Lizzy has been having a great day. She woke up at 6:30 a.m. in a very good mood. “Why Sure” got up with her and she has been very content. Her appetite is good, and no exteriorizations.

07 11 2010 Lizzy 1 pm

Her new Scooby figures have been with her constantly. She even took them to bed with her.

These figures were designed in several pieces. They come apart very easily. I was expecting a major meltdown. Nope, she just asked for “Help”.

Daddy fixing Velma 07 11 2010

Quite surprising.

At 2:30 p.m. her little bro Mattie was not getting his way. He started to whine and Lizzy hugged him. That didn’t do anything, so she tried to bang her head on the hardwood floor. I stopped her before she started and comforted her. Successful diffusion.

Seems we are starting to have some reactions to the CCC. It has been approximately 26 hours. Have to wait and see.

Dori Vallis responded by email and confirmed that we need to wait and see what happens.

Guess I should turn our 15 passenger van into the mystery machine. We are all turning in to quite the detectives over here.

scooby_doo

Homeopathy and autism are things that require constant observation and  investigation.  And that’s what we do.

Everyone in the house contributes to the cause. We all share ideas and observations. We have meetings about what needs or could be done to improve the way things are going. It is not just about Lizzy, it is about all of us.

People often ask me how do you do all of this stuff? I don’t.  We do!

This has been a great learning experience for all of us. Yes, it can be painful and difficult. When is growth not painful or difficult. We all can relate to this, no matter what the age.

07 11 2010 Lizzy 5 pm Bath time B

So as of 5 pm Lizzy is doing fine. One can tell that she is different from the morning, but it is not bad. She ate dinner and had a bath.

Amelia helped give her a bath since I am much slower than usual today. Fatigue is catching up with me.

At 7:30 p.m. Lizzy is fine.  She has been pushing on her lower abdomen a little and also burping more. She read approximately 85 flash cards that we have made for her. Her clarity of speech has improved greatly.  Soon we will be adding sound and film to the site so everyone can see for themselves.

Lizzy flash cards

Nouns are slowly added to adjectives, then come verbs and adverbs.  Finally we will be at full sentences.  It has been very successful to date. Let’s see where she leads us, next.

Using the closed caption setting with her favorite shows helps tremendously. She knows all of the phonetic sounds. Her decoding skills are pretty good, we need to do them more often.

One instance of her plugging in information happened while watching Andy Griffith. The characters were in the barber shop and she said “Salon”.  I was very excited!!

So the more we do, the better she feels, the closer we get to our goal. Having our Lizzy Gal reach her full potential.

Well that’s it for today. God willing we will have a peaceful night. Sweet Dreams to all.

07 10 2010 Lizzy 11am

Good Morning Lizzy!

She slept through the night, and woke up well. Thank you God!!!!!!!!!!

We have noticed that as soon as she arises she needs fluids. Naked juice with vitamin C is downed within 30 seconds. This helps to avoid screaming and possible melt downs. None this a.m.

In todays mail she received Scooby Doo action figures from her Grandma. She was very thrilled!

07 10 2010 Lizzy with Scooby Doo Figures

Mom and Lisa at Bob's 2010

Mom is awesome about sending the kids stuff and maintaining an interest in all of the things the kids do. She is an awesome Grandma!

Thanks Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xo

Now watching Sccoby Doo and other simple tv shows has been very helpful with showing Lizzy how people speak to one another. Of course, she hears us and others speak all of the time but the repetition of certain dialogue has been helpful.

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Gilligan’s Island, Andy Griffith, I love Lucy, Wallace and Gromit, Rankin and Bass, Scooby Doo, she responds well to these. Especially Gilligan’s Island. How many times do they say “Hi Skipper” or give greetings to other characters?  Quite a few. When I actually paid attention to it, the shows are incredibly redundant. Repetition is a great teaching tool with her. Plus she loves slapstick comedy. The campy antics of this group are right down her alley. She even wore out all of the DVD’s we had of Gilligan’s Island, it was that well liked.

I watched them when I was a kid and who would have known how it would help our little girl. Also, when I was a kid I  would get a glimpse of Alan Hale Jr. at the driving range thanks to Aunt Connie who loved golf. Funny how things play out. One never knows.

Amy pulled a Gilligan

Lizzy was scheduled to have her Cuprum today. I went to the frig grabbed it and diluted it 3 times in 1/2 cup of spring water. After administering one dropper full straight in her mouth I proceeded to clean up my mess. As I glanced at the bottle I realized that I had given her CCC which is Gabriel’s remedy not hers. Oh my God!!!

I felt awful, how could I be such a space cadet?

The CCC remedy has Cuprum in it but it also has Carcinosinum . Hopefully, it will not be an issue. In homeopathy there is no danger but I can’t believe I spaced. Fatigue is a powerful thing.

It has been 3 hours so far and nothing has changed. I pray that it will pass without any major changes.  Emailed Dori Vallis ND so hopefully I will receive some advice soon.  Gilligan always ran to the professor so I must do the same. Consult the ones that know, when your abilities are slow.

At 7:30 p.m. no exteriorizations or aggravations. Actually, she is very content and verbal. Lizzy has been playing outside and with her new Scooby figures. She loves them!

Plus, Daddy is home or aka “Why Sure”.  She calls him this when he is being silly with her. Putting on her princess hat or using a funny voice.

"Why Sure" and Lizzy 04 2005

Lizzy started calling Todd “Why Sure” about a year and a half ago. Every time she asked for something he would reply ,”Why sure!”

I love Lucy Episode #8 "Men Are Messy"

That line is from I Love Lucy episode #8, “Men Are Messy”.

A  reporter asks Ricky “Is this your wife!?”

Ricky hesitates and Lucy says “Why sure!”  And that is all it took!

“Why Sure”, Lizzy and the rest of the fam have been hanging out all day.

Dad even made dinner. One of her favorites, organic pancakes and bacon. Yum!

We will be back tomorrow for another episode of the Lizzy Winter Show.

Good night and sweet dreams to all.

Do we need it?  “Why sure!”