Grant and I met with the therapist today for Tyler. From what we tell her, Tyler IS having tics which are still probably anxiety related. The tic thing can be good in that children do get tics and they can disappear as quickly as they came in about a year. Also, early onset tics tend [...]
In keeping with the theme of my life, my disability appointment was rescheduled for October 19th, three weeks from now! I feel so angry and sick of this. I couldn’t wait to have my interview and drop off the ton of stuff I have and put it in God’s (and the government’s) hands. Now it [...]
The moment that I have spent a year of my life working towards is finally here. Yes, between being sick and other crises it has taken me a year to do the paperwork that my disability mentor has suggested I complete before applying for disability. I literally have more than a hundred pages of documentation [...]
One of the few things I’ve felt okay about spending money on lately is Tyler’s music class. We used his birthday money plus a small amount of his savings to enroll him. He has been going for two years, ever since he was a year old. When I tried to enroll him this time around [...]
New Jersey Moms Blog today talking about how her little baby is growing up way too fast! Check out From Elmo to Spiderman in Sixty Seconds.
One book I love that features a mother and her son is The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, the same author who wrote the ubiquitous Goodnight Moon. Published in 1942, a little bunny decides to run away from his mother, who tells him she will go after him. If he becomes a rock, she [...]
As per our pediatrician, we have made an appointment to see the child psychologist. As Tyler is only three, the psychologist meets with the parents and tries to teach them some techniques in dealing with the child’s stress. It seems like Tyler’s anxieties morph into some strange actions. Yesterday he kept sort of shrugging his [...]
We took Tyler for his three-year-old check-up today. While Grant and I had thought that Tyler was exhibiting ”tics”, our pediatrician says that since they manifest during signs of stress and are mostly voluntary, such as heavy breathing, it is more like anxiety. He has suggested taking Tyler to see a psychologist.
Grant and I are [...]
For a few months now we have noticed Tyler doing a series of things that made us look at each separately, rather than seeing them as a whole. From going to specialists and speaking on the phone to pediatricians and nurses, we now believe Tyler has Tics .
It started in late April, early May when [...]
Tyler’s party turned out great, even though I am still recovering! We are still opening presents, one or two a day, otherwise it is too overwhelming!
We had the party at a place that sells swingsets, PlayNation. Only about three stores in the country offer parties. Here’s Tyler, the first to arrive:
He was having a great [...]
