Thursday, August 19, 2010

More changes. . .

Hi. Here are a couple of pictures from today. Aren't they cute?! I'm happy that they turned out with the life we've been having lately! Jack has decided to give us some new challenges lately. I'm not talking about his belly.
Imagine having a baby/toddler that is afraid to be picked up, put down, rolled to the side, put in a sit position, moved from one hip to the other hip, placed on your lap facing outward. Jack trembles, gets a very scared look on his face, gives a scared-sounding cry, and clings to me like he's about to fall 20 feet. It's gotten worse as the days go on. His odd facial spasms (since we don't know what that is) are happening more and more.
Jack's Physical Therapist and Occupational Therapist, both on different days, mentioned Gravitational Insecurity and Positional Insecurity. His OT said that it could be either vestibular (but she doesn't see how it could be related to his inner-ear), related to his head, or simply another sensory processing issue. The OT was stumped. The Speech Therapist wants me to call the Pediatrician to let her know of this new problem.

Oh, and by the way. . .Jack had his Speech Therapy evaluation. Jack will be receiving Speech Therapy as well. We'll be using a communication device to get started with ways to tell us what he wants.

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