Introducing myself and my family

My name is Jenn, I'm 29 years old and was on the road to becoming a graphic designer when my life took a turn I never planned on, having a family. I grew up working since I was 16 and went to college and planned out my whole career, little did I know that you can only plan so much of your life and that now I'm a stay at home mom (which is the hardest and most satisfying experience than any job that I've had) and wife to a soldier. I have an amazing husband who is in the Army and two wonderful kids. Liam who is 3 years and recently diagnosed with ASD, and Gwyneth who is 1 and has only been with her dad for 4 months before a year long deployment disrupted our lives. I guess I'm writing this for myself, and to help someone going through similar situations, and hopefully learning things from others. We have gone through so much in this last year, and all the while my husband has been living his life , the best he can, over-seas, in hostile territory. I thought of myself as independent my whole life ...until... before I knew it we have made a family of four and I depend on them for love, support, and encouragement. No matter how independent you are in the world, you always are dependent on your loved ones in one way or another. I never thought this until put in the situation of a deployment of my best friend and husband.

I have learned to never let doctors over-look your concerns for your children. If you have a question, you need to be persistant until you are satisfied with the answer, if you aren't, then find another doctor. I've gone through so many pediatricians until I recently found one that listens and explores your questions even if they don't know the answers, and refer you to someone that may.