"Just Another Manic Monday"

So I thought I'd get out of bed early today and get "ahead of the game"; however, I can hear that my son thought the same thing...what to do??? This is a dilemma I have wrestled with time and time again. I know he will stay in bed, happy as a clam, and I could go to exercise and it will feed my endorphins with a supply to get me through this day but, I also don't want my husband to feel obligated to get up early and start "the routine" without me.

I am so blessed to be married to this man...he is - in every sense of the word - a "team player". I have no idea how I would have managed, much less functioned, to live on Planet Autism without him. Although I have several friends who tackle pretty much everything on their own, I see very clearly how this endeavor is much more successful with the assistance of someone else. Especially someone who is as committed to loving and wanted the best for your special needs child as much as you do.

Regardless of the early hour (it is still dark outside), it is soothing to have only the sound of household appliances or the tapping of the keyboard surrounding you. Our son is non-verbal but he is very vocal. We also have a parrot who, as of late, has seemed to make it his mission to have his voice rise above the din.

I don't hear anymore giggling or wiggling around coming from our son's room anymore...I'm going to hit the gym. Mondays are the most "manic" days in this household (therapy, therapy, and more therapy...ABA; OT; Speech; ABA).