Brittany Brinson

Then we added sweet little Joelle to the mix and everything I worked so hard to accomplish with our schedule went right out the door. Nap times were a mess, the television seemed to be on quite a lot because Joelle needed to eat often and trying to breastfeed constantly and keep an eye on everyone and everything else became quite impossible. Journee loves her baby sister, so much so that she also loves to help mommy with EVERYTHING baby-related. She just loves to help her mommy with her little sister and let's be very honest, having the extra set of hands (no matter the size) is really nice!If

Jax and I finish up any school left over for the day and my husband gets the girls to nap. On the second day of this, part of my upper leg gained some feeling, but only enough that I wasn't completely dragging it anymore. I was still completely numb from my upper thigh to my toes, but with the hip not as numb, this gave me better range of motion of my leg. After months of bed rest, then 6 weeks of suffering from an injury, then being prescribed medication to counteract my mental health, I realized very quickly as I came into 2019 that this was going to be a year to really focus on making myself better in many areas of my life.

We try our best each day, but wonder if our best is enough. AND MAMA, THERE IS NO SHAME IN ASKING FOR HELP! If you need someone to help with your dishes (this one's hard for me, but it's been done more times than I can count) SO, MAMA, I SEE YOU!

Some may not understand this, but when you have a child on the autism spectrum, you can't exactly parent them the way you parent the rest of your children. Reality is, having a child on the spectrum comes with it's own set of challenges and the world we live in just doesn't understand. She said, "He isn't giving us a hard time, he is having a hard time." Please don't give me parenting advice when you don't have an autistic child.