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BeckiO5 · 02-21-2011, 03:24 PM

Thank you so much everyone. I'm slightely nervous about it(as I'll be be further away from my family, but at least a positive side is through joining Passporter, we will at least have friends out there

! MinnieJen doesn't live too far from where we'll be living, and Skyler is right in between her boys' ages, so at least it will be nice to have not only a friend, but Passporter Friend, out there to meet up with, and who loves Disney as much as Skyler & I do (and even loves sporting the Mickey Ears too).

I know a lot of Erick's friends he's grown up with still live in Colorado, so it won't be that difficult for him to feel back at home. I even mentioned to Erick yesterday that I will probably laugh if we run into any of his old Teachers or if Skyler gets anyone as a Teacher that knew Erick throughout his school days and asks Skyler if he's related to "Big Ortiz" or "Little Ortiz". Erick, although being the Middle Child, was known as "Big Ortiz" and his older Brother who is shorter than Erick was known as "Little Ortiz", since I know DSIL got that too when she went to school out there.

Hopefully between the cleaning and packing I can try to update my TR (hmm, even gives me an idea too for our long drive out there when I'm not behind the wheel), but I will let everyone know when it is Official about our move. Despite the nerves, I'm excited about it though since I love Colorado. I don't know how well Skyler will do with the change, but hopefully for him having some friends out there will make the adjustment easier for him.

I'm sad to hear DFIL won't have a desk at his job now after the middle of March, but I know when he put in for his next request for where he wanted his job to be, back in Colorado was it. I know Erick has had his heart set on moving back there too (and what makes me a happy camper is at least the Apartments until we can afford our first house together, are very affordable, actually even more affordable than out where we live right now). I'll keep everyone updated on us though with the move and everything. Thanks of all the moving pixies and good luck wishes. Hopefully I can keep all of the moving stress under control (and at least this move won't be while pregnant like our move to Virginia was).

Darleen · 02-21-2011, 06:31 PM

Hello Becki
I just read your whole TR and all I can say is WOW!
with everything Skyler has to deal with he acts (according to your report) so much better than most kids his age! thats so impressive!
And Im very very happy for you that he only has a mild version of autism!
also your relationship with your mom seems to be like the one between my mom and me. I love her very much but its better to not live too close to her

And we will be moving to CO soon too (right now we are not too far away neither) so who knows maybe we will see each other some day. maybe at casa bonita in denver? if you dont know that place yet you must look it up!!

ilovedisney247 · 02-22-2011, 01:44 AM

Good luck getting ready for the move! We'll be waiting when you have time to update! I'm sure Skylar will adjust to the new school situation just fine. Kids are usually better at that sort of thing!

OCEANGRLLG · 02-22-2011, 10:48 AM

Best of luck with ya'lls move!

mommapants · 02-23-2011, 02:38 PM

Wow, I go away for a few days and all heck breaks loose. Good luck with everything. I hope if you move you have a little more than a month to pack. I moved almost 2 years ago when Evan was about 2 1/2. Not an easy task I can assure you.
Good luck girlfriend. I wish I lived closer to help out in some way.

shanmac · 02-23-2011, 02:56 PM

Good Luck with your move!!!

BeckiO5 · 02-24-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Darleen

Hello Becki
I just read your whole TR and all I can say is WOW!
with everything Skyler has to deal with he acts (according to your report) so much better than most kids his age! thats so impressive!
And Im very very happy for you that he only has a mild version of autism!
also your relationship with your mom seems to be like the one between my mom and me. I love her very much but its better to not live too close to her

And we will be moving to CO soon too (right now we are not too far away neither) so who knows maybe we will see each other some day. maybe at casa bonita in denver? if you dont know that place yet you must look it up!!

Thank you so much for joining in Darleen. Thank you for all of your sweet comments about Skyler. He does act out a little bit every now and then, and I'm truely blessed for a child who can't fully communicate with us very well, he is a very well behaved child. Thank goodness with having to reason with a now teenage younger brother and having experience working with pre-schoolers(Special Needs or other), it helps me keep my cool with Skyler and know when I just need to advert his attention to something else. Thank you, I too am very happy too he only has a mild version of Autism, as it still is a bit much for us.

I agree, my mom and I do get along great, except I think our Zodiac Signs don't get along too well (nor do two of the same signs for that matter, and that's how it is for my dad and I). I think in some way I always knew she as a Taurus and myself as a Scorpio would always somehow butt heads, but she really is a great person (and you're right not to live too close to).

How cool that you're moving to CO very soon. Good luck with your move. We will certainly have to meet up once we move out there. I haven't heard of the restaurant you've mentioned and sadly neither has my DH (you would think he has when he grew up only an hour away from there). We will have to give them a try though (thank you so much for the suggestion). I just checked them out and they sound great (and we love Mexican Food)! It looks like a really fun place. Thank you for joining in on my TR. I truely appreciate it.

BeckiO5 · 02-24-2011, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovedisney247

Good luck getting ready for the move! We'll be waiting when you have time to update! I'm sure Skylar will adjust to the new school situation just fine. Kids are usually better at that sort of thing!

Thank you so much Heather. I'm sure he'll get used to it once the change in pace and in life settles down a little bit. Plus it might be a bigger adjustment for him too not just with school, as we will live with DMIL & DFIL whom still have their house in Colorado, but we'll be finding a place of our own once we get settled with jobs and all of Skyler's needs. Skyler's on a pretty specific routine, so once it changes on him, it will take a little readjusting for him, actually for me too living in the Rocky Mountains (it not being a vacation spot for me).

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Originally Posted by OCEANGRLLG

Best of luck with ya'lls move!

Thank you so much.

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Originally Posted by mommapants

Wow, I go away for a few days and all heck breaks loose. Good luck with everything. I hope if you move you have a little more than a month to pack. I moved almost 2 years ago when Evan was about 2 1/2. Not an easy task I can assure you.
Good luck girlfriend. I wish I lived closer to help out in some way.

Thank you so much Holly. That is sweet of you. At least having DMIL & DFIL here with us and a lot of things packed in our storage room, hopefully packing up and moving won't be too stressful (and at least this time I can actually help lift things, not just the feather weight things while being pregnant). I hope we have more than a month to pack up too, as it is difficult to get a whole townhouse packed up and moved (not just a 1 bedroom studio apartment).

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Originally Posted by shanmac

Good Luck with your move!!!

Thank you so much Shan.

BeckiO5 · 02-24-2011, 10:16 PM

I hope our move comes after our trip to Chicago, since planning that and preparing for our move are coming up all too quickly. Erick was trying to change my dates on me for our trip, but I think a few little details hadn't crossed his mind. With the dates I had planned for it would allow me to celebrate 2 different Holidays with each side of the family, not just Easter with my Mom's side, but it would allow me to celebrate Passover with my Dad's. I know with Skyler's attention span he may not last through a whole 2 hour Passover Sedar, but I'm pretty sure with the family well aware of his Special Needs may not feel offended if I have to excuse myself from the table to attend to his needs if they're prepared ahead of time. Another thing is with Skyler's Autism I'm not trying to overwhelm him with visiting too many family members in one day like my sister and I used to do. I know he's going to need breaks and time to play, and actually my DMIL thought it was a great reason to stay as long as we are for that reason (after realizing how uncomfortable he was feeling on Christmas Eve in Church Services when more people entered the room and someone had to take him outside). I can't imagine putting that kind of stress on him (other than I know it will happen Easter Day, but we'll prepare my Aunt we're staying with or my Grandma that if he needs a break we may need to slip into the room we're sleeping in just to give him a little space). I know he's not as used to my mom's side of the family, as he has become to constantly being around DMIL & DFIL, and his 2 aunts and uncles, so that isn't overwhelming for him, but I know he will be a little out of his comfort zone on our trip. I hope I can get another update and pictures in soon. Thank you all for your patience. Life does get in the way sometimes.

**KMB733** · 02-25-2011, 05:19 PM

Continued

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for you!

islandgirl · 02-25-2011, 08:19 PM

with the move!

**OhToodles!** · 03-03-2011, 01:40 PM

Wow! Lots of things on your plate.

for everything! Hope you're taking care of yourself too Becki!

BeckiO5 · 03-05-2011, 06:41 PM

Thanks everyone. Skyler will be starting school soon. We'll know in less than a month what kind of services they're going to provide us with for him, although I am quite peeved they want to base his accomodations on a Developmental Delay instead of Autism which he has been formally diagnosed with by a Neurologist (whether or not it was written on a prescription paper saying just the word Autism on it). It was nice having Erick home all of last week as he had some Vacation time to use from one job before he would have lost it, but we had a lot of family time in just the 3 of us which was nice.

Tomorrow night I have a fun night planned for Skyler (well all 3 of us, but more geared toward Skyler at home) as we got an e-mail from the Imagination Movers (we're on their mailing list) informing us that their tour has one of their destinations aired on the Disney Channel. We were trying to take Skyler to see them live this year, but the tickets were quite pricy. I think he'll enjoy viewing them more so from our TV in our living room and being able to watch it from the comfort of our own home. We already have the DVR set to record it so that incase Daddy decides to watch his shows, we can watch it later.

We're getting excited about going to Chicago very soon and actually have a Passporter Meet in place with Jodi (Lazanya) and another Passporter

! We're getting very excited to meeting them on our trip, and it will be a nice little break from all of the family we will be visiting. Please spare some pixies for Skyler and I that we can survive at least one day with one of my grandmothers. I love her to death, she is just very judgemental and complains about everything. She can be very difficult to be around without feeling like you just need to leave already. I certainly need to get a picture of her with Skyler though as sadly that wasn't the case when she first met him and I don't think I got one of her with him during my sister's Wedding Weekend. I hope Skyler's going to have fun with my cousins' little ones, since he will fit in with both boys.

I will say though I hope I do get in a little me time soon before either our trip or before our move as I still have 1 Christmas Gift to use up and it is for a few hours away from Skyler that either my DIL's are home or Erick is home from work so that I can go take a cooking class of my choice (we have a Cooking School near us in our mall down the street that I received a Gift Certificate to). It will be so nice to take that class and have a little bit of time away from Skyler.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.