*cough cough* Well, I think I've finally managed to get to the other side of this illness. I suppose it was the flu. It hit Maddie, Lily and I pretty hard. Over two weeks of feeling like crap...uber fun.

So today I finally took the first step in possibly getting Mace a diagnosis. He's got quite a few eccentric behaviors that I feel are starting to affect him more and more. I'm betting he's on the Autism spectrum, likely on the high functioning end. At the very least PDD. I just want to get him some occupational therapy to work on a few things that are interfering with his day to day activities. I hate to go down this road, but it looks like the wagon's been waiting at the gate for some time. I'd been beating myself up over the behaviors at hand because I felt like maybe I just wasn't being a good parent, wasn't "working with him" enough to make changes. I finally came to the realization that I did *not* have to work hard to teach the other kids these things; I realized he's just a tad different and that's okay and it doesn't make me a bad parent. He really is an amazing kid on many levels.

And of course, this multi kid + mom illness plus the likely cascade of therapy appts for another child make me think another kiddo isn't such a great idea. I just don't know.

In other news, we are finally getting chickens! Just four for now (four of my mom's, already laying) but I need to kick it into gear and get a coop built. Hopefully this weekend...dh has some things he's been working hard at, and if he finishes he can help me throw this together. Overall, things are good!