The Bucklein Bunch: Marshall's airwalker swing

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Marshall's airwalker swing

For those of you who don't know, I was able to find a company that paid for a therapy swing for Marshall. This is the website where I found the grant application: http://www.challengedamerica.com/index.html
I am so grateful that they were willing to buy the swing. It was over $200 and there was no way we could afford it ourselves. It helps calm him down and he will occasionally even nap in it. IF he's going to nap at all, which is rare, he will fall asleep in his swing. I just have to leave him there or he wakes up. Enjoy this video of me swinging him. I'll try to take a better video today.

6 comments:

Matilda said...: APRILYN!! Oh my heck girl!! Where'd ya go!!??? I've missed you! Cindy left a comment on my blog, and I found you...on hers!! YAY!!

I was so sad when I realized you left UK. I'm excited to keep up on ya! I've been thinking and wondering about you! How is Marshall doing? Are you still coming up for therapy! I'd love to get together. We are two peas in a pod ya know... ;)

Anyway...hope to talk to you soon!!

Jenny; October 14, 2007 at 9:44 AM
Cindy Price said...: I totally love Marshall's singing!! It's just the cutest thing. He seems really happy in the swing. It's looks nice and cozy in there. I'm glad that you got it paid for. Isn't it wonderful there are people out there willing to help. Evan got his handcyle through a grant from "Athletes helping Athletes". It's been a great thing for him to have!!; October 15, 2007 at 8:04 AM
Susan, Susie, Suz said...: Aprilyn, that boy is a superstar! Audition him for American Idol....he certainly has the energy! Great video. It made my day.; October 15, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Mom of 3 boys said...: Aprilyn,

Thanks for the words of encouragement, I guess it does make me feel better to know that I am not alone in this world...I am new to this blogging so I am not sure if I left this comment in the right place or not....but thanks again....Hopefully tomorrow will be better,,today wasn't as bad as my "bad day"..but it still was a lonely and sad day....the computer is my best friend when my husband and kids are in school and work...and I keep praying that I will be able to go back to school, but I am not sure if that will happen. Please keep in touch and thanks again.

Kim; October 15, 2007 at 9:19 PM
Mom of 3 boys said...: Aprilyn,
Thanks again. I am not sure if I am replying back to you correctly but I hope you are at least getting my messages. I really haven't met any new people here, the lady that I did meet were in the process of moving when we moved in. And no I am not Mormon, but I had a good friend once that was I am know that you won't bite...lol...I am hoping that today will be better...I will keep my fingers crossed.. I have been looking on the web for a support group that is close to where I live...I am going out job hunting today..I really need to get out of this house. Again thanks for the words of encouragement.
Kim; October 16, 2007 at 8:20 AM
heather said...: I'm a friend of Kathryn Grubbs in Utah and I was browsing blogs when I saw your swing pic...I knew what it was as both of my children have sensory processing disorder and are special ed. Maybe we can swap ideas! www.heatherzahngardner.blogspot.com; October 16, 2007 at 8:39 PM

Kids Say The Darndest Things...

For FHE tonight, we were looking at pictures of some of the things President Monson does. There was a picture of President Monson and some children at a temple dedication. Marshall asked if President Monson was DECORATING the temple. HAHAHA! He seriously makes me laugh so much.
Today while we were driving to Idaho Falls, we saw some black rainclouds, and some white ones too. We told Marshall that the black clouds have rain in them. A few minutes later, Grandma, who was in the car with us, was saying something about styrofoam. Marshall said, "Oh! I know! The black clouds are made of rain, and the white clouds are made of styrofoam. That's why you can walk right through them!
There was an Asian Lady Beetle on our kitchen windowsill today, and Marshall was really upset about it! He yelled, "OH NO! There's an OTTINGER BUG IN OUR HOUSE!!"
Marshall:"I can still write the Bucklein kind in German." (I have no idea why he said that. This is part of the fun of having a child with Autism.)
Marshall: "My other favorite word is forest." Ok..that one came out of nowhere.
Brian was trying to teach Marshall about the sounds vowels make. This time he was talking to him about why our last name sounds the way it does. We have always taught him that when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. Well, Brian told him that in German (our last name is German), when 2 vowels go walking, the 2nd one does the talking. Marshall asked, "They can't say their L's?"
Marshall: "Dad, what's your favorite word? Love? Mom? Wanna know probably the biggest word I know? Probably the 'docious word'. (Translation: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
What is the biggest word you know? Marshall: "Fight".
Marshall: "The thing I hate most terribly in my life is singing."
Marshall (with his arms wrapped around my neck): "Mom, I care for you." Ohhh...how sweet.
Marshall: "Dad, you are handsome.:
When we were hiking Squaw Peak, Marshall said, "HI DUDE!" to everyone he saw. Then, he decided to say, "See ya later Alligator." He thought that was funny, but then he saw a woman, so instead of saying, "See ya later Alligator", he decided to say, "See ya later Alli-Woman!"
We asked Marshall if he learned about Jesus on Easter Sunday. Nate asked if they showed him a picture of Jesus on the cross, the thing that has two boards going together like this (he made the shape of a cross). Marshall said, "It was a T that smushes him together. They (the bad guys) took his (Jesus') shoes and socks off so it would hurt more. So he was bare feet and they put nails in his feet. Isn't that ouch?" I asked what happened after that and he said, "Jesus said I"ll be alive in 3 days and he woke up and came alive and now he can never die!"
Brian was telling Marshall that Nathan is getting so big! He said, "Nathan is ten! In two more years he will be twelve and hold the Priesthood!" Marshall said, "He only needs two more grown ups to hold it!"
Marshall told me he has a lotter pirates than Nathan. A lotter? That means more than a lot.
Marshall always lays on the floor next to the bathroom door whenever Nathan goes in there. We try to get him to leave Nathan alone but he just won't. One day Nathan went into the bathroom and Marshall said, "Nathan, are you almost done?" Nathan said yes. Marshall then asked, "One more poop, then you're done?" Nathan gets so embarrassed by Marshall.
Nathan went into the bathroom to get ready for bed. Marshall knocked on the door and said, "Nathan, if you need help, I'll be right here."
Tonight when we were doing sparklers, Marshall asked if he could do another sprinkler.
Today Marshall told me that if anyone is mean to his brother he will smash them with a panyo (piano) and they will be flat like a turkey sandwich. He loves his brother!!
While we were in the car taking Brian to school, Marshall and I had the following conversation: Marshall- "I don't have any points." ME- "When will you get points?" Marshall: "In 20 years when I am nine. When I am nine I will have numbers. Then we will have to go to the gag shop to get more numbers."
We had a Family Home Evening Lesson on The Plan of Salvation. Things were going well as we showed Marshall the cut outs we had for each of the 3 Kingdoms which we will end up in after the Judgement Day. He looked it over and pointed to the Telestial World and said "I will go there." "NO," I exclaimed. That is the bad one. He said "I will go to the bad one." Then it hit me. He was picking this one because it was a star. "Are you saying that because it's a star shape and Twinkle Little Star is your favorite song," I asked? "Yup. I want to go to the star one." For the closing song he wanted to sing Twinkle Little Star that is Bad.
We were talking about thieves and how they can go to jail if they get caught. Nathan said "I won't thief." I wondered what he was talking about so I asked him. He said "Thieving is wrong, Mom." OHHHH...you meant STEALING!!
Marshall woke up with a really stuffy nose and said "My nose can't breathe."
Marshall went with me to Wal-Mart today so Brian could work on his research. I bribed my little one by telling him if he went with me, I would buy him a toy. He wanted a Thomas train so badly but I convinced him to settle with a Mickey Mouse figure that comes with a scooter. He got very frustrated with the toy because he couldn't put Mickey on the "screwdriver". It took me a while to figure out that he meant scooter. Haha...so cute.
Today Marshall went to the doctor for his 3 yr old checkup. When the nurse asked "How are you Marshall?" he said "I have to get 2 shots." As we were leaving, he saw the same nurse again and said with a grumpy look on his face "I do NOT like shots!" She laughed so hard.
Marshall: "I'm a warewolf AWOOO!!"
When Nathan was probably 5, I got him new pajamas..the kind with a "fly" in them. He stuck his hand through it and said "Look Mom! I have a new pocket!!"
Marshall and I were playing Cranium Cariboo when he suddenly stopped and said "Can I please have a slice of water." At least he was polite! :)