Introducing Rocket Girl

Rocket Girl is here at last!!

So far she's been a very sweet but sleepy baby. And really, what else can you ask from a newborn?

Mowgli's been doing great. One of the characteristics of autism is that kids like routine and can get very very upset when their routine is disturbed, and a new sibling can be a big disturbance. So all of Mowgli's teachers and therapists have been checking up on him. But he's honestly been doing fantastic.

When Rocket cries Mowgli tries to soothe her by wiping her eyes. Though we do have to work on teaching him to be a little more gentle when he does this.

Several times now when Rocket has been sleeping, we've set her down in her seat or her bed. Mowgli has come in and when he didn't see us holding her, he's panicked, crying, "The baby!  The baby!" as he searches for her.

Mowgli is going to be a good big brother.