Sensory Information Dysfunction

Bet you're looking at the title of this post and going HUH?! What the heck is THAT?! This is what my beloved son has. It's not been officially diagnosed, but between all the reading & research I've been doing, conversations with parents of children with this same whatever-you-want-to-label-it & a conversation with an expert, I'm pretty darn sure it's what my son & I are facing.

Basically it means he's tactile-sensitive. He freaks out if his socks are on wrong, will NOT waear jeans or overalls because they don't "feel right", much prefers fleecy fabrics to anything else, has a need to touch things more than other children his age, is in heaven in the fabric store, hates kids to be in "his space" when they're not actively playign together, needs lots of bear hugs but doesn't like lots of kisses, HATES haveing his hair brushed or washed, freaks out over his hands being dirty or sticky .....

I'd never heard of this until recently. I've always thought of my son as "sensitive" and a big of a "difficult" child. He's also VERY loving and adorable and knows how to use those to his advantage ;) EVERY caregiver has said the same thing about him - "He's adorable and so lovabel but he's also a pill!"

Having *finally* figured out there there's somethign behind this I have now got him on a waiting list for Occupational Therapy - who knows how long that wait could be!

Anyywas, I just felt the need to write a little about it so there you go, dear reader-who-stumbled-across-this-blog-randomly, a little lesson abotu a little-known "disorder"! :)

New Apple Store

I love the new apple store look - check it out! Reminds me of the one-way glass bathroom pics that were circulating some time ago!

Dance, Dance, Dance!

It's embarassing actually how much of this I recognized! Very funny! Watch this!

I hate myself

I just had one of theose moments where I caught sight of my reflection in a full-length mirror .. and the sight was enough to make me want to run home and get under the covers and not come out again unless dressed in something shapeless.

Between the latest meds and other stresses I have put on WAY more weight than I am comfortable with.

I hate what I see in the mirror.

I am a big fat pear. I have a HUGE butt and one of those awful hanging bellies.

I HATE me right now.

I know my activity level is bad. I know my eating habits stink. I know my meds make me more prone to weight gain. I know I have a LOT of stressors right now.

I still hate myself for letting things get to this point. I hate that many pants are getting tight. I hate the way I look in most of my clothes.

*SIGH*

I DID take that big butt out for a walk in the glorious sunshine at least after that awful glimpse.

But I still hate myself.

Baby + hand-knit socks = CUTENESS!

Shamelessly showing off both my new baby niece and the cute lil' baby socks I knit for her! :)

Need a Cuddle?

Feeling touch-deprived? Check out this site:

Cuddle Party

The descirbe themselves as "A boundary-appropriate workshop and social event for exploring touch, affection and communication." I call it wierd!

New cousin

My little guy holds his 2-day old cousin ever-so-carefully; aren't they sweet?

Julianna Joy

Julianna Joy
Originally uploaded by bluebunny.

I'm an Auntie!!! My brother and his wife welcomed their first baby, a daughter, into the world Friday May 5th at 3:03 am. Isn't she gorgeous??

Cute Overload! ;)

Cute Overload! ;)

Taxes Done!

Yay me! I got my taxes done & in the post by about noon yesterday, a good improvement over 9pm last year, lol! I'm such a procrastinator! I'm apparently getting a nice chunk of change back, wooo-hoo!

I'd be even MORE excited if it didn't all have to go straight to bills! Ah well, it's still a Good Thing!

Some babbling

Well I haven't posted in a VERY long time! Not that I think there's anyone out there who's been watching & waiting for a post, lol!

I returned to work part-time at the end of January. At first work was awful. I felt miserable every day and the depression got worse. I went through a good two & 1/2 months of not having a SINGLE "good" day.

Then I got my annual performance review.

It was AWFUL! Thank goodness it was only the draft as I have never before seen such a document as hurtful and untruthful as this! I ranted, raved, cried, worried and finally got to a point where I could tackle the thing calmly and cooly. After MUCH discussion the thing got reviewed to a point I could live with. After that somehow daily work wasn't so hard to endure!

Last week I FINALLY had a GOOD day! What relief! A sunny, warm day, with some unexpected good news that will make my financial struggles a bit easier, a day to do some reading and knitting and quilting, an afternoon of playing with my son, and snuggles at bedtime and a brain that actually LET me enjoy all that! Long overdue!

For now the sun is shining & I hope it stays that way for a while!