tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post6265375920469284218..comments2024-03-29T02:13:04.657-05:00Comments on Hopeful Parents: The EverydayHopeful Parentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998569368345552372noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-83449797305495661392010-08-25T15:47:27.000-05:002010-08-25T15:47:27.000-05:00Yippie, we've just hit another milestone today...Yippie, we've just hit another milestone today, we feel so good and more so our son is very proud of himself, mind you we haven't stopped telling him how clever he is as his confidence also needs a boost.<br>Great Post.<br>px<br><br>Paulenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-44811112141537967312010-08-24T23:42:40.000-05:002010-08-24T23:42:40.000-05:00I love you and everything about you. " Becaus...I love you and everything about you. " Because we can’t live from milestone to milestone. We live from day to day." Amen.<br><br>Carriehttp://carrielink.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-1445746330811334072010-08-22T18:31:11.000-05:002010-08-22T18:31:11.000-05:00beautiful and so true, tanya. thanks for the remin...beautiful and so true, tanya. thanks for the reminder to look for and celebrate the everyday miracles . your stories about nigel's speech development always fill me with joy and hope.<br><br>rhemashopehttp://rhemashope.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-48787172453217291332010-08-21T20:33:26.000-05:002010-08-21T20:33:26.000-05:00what a marvelous post as I type - my son is bringi...what a marvelous post <br>as I type - my son is bringing me ballons and asking me "mama blow it "<br>Its past his bedtime at the end of a chorefilled tedious day but I am aware of only the feeling of living within a luminous gift<br><br>k-Floortime Lite mamahttp://drycappucino.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-41912788729749291072010-08-20T20:29:16.000-05:002010-08-20T20:29:16.000-05:00I just love this Tanya! Well said.I just love this Tanya! Well said.<br><br>Kimhttp://www.therocchronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-91690991076295954922010-08-20T19:39:28.000-05:002010-08-20T19:39:28.000-05:00Someone, somewhere long ago called them "inch...Someone, somewhere long ago called them "inchstones" on a forum that I was on.<br>That's what we celebrate...the everyday, tiny inchstones that are monumentous to us. Amen. I find so much joy in the little things now.<br>Mine is my son staying dry during the night time hours only three months after beginning potty training! I'm elated! :-)<br>Heather<br><br>Heatherhttp://thoughtsfromholland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-16853747853948739612010-08-20T18:41:40.000-05:002010-08-20T18:41:40.000-05:00lovely post. good reminder. our current mileston...lovely post. good reminder. our current milestones are surly-teenage-boy behavior. love that I can commiserate with the parents of the neurotypical kids.<br><br>Anonymomhttp://www.anonymom-anonymom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-89625386074932703512010-08-20T11:42:17.000-05:002010-08-20T11:42:17.000-05:00I think what I realize -- and some of it informed ...I think what I realize -- and some of it informed by this wonderful, interesting post -- is that milestones, kept track of, are really not as important as the sustained development, the improvements and, I might add, the acceptance of where our children are.<br><br>Elizabethhttp://www.elizabethaquino.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-28638898205117119682010-08-20T10:55:14.000-05:002010-08-20T10:55:14.000-05:00Sorry, Maddy, I thought I had mentioned some very ...Sorry, Maddy, I thought I had mentioned some very positive things about milestones in the post. My point in this post is that milestones are not the only things worth celebrating - when certain ones happen on a regular basis, they become the everyday, and I find so much hope in that. But I definitely keep counting the milestones. As I said, they sustain us.<br>That's wonderful about the voluntary "I'm sorry" - Nigel's first voluntary "thank you" was less than a year ago, at age 15, and it was an amazing milestone that has become the everyday!<br><br>Tanya @ TeenAutismhttp://teenautism.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-11502029028660285392010-08-20T09:31:07.000-05:002010-08-20T09:31:07.000-05:00When Jeffrey was first diagnosed I new nothing abo...When Jeffrey was first diagnosed I new nothing about autism so I had no idea of what to expect or really I couldn't envision the future. Looking he has come so far he can read, is potty trained, knows who everyone is when asked their names and the list goes on and on. Autism forces you to celebrate the simplest things in life. This summer one of his favorite things to do is go to the bank and get a sucker, this is such a big deal for us because he is such a picky eater, but give him any flavor of a sucker and he is as happy as can be.<br><br>Dayna Goldennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-88642060343296640192010-08-20T08:51:27.000-05:002010-08-20T08:51:27.000-05:00Quote:- "But milestones don’t happen every da...Quote:- "But milestones don’t happen every day, of course. If they start happening every day, they’re no longer milestones. "<br>Apologies for hitting a sour note but I'm afraid that's just outright wrong! We've just had a whole string of milestones, three days running!<br>Day 1. A voluntary 'I'm sorry'<br>Day 2. Clothes on body for more than 50% of the day<br>Day 3. Ate Frissee Lettuce [leaflet]<br>So keep counting the milestones and keep your inflections uplifting.<br><br>Maddyhttp://whittereronautism.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-66143584832894289532010-08-20T06:10:59.000-05:002010-08-20T06:10:59.000-05:00Couldn't possibly agree more. It's the slo...Couldn't possibly agree more. It's the slow (god, so slow) build and suddenly you notice the smallest shifts that make the biggest difference. <br>And isn't there a blessing in it? In noticing the everyday milestones when so many others miss them completely?<br><br>Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-47392905207342560942010-08-20T02:17:59.000-05:002010-08-20T02:17:59.000-05:00Thats great! So many everydays. So much to be prou...Thats great! So many everydays. So much to be proud of. I feel the same way about my kids.<br><br>fighting for my childrennoreply@blogger.com