Cheeky Monster

So I thought I'd talk a little about my son Zachary, although our lives are quite busy with Lachlan I still ensure I have enough equal time for both of my boys. I do not want Zachary to feel left out or neglected, I know these feelings all too well from my own childhood.

Zachary has recently had his 2nd birthday and what a great day it was. I still can't get my head around the fact that my little cheeky monster is no longer a baby :(

I know people tell you that you should never compare your children but it's really hard not to, especially with Lachlan having ASD and with Zachary being NT I compare everyday. But it is something that I keep to myself. For example Zach's speech is just exploding, the clarity and general understanding totally shocks me for a 2 year old. I never had this with Lachlan so it truly is wonderful to watch, now please don't take me out of context as it's not that I don't think watching Lachlan grow is wonderful, which it is, it's just different. It's hard to explain, but I think most parents of an ASD child with NT siblings would understand where I am coming from.

Today Zachary and I met up with my mother for lunch, now my mother hasn't had a lot to do with the boys as she lives so far away, but Zach really does remember "nana" and it was beautiful to watch them both together today. On our way to meet my mum we could see her from a distance and he points out saying "nana nana" "look nana". Within the first 5 minutes of meeting up Zachary was holding my mums hand again saying "nana" and allowing her to walk him to the cafe for lunch, now even on a good day I have trouble trying to get him to hold my hand while walking. Anyway throughout lunch he would interact on many occassions with my mum and it was truly a wonderful moment. Today I saw a bond between them both, a bond that I hope will last a life time. I too had an amazing bond with my 'nana' who is no longer with us. I guess I've kind of got of track but anyway I spoke with my mum tonight and she told me that in the last 4 weeks that she had seen him he has grown so much overall. I do agree with her, not being biast at all. I think Zach is quite clever and cheeky, he keeps me busy at the best of times and I think he is going to keep me on my toes. He seems to get bored very easily so I will now need to find more activities to keep him interested, Zach loves his art so I think maybe it's time to introduce craft time, my household is about to get a whole lot messier hahaha.


My boys are my reason for getting out of bed every morning, and I love what a new day brings. Hopefully a good nights sleep and no tantrums! Haha

Jade