Good to be back after nearly a year

Wow, it has nearly been a year since my last post and it feels very good to be back.

I have had a year of change and it feels wonderful to come out the other side a lot stronger, a lot wiser and a lot happier.  We have decided that we want to achieve some specific goals (mainly paying off our mortgage ASAP) so we can have some wonderful options in the future, so I will be talking about that a bit and also how we save money, in real life, with little kids.

At the end of 2013 Michael finished his early intervention with Lifestart after two years and he also finished up with his Pre-School, where he had been attending for five years.  Both these organisations were so wonderful with Michael and seriously have made him the wonderful little boy he is today.  They were also a great source of support for me when we realised we had some serious issues with Michael and then gained the diagnosis of Fragile X Syndrome.

I started back at work, in a different role temporarily, two days per week.  The early days were difficult for me on a personal level, but I am very thankful to the people in the main centre for making me feel very welcome and like part of the team (I work in two different areas now).  My own team mates have also been wonderful as well. It has been lovely to get back into working life as well as having time with the kids.

Michael and his buddy Sandy

In 2014 Michael started school.  I was very worried about how he would cope at school, very worried.  I needn't have been concerned at all because he has absolutely thrived at school.  He absolutely LOVES it and has settled in beautifully.  All that hard work getting him prepared has paid off.

It is looking more and more like little Ben is suffering from Fragile X Syndrome, much like Michael.  Ben is a high count carrier like Michael and we are going through the in depth testing phase at the moment, in the genetic area.  He will be developmentally assessed when he is around three.  We know what to expect and if he is anything like Michael, he will be a delight and certainly have wonderful life.  All the kids are doing fantastic things, which I will talk about as time goes on!

We have sadly lost a few Critters over the months gone by and we have been doing some renovations to the Cottage which I will blog about soon.

I'm so pleased to be back and updating my little blog which is about seven years old now.

Take care

Rach xx