Where Have We Been?

It's been a crazy 6 months here in Mommyland. Well really, if I'm going to be completely honest, 9 months. Last summer was really rough for us with Monkey. Which in part is why I started this blog. I wanted to document all the fun stuff we did. That way I could look back and say, see, it wasn't all so bad. And I sort of wanted to prove to myself that I still had it all together and was being a great mom. Truth is, we were falling apart. Monkey was having sever meltdowns, temper tantrums that would last hours - no lie, HOURS! Sometimes we were puzzled as to what even started it. I would wake up in the morning praying to God to help me get through the day without reaching my limit.

Towards the end of the summer, I knew that we were dealing with something more then the terrible twos. I of course, like all mom's turned to Dr. Google. I spent probably a good month reading blogs, and advice sites on different behavior disorders in children before I even mentioned it to my husband. He knew that days at home were hard, but I really think he thought I was exaggerating. So after a good month of reading and realizing things that I thought were just Mason, like hitting his head off of walls, and jumping all day. Like not just jumping up and down playing. I mean legit jumping up and down all day, hopping through the house rather then walking, for entire days. I noticed that he wasn't doing these in playful manors, more doing it without realizing.

Long story short(ish) ;) I started reading about something called Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). In the fall Monkey had another speech assessment, he has a bit of a speech delay and they wanted to see what improvements he had made since his last one. While we were there, I talked to them about my concerns and they said that it sounded like I was on the right track. What a relief! I know boys will be boys, but this was just so much more.

Shortly after the new year we met with an occupational therapist to go over what we were experiencing at home. After talking with me for about 15 minutes she confirmed that it was SPD. Her and I chatted for about an hour while Mason played, melted down, and played lol. When we left, I had a whole list of suggestions for things to try at home. Slowly he started to hit his head less and less! YAY! Today, I can honestly tell you that I don't remember the last time he did it! His jumping has slowed down, to a more manageable amount. Which was one of my goals when he started Occupational Therapy (OT)

So that's where we've been! I'll be back tomorrow with an update on Bear! Below is a recent picture of my funny little man! I seriously adore this kid!