Okay anyway, today was stressful. Why? Zoe was about to get her first haircut. I guess most parents view the monthly trip to the mall for a toddler haircut as burdensome. NOT ME! I've been waiting for this for 3 years. I could not take Zoe to the mall though. She has sensory integration difficulties. For her, she gets uncomfortable in large spaces and high places (no slides or swings for her). She is off balance and does not like her head touched or tilted. So I figured it would be best to have someone come to the house. But you never know. Of course she was perfect and everything went smoothly. I finally got a lock of hair to put away for safe keeping :)
She is in Occupational Therapy for the sensory difficulties. She gets to play in a huge playroom. This place is "da bomb." Ball pits, monkey bars, tunnels, swings, pillow castles, sand boxes, rocking horses and dance music. I get jealous sometimes. I want to go in the ball pit. Oh well. Last week she went on the swing. She was petrified, but she did it! :)
Today was a good day, until I went and picked up her physical therapy evaluation. Reading three pages worth of concerns and low scores remind me of when I was a teacher scoring the English Regents. Not fun at all. So now she will start physical therapy to help her get around better in this world. The evaluator told me, "She will never play sports but she will be smart." Excuse fucking me. Last week she did 2 somersaults in dance and the "normal" girls were too scared. Kiss my ass!
On my way back, we passed a playground. I looked at it and watched the kids play. Then I realized how dangerous it looked. I smiled, at least I don't have to stress and worry about that!
So glad it worked out well with Jessica! Lucas used to hate the playground, too, for all the same reasons you mentioned. It may please you to know that at 7.5, he now loves the playground! Some things will improve with maturity and therapy, some things will remain the same, and some things will not turn out to be so important, there will be ways to compensate for those "challenge" areas. You are doing a fantastic job with your daughter, and she is so lucky to have such an insightful, positive, caring mom. Insurance companies should cover special vacations for us special needs moms and dads!
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