The Shroyer Family: Life Changes!!!!

Decided today, as I'm sitting here thinking, I wanted to write another post on Colin.....our sweet little blessing! For some reason, I can't help but think of the progress this little boy has made over the last several months. Last year, at this time, I was at a loss....knowing something was wrong, hoping my gut was wrong, but realizing it wasn't and that reality was about to set in. Last year, probably was my worst year to date and now, sitting here today, realizing it was the year that changed my life for the better. Yep, you heard me right, my priorities changed and my life no longer was headed down the same path that I had planned for it to be! God had a plan and last year, I gave everything to him, realizing I couldn't drive the boat any longer....I needed help and his help was what would guide my path correctly! So, my life took on a whole new meaning and it turned out to be exactly what I needed! Last year, was a world wind, now that I think about it.....life was changing very rapidly and Colin was out of my hands, not in a bad way, but as his mother for the first time in my parenting life I had no clue what to do?!?! I gave in to the medical field (for a brief moment), thinking they knew the right path for our precious boy, but as I heard over and over the words "testing", "sedation", "PreK", and "Aspergers" I quickly realized there had to be a better way. Seeing my son, who after the 7th or 8th time of calling his name, finally would look at me I saw the fear that he had inside of him, when we would go to the Dr's office or any building that looked like a medical one, I knew I couldn't put him through everything I was being told had to be done! That's when God stepped in....he heard my prayers and we were introduced to the Brain Balance (BB)! That was July 4th, 2012, and after 4 weeks of research not knowing if that was the proper thing (simply b/c it was the road less traveled) Brenton and I had our first meeting at our local center! That day, would change the life of our little boy and that makes this mama very, very happy! Would you believe that for 3 years our son had a rash, a flesh tone rash, from his toes to his face....had been seen by his pediatrician numerous times in those years and nothing had ever been mentioned. So, we kept doing what we were doing with every meal cleaning up vomit, having a crying baby from belly pains, or a scratchy mouth even.....it took 1 day at the BB for them to give us a name milia and to tell us to get him off of dairy products! WOW!!! That very day, was a new beginning and the changes we started to see were amazing. "Colin" I would say, and you guessed it he started looking at me....at the first call! I will never forget those changing moments in him or the tears that I cried, because we realized there was hope for our son. Label or no label, this little boy, is our son our precious gift given to us from above and we were not settling for mediocre for his care.....That decision, again as I sit here today, was the best decision of Colin's life and ours...for that matter! Let's fast forward 6 months from that August day and now our little monkey is singing tunes, putting words together, playing, using the potty (Yes, even #2), hugging, kissing, using his hands to hold things and using the object correctly, doing heavy work, sleeping (yep, in his own bed), and loves getting out and about! We still have a few minor hiccups with his social anxiety, but hey, he has come a long way in these 6 short months and we are loving it! It's been a very dedicated time to Colin making sure his exercises are all completed everyday, but it's no different than doing Ethan's homework. You do what you need to for your children, even if that means you go without, and Brenton and I are truly dedicated to that for our boys! We have noticed a little jealousy in Ethan, so we have quickly nicked that in the bud and make sure we have quality time for him or recently have added some "special" exercises just for Ethan, so he doesn't ever think we are not loving him as much as Colin. Fact is, our boys, are our world and we will make sure they both know it! Most important though, I have my best friend to go along this journey with and I can't imagine a better partner.....Brenton, is my life, and our family doesn't work without him....Through every emotional roller coaster I've been on this past year, he's been right there. We make a great team and I'm starting to realize, we were given this life for a reason and no matter what is thrown at us....we will conquer it together! My guys (all 3) mean the world to me and because of them, I'm truly blessed!