapidly. My mother, however, brought Sweet Pea some math books so she can practice over the summer, and she has been at them non stop since she got them. Even tho she exclaimed something along the lines of "You brought me math books Grandma? I wanted a toy or candy" **Eye Roll**. She is so cool, pretending not to care about school. HA I see through that Sweet Pea!
As a rule of thumb, those with Autism do not routinely show or understand emotions, especially when they are socially awkward like Sweet Pea. I have seen her recently greet her father, her sister, her grandfather, and her grandmother with hugs and or kisses when they come into the house. Unprovoked sometimes, non resistant all the time. That is my saving grace. Even with the mood swings, the move, the sometimes annoyed attitude with Sweet Pea, the unscheduled summer coming up...she is still progressing. <3
