Happy Birthday, Corey!

As hard as it is to believe, my "baby boy" is 8 years old. How did that happen? He has taught me so much in the past eight years - patience, fierce "mama bear love", so much insight into a world I never knew much about - the world of autism. I am so proud to be Corey's mom and to have the honor of empowering him to navigate this sometimes strange and not always "autism friendly" world we live in. He works so hard to adapt and learn, and he is doing such a great job! Corey loves school, is making friends (non-autistic friends, too) and is learning so much more each and every day. We had such a fun day celebrating his birthday yesterday. We did some presents in the morning, and then went to Jungle Java to play for a while. In the afternoon, Grandma and Papa came over with some presents and we enjoyed Corey's yummy gluten free/casein free birthday cake. This afternoon, Mia and I went to Corey's school with cupcakes so he could celebrate with his classmates, too. We made yummy gluten free/casein free/soy free cupcakes for the school party, so Corey and his friends that also follow a gluten free/casein free diet can all endulge. Yay!