4 weeks to go till due date

Today AJ's aid told me that AJ was crying a lot at school today. She didn't want to do her work and was very upset throughout the afternoon. This evening DH asked her who her friends are, and she named all of my friend's children and no one in her class. 

I asked her tonight why she was sad at school today and she said it was because Kyle (her new aid) wouldn't let her have fun. So maybe she is just having trouble adjusting to having to do work after a week of relaxing. I don't know. 

I'm still checking my emails for those birthday party rsvp's. I only invited the girls in AJ's class because it is $200 to have the party at the gym then $12 per child after 10 kids and I don't want to end up paying $400 for their joint birthday party. But it looks like now that maybe I need to send those invites out to the boys too. I can't have only two kids from AJ's class showing up and lots from Owen's. When I picked AJ up from school today I told a little girl Christine who is in AJ's class and who was showing me her teddy bear, that she was invited to AJ's birthday party. She said very unenthusiastically, "Yea, I got the invitation" and that was it. I can't let one little girls negativity get me down about all the kids.  I did this party at the gym because I thought it would be easy on me to not have to do anything. Now I'm thinking that Disney World might have been the way to go!

Oh, I just remembered this...this morning when I dropped AJ off at school, another mom who I have asked 3 times to get the kids together with lots of  yes's but no plans happening...was walking her child behind me and said to me, "I just want you to know that I think you are amazing."

I was very surprised and said "Oh thanks." Then in the car I thought to myself, what the hec does that mean? Is it because I was walking my autistic child to class with my watermelon baby belly, attending Daisy Scout meetings (that this mom was at), organizing a birthday party and begging people to push their kids into being friends with my daughter? Or did she really mean that she thinks I am crazy? 

me.

p.s. I do realize these haven't been the happiest posts, but I do stay optimistic and am very excited about the new addition to the family on the way. I promise to have some more upbeat blog posts coming up!!