Adventures in Occupational Therapy: Body Brushing

My last couple posts have been about the start of our occupational therapy journey with my older son.  For the last three years I have questioned some of my sons’ behaviors only to be told that they were normal and that he would grow out of them.  Fast forward and we now know that my…

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Occupational Therapy

In my post last week (read it HERE) I talked about my older sons’ recent sensory processing diagnosis.  Now that we know the root cause of many of my sons’ behaviors we are working on how to change some of them for the better.  To that end, my son is now receiving occupational therapy –…

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Sensory Processing

In the past year I’ve posted a few times about what it’s like to have a difficult toddler and to manage problematic behaviors.  I’ve often wondered if his behaviors were my fault or if something else was at play but time and time again I’ve been told that “boys will be boys” and that he’s…

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Adventures in Audiology Pt. 2

If you haven’t read my post from last week, please check that out first linked HERE.  My newest baby, Matthew, failed multiple hearing tests at the hospital after birth.  It was devastating and I didn’t know what to expect.  We were referred to the children’s hospital for official testing. When Matthew was about a month…

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Adventures in Audiology Pt. 1

When you are a brand new mom you have so much running through your mind.  Your body and emotions are both raw and tired and the last thing that you want to hear is that your newborn isn’t “perfect.”  My son turned 6 months old this week.  You might have read my previous post about…

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Level 2 Ultrasounds

Sometimes modern medicine and medical technology truly amaze me.  I think it’s fairly safe to say that one of things that pregnant women really look forward to is the routine ultrasound sometime after the 20th week of pregnancy.  This is generally when your doctor checks on the overall health of your baby and if you…

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