After being married for several years, God blessed us with the dream of a baby boy. Although the pregnancy was filled with bumps, everything looked perfect going into the birth of our son. It was almost immediately after the birth that things started to spiral out of normalcy. To make a long story short, we spent the first month of our son's life ...
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A Different Path
I have decided to take this website down a little different path than I intended. Originally, I planned for the blog to consist only of issues dealing with Sensory Processing Disorder. I feel lead to open the topic up a little more to include all of our children and the challenges that we face in raising them to be godly men and woman. In the ...
Prayer
We have been in prayer for a baby who is in the same CVICU as Bubs was in. I read this family's blog and my heart just breaks for what they are going through. It reminds me of the emotional roller coaster that having a baby in the ICU takes you on. I have also learned that just because you are finally able to bring that precious baby home, doesn't ...
Affecting Learning
I stated that Bubs has had a rough few days. Yesterday morning Bubs had OT. I was curious to see how he would do. His therapist had him do a lot of active sensory activities - ball pit, trampoline, swing, and throwing the weighted ball. Then they did some block activities - Blind Blocks. Both the OT and I were interested to see that he was ...
Looking Back
You know that list that you have of things that you want to ask God? Mine is pretty long actually. But one of the questions that I have is "why was Bubs my first born?" The reason why I wonder this is because there are so many things that I would have done differently if I would have known. I know that I have high expectations for our children, ...
Full Moon A-Comin’
We are having some tough times around our household right now. Bubs continues to really be struggling with attitude, emotions, focus, and choices. Daddy said that it makes us appreciate when Bubs is doing well. I have noticed that there are several behaviors that pop up at times when Bubs is struggling:- yelling- lots of crying- wants to constantly ...
Missed Signs?
Now that I look back on Bub's little life, I see more and more things that just weren't like our other children. I realize now that they were sensory in nature. But he is our first and I didn't know!Bubs did NOT eat baby food. We tried several times but he would not eat baby cereal or smashed up real food. He went straight to the small bits of ...
Praise God for Little Steps
When Bubs was in the NICU, the nurses told us "two steps forward, one step back." I can't tell you how true that was. He would be doing better which lead to us getting our hopes up and then something would happen. I have reminded myself of this concept throughout our experience with Bubs' sensory issues. We have good days and then those days when I ...
Social Group
Bubs has had the opportunity to join a social group at therapy. The time worked for us and because interns are leading the group there is no cost! In the social group they set up situations where the children have to learn to share, show good manners, handle tough situations, etc. For example, during the craft time, they will purposely not have ...
Fine Motor Skills
When Bubs was first tested for sensory issues and fine motor delays, he was in the 1st percentile in fine motor skills. Four months later, he was just retested. Very little improvement. We continue to see the visual side scoring the lowest. On Friday Bubs is going to a visual therapist for the 1st of three visit. This first visit will a simple ...