This is the place where we update you on our Son-Rise Program at home to help inspire growth for our son with autism. This is a program founded on acceptance and unconditional love... Not only is Remy growing, but so are we through this amazing journey. We invite you to join us every step of the way.
Showing posts with label remy's room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remy's room. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Happy Mothers' Day!
It's a beautiful Sunday in May! The sky is blue laced with white fluffy clouds, the sun is bright and warm... and my children are healthy today :)
Here's some pics of what the day's been like.
Extra HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to Nana Nancy this glorious day! Thank you so much for building awareness and fundraising for Remy's Room with dear friends and family during this memorable occasion. Here's some pictures of the kids wearing the clothes that we were going to wear to your Party.
To all the awesome mothers, thank your children for making you their mother :) HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY! Enjoy your day!
Here's some pics of what the day's been like.
Extra HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to Nana Nancy this glorious day! Thank you so much for building awareness and fundraising for Remy's Room with dear friends and family during this memorable occasion. Here's some pictures of the kids wearing the clothes that we were going to wear to your Party.
To all the awesome mothers, thank your children for making you their mother :) HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY! Enjoy your day!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Reminder of the Importance of Relief
DH left with our daughter Saturday morning and didn't return until supper time Sunday. During this time, I was joyfully expecting my sister to come over to sleep over and play with Remy. Unfortunately, she was not feeling well. And because she wasn't able to make it, my mother asked if she had to still come. Of course I didn't want to inconvenience anyone. Besides, I'm the boy's mother, and he's ALWAYS with me (with exception of my time being away in Sheffield). So, suddenly it was just truly him and me with no relief.
These days, DH normally does to work in the morning, comes home for about a couple of hours at supper time then goes back to the office until bedtime (whenever that is). Although, it seems to be just two hours, I am super busy at this time, cleaning and preparing the next day's meals, etc.
Saturday was interesting. Although I've got latches and locks on most doors now, if there is an opportunity for Remy, he will cease it! Many people might just say, "if you don't want him to do this, you should never leave him alone." Well, yes... if this is humanly possible, it might work. Distractions do come up like telephone calls (which most of the time I'm good to let go to voice mail if I just can't take the call), need to use the toilet or make the guy something to eat. He is the most IMPATIENT person for waiting for food to be prepared before eating. So much so that he bites and pinch-scratches me in the neck. I am grateful that he is expressing himself. I am glad that he is showing his emotions, bringing them inside out.
Sunday, we managed to make some raw apple cinnamon bread. And, we went out for more walks. He just rides and requires me to pull him. I was very grateful of the weather to allow us the pleasure of walking without snow. But by mid morning, the seed of a headache had planted itself. By the time DH came home with Remy's little sister, I just pulled out two frozen pizzas. Thank goodness for Amy's No Cheese pizzas with 83% organic ingredients! who am I kidding? It was junk food, wasn't it? Alas, it's not something I do all the time. I was beat, and the family still had to eat (Remy didn't eat it because of the gluten and agave nectar).
What a wonderful unique experience! I spent the whole weekend alone with my little guy without any relief, and this has led me to really appreciate the two hours a day that I get (actually, it's about 1 hour, if you don't count the eating and serving part) without having to tend to a child. It's absolutely dizzying! So, I know that in order to be optimal, I must have at least an hour to myself each day.
I hope that you find time for yourself too. Enjoy your beautiful day!
These days, DH normally does to work in the morning, comes home for about a couple of hours at supper time then goes back to the office until bedtime (whenever that is). Although, it seems to be just two hours, I am super busy at this time, cleaning and preparing the next day's meals, etc.
Saturday was interesting. Although I've got latches and locks on most doors now, if there is an opportunity for Remy, he will cease it! Many people might just say, "if you don't want him to do this, you should never leave him alone." Well, yes... if this is humanly possible, it might work. Distractions do come up like telephone calls (which most of the time I'm good to let go to voice mail if I just can't take the call), need to use the toilet or make the guy something to eat. He is the most IMPATIENT person for waiting for food to be prepared before eating. So much so that he bites and pinch-scratches me in the neck. I am grateful that he is expressing himself. I am glad that he is showing his emotions, bringing them inside out.
I don't even recall most of what took place Saturday... I'm just catching up now. It probably involved cleaning up urine, trying to dress him, going out for long wagon walks and laundry. I just remember that by 11:00PM, Remy was finally a getting a little quiet lying down beside me in bed with his eyes looking droopy. I was intensely tired, but needed to do a few things to prepare for the next day, so had to stay awake longer.
Sunday, we managed to make some raw apple cinnamon bread. And, we went out for more walks. He just rides and requires me to pull him. I was very grateful of the weather to allow us the pleasure of walking without snow. But by mid morning, the seed of a headache had planted itself. By the time DH came home with Remy's little sister, I just pulled out two frozen pizzas. Thank goodness for Amy's No Cheese pizzas with 83% organic ingredients! who am I kidding? It was junk food, wasn't it? Alas, it's not something I do all the time. I was beat, and the family still had to eat (Remy didn't eat it because of the gluten and agave nectar).
What a wonderful unique experience! I spent the whole weekend alone with my little guy without any relief, and this has led me to really appreciate the two hours a day that I get (actually, it's about 1 hour, if you don't count the eating and serving part) without having to tend to a child. It's absolutely dizzying! So, I know that in order to be optimal, I must have at least an hour to myself each day.
I hope that you find time for yourself too. Enjoy your beautiful day!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Remy's Room... Complete!
This was previously posted by AL in our first Remy's Room site.
Remy's Room.........COMPLETE!
Well, I managed to get the room completed. We tried to follow the Option Institute's suggestions on what to do. Despite protests/warning from flooring specialists, I found someone at Home Depot to give me some advice and I installed vinyl right over Remy's old play mats. If it breaks, it breaks. It's not meant to be a permanent floor. So far, so good. It's still there and it's lots of fun to slide on. It was the first time I installed flooring, so if it gets wrecked, I'll do a better job next time. I purchased a double sided mirror and I found a local handyman named Shawn to install it in the door. I was going to attempt it, but the door is hollow, so I was a bit worried that I would wreck it. Shawn did an awesome job, and he charged me very little for the work. If anyone out there needs a handyman, just let me know. I'd recommend him highly. So, with that done, some patching of holes, minor priming, touch up paint, put our biggest mirror up, remove closet doors, install a second shelf, and run a wireless webcam, Remy's Room is finally complete. Kim and I feel awesome that we have moved forward with the program.       |
Sunday, February 27, 2011
The Beginnings of Our Son-Rise Program
Our present seems like a whirlwind; one minute we were carrying on day by day with private ABA services at home, the next minute we decided to abandon that route... then Son-Rise faintly entered our consciousness through word of mouth from another parent with a child with autism. Then within a few conversations between DH and me, we decided to make the move to Ottawa. The whole house had to be repainted, garbage (well, to me it was junk but reusable junk) to get rid of, cleaned from top to bottom, people had to come see a spotless home - all this while maintaining two children at home. What a whirlwind.
In the course of trying to move to Ottawa, DH hooked up with some parent groups on Yahoo! Groups. One of the parents introduced him to a consultant in Toronto who had Son-Rise training. We invited the consultant to our home, but he would only accept if we allowed another family to sit in for the consultation. We agreed. It ended up to be another parent I had already known! They were also interested in the Son-Rise Program (SRP). After the consultation, it was recommended to us that we attend the SRP Start-Up.
Our house did not end up selling, but we got ourselves involved in the world of Son-Rise :) Isn't it amazing how opportunities present themselves and re-present themselves to you until you notice and accept.
So, with the help of information and videos from the website www.autismtreatmentcenter.org, we started to implement some Son-Rise principles. First and foremost altitude and belief were at the core. It was a great time for me because I had been immersed in the subject of content of personal development in the months leading up to our Son-Rise journey. I had been reading and listening to a lot of literature by Anthony Robbins, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Neil Donald (Conversations with God), brain plasticity, raw and eco-lifestyles, etc. So, when the SRP came about, I just knew that it was through the law of attraction! It aligned with what I believed in. Now, DH was going to be open to this too.
Despite financial strains, we were very fortunate to make it a reality for me to attend the Start-Up Program in December 2010. I met a whole gang of wonderful loving human beings there. They were all they for the love of their children. I can't tell you how much that alone bonded us.
More next time on the creation of Remy's Room.
In the course of trying to move to Ottawa, DH hooked up with some parent groups on Yahoo! Groups. One of the parents introduced him to a consultant in Toronto who had Son-Rise training. We invited the consultant to our home, but he would only accept if we allowed another family to sit in for the consultation. We agreed. It ended up to be another parent I had already known! They were also interested in the Son-Rise Program (SRP). After the consultation, it was recommended to us that we attend the SRP Start-Up.
Our house did not end up selling, but we got ourselves involved in the world of Son-Rise :) Isn't it amazing how opportunities present themselves and re-present themselves to you until you notice and accept.
So, with the help of information and videos from the website www.autismtreatmentcenter.org, we started to implement some Son-Rise principles. First and foremost altitude and belief were at the core. It was a great time for me because I had been immersed in the subject of content of personal development in the months leading up to our Son-Rise journey. I had been reading and listening to a lot of literature by Anthony Robbins, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Neil Donald (Conversations with God), brain plasticity, raw and eco-lifestyles, etc. So, when the SRP came about, I just knew that it was through the law of attraction! It aligned with what I believed in. Now, DH was going to be open to this too.
Despite financial strains, we were very fortunate to make it a reality for me to attend the Start-Up Program in December 2010. I met a whole gang of wonderful loving human beings there. They were all they for the love of their children. I can't tell you how much that alone bonded us.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Not just another autism blog
Okay, so you might think this is another autism blog. It's more than that. It's about playing and growing with my son in his special room. I hope that you'll enjoy these entries as much as I look forward to posting them.
My top priority is to make sure everyone is fed and reasonable clean :), but I promise to make an honest effort to update this blog as needed. These days there are so many distractions and things to do, we really just have to sit down and breathe before just doing what we think has to be done. More on that another time.
Here's a glimpse at the special room:
More next time on how this all started and what this all means.
Until next time, thank you very much for reading.
My top priority is to make sure everyone is fed and reasonable clean :), but I promise to make an honest effort to update this blog as needed. These days there are so many distractions and things to do, we really just have to sit down and breathe before just doing what we think has to be done. More on that another time.
Here's a glimpse at the special room:
More next time on how this all started and what this all means.
Until next time, thank you very much for reading.
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