Rowan update...finally pee and poop! :D

Ok so I do have an update. She finally pooped after 2 baby suppositories on thursday...can you believe that crap!! Yes and a lot of it!! That kid was stuffed to the brim with crap. Anyhow, we talked to the Ped. the whole way through it all, he suggested one more suppository before we took her to the ER...and finally she pooped...and once she pooped, she finally began to pee normal again. Weird huh! Anyhow, so things are well, and today is the only day so far since that she hasnt pooped a big one...Im guessing that since the night isnt over, its coming soon. LOL! :D Well, anyhow, so thats it for now. :D

Rowie Bowie...

So for the past 2 weeks Rowan has been a pill...whether it was her cold, or teething...she has just been unhappy. Well her cold is gone, her teeth still arent through, but oh well...Sunday night, I noticed that she was extra whiney...for no apparent reason (well at that time...) until later on in the evening when I was changing her diaper...she smelled like she pooped, but no poop...so just farty...then I thought to myself, maybe she is constipated...I felt around her stomach and it was rock hard, and you could feel the poop in her stomach, all around. I felt so bad for her. Anyhow, I gave her one of those baby laxative dissolvable strips, gave her a bottle, and put her to bed. Then comes Monday...just a little poop in her diaper...not much, just a few rabbit turd type balls. Anyhow, I called the doctor, and they put her on a baby version of Miralax, because she has had constipation issues before a few times...so I go pick it up about 2 hours later. She got her first dose monday afternoon. Then before she went to bed, I gave her her 2nd dose. I figured an awesome poop would be all over by morning. Well this morning rolls around (Its Tuesday about 11:30pm right now) and just a couple little rabbit turds again. I figure it has to be coming soon. She eats breakfast and lunch really well, which for a couple days she hasnt been eating much at all. I cant get her to drink any juice or water, but she has 3 5oz bottles throughout the day. I noticed when it was time to put her down for her nap, her diaper wasnt wet...odd but nothing that I really worried about too much...well when she woke up, she had a couple little hard turds again, but nothing to be excited about. Not too wet, but maybe a pee in it. Anyhow, then I gave the kids their baths and changed dipes again around 6pm. At 9pm when I was putting the kids to bed, Rowan still hasnt peed. I am a little worried, but she did eat dinner and hasnt been acting too whiney today compared to the past couple days. She wouldnt drink her bottle before bed though. Anyhow, I am calling the doctor tomorrow morning if she hasnt pooped yet, and definitely calling if she hasnt peed still. I dont want to take her to the ER just yet (unless she wakes up and things have changed attitude wise), because she is acting ok and doesnt seem dehydrated, still has tears when she cries...and her disposition is ok. But first thing in the morning is the docs...and from there maybe he will have us take her to the ER for an IV since I cant get her to drink any liquids. Anyhow...I guess thats it for now...a weird not pooping not peeing update on Rowan. Cross your fingers that she wets at least a little through the night!! I'll update you guys on anything that happens.

For Nicole. :)

I forgot to post about Rowan's leg! Sorry!!! Anyhow, it was my fault, I had her in our Bumbo seat on the counter, and she rolled out of it! Right off of the island onto our tile floor. That day sucked!! We got rid of the Bumbo the same day. ;) Anyhow, here is the journal entry about it. :) Anyhow, its all healed up and fine now, she has one more appointment in December to check the growth, but they dont think there are any problems. :)


http://taterandrowansmommy.blogspot.com/2008/07/really-bad-day.html

Its getting cold. :(

I know, I live in Ohio...I should just get used to it. But I HATE the cold. I hate winter. Everything about it...the slush, the slippery roads, how it kills all the flowers. :( I love Summer, Spring and Fall are ok. :) It snowed on Saturday, not enough to stick, but enough to make me want to throw up. :P

Anyhow, so things are going good. Really good. On Wednesday after Taysen's Early Intervention, his speech therapist there took me aside and said that she did some basic evaluation with him that day, and that he may not qualify for Help Me Grow preschool!!! Yay!!! Im happy! Why, you ask?? The reason is because he passed the evaluation with flying colors and he may not even be considered "delayed" anymore! :D :D :D Now, it makes me very happy that he might not qualify. BUT I really really really want him to go to preschool because it is really helping him, and she agreed too, she said that they might let him in anyhow since he meets the deadline so close. Or something like that...lol. Anyhow, I hope they let him slide through!! I really want him to go to preschool. I mean, he will go either way, I would just prefer I dont have to pay for it if I dont have to! LOL! Help Me Grow is a free program for delayed/handicapped children. I dont think SID really counts, especially since SID kids can grow out of it. Which Im really hoping he does. But anyhow...so thats the good news. :)

On to other things...Rowie is pulling herself up to her feet now. Like on low toys and the time out bench...LOL..she is a shortie. :D Anyhow, she is still really wobbly and almost always falls over after a few seconds, but YAY ROWAN!! I am really hoping she is walking or close to it by her next leg appointment which is Dec. 18th or close to it, so that she doesnt have to go to physical therapy or anything like that. Anyhow...so she is doing good. :) Im proud of my little cupcake!

So if you want to see something cute and amusing...ok maybe only to a mother...last night Taysen, Rowan and mommy were watching Alvin and the Chipmunks...and at the end when the credits came on, the kids started dancing like crazy fools! It wasnt even asked of them, they just started moving to the beat, it was so funny I had to get out my camera...of course by that time the moment was over, so I rewinded the TV so they could hear the song again, and again they started shaking their booties...not as crazily as before, but at least it was something...lol. Anyhow it was cute...thought Id share...dont mind the mother in the background saying "Rowan, DANCE!!" lol...she was over it by the time I came around with the camera. LOL. :) Ok...here is the links :D There are 2 videos...both short. :) (The quality isnt the greatest, I should have turned the light up...sorry!!)

http://www.dropshots.com/taysenandrowansmommy#date/2008-11-16/19:43:21

http://www.dropshots.com/taysenandrowansmommy#date/2008-11-16/19:43:26

Anyhow..it was so cute...I hope you enjoy it!! :D

OH and Carmen, SID (Sensory Integration Disorder or Dysfunction) is a neurological disorder that causes problems with processing information from our 5 senses. Basically, kids that have this have their 5 senses, they just process it abnormally...some examples 1-an itchy tag can feel like a knife cutting into their skin...2-different textures in their mouths may totally gross them out and make them not able to stand the feeling in their mouth...3-their sense of smell may be so strong that the smell of normal foods may make them nauseated and want to throw up 4-someone hugging them gently can make them feel like they cant breathe because they are being squeezed to death....5-lights may seem super bright to them, daylight might hurt their eyes...6-normal day to day noises might sounds extremely loud to them, like the humming of a fridge may be so loud to them that they cant focus on anything when they can hear it...so I guess add a few of those things together and you have a kid with some serious problems. Another example...lets say a little boy goes out to dinner with his family, the restaurant is packed, and everyone is talking in normal voices, but to him all he can hear is the people all over talking and its really loud and he cant concentrate, the lights are so bright he is getting a headache, and the smells of other peoples food is making him sick to his stomach. He isnt going to last long before he is totally overwhelmed and just breaks down. Now Taysen, he has major texture issues, whether they are in his mouth, or even just on his hands or body. If he gets a speck of food on him, he is freaking out wanting it wiped off. There have been times that I have had to pull over on the expressway because he had to have cereal dust wiped off of his hands. Most kids would just wipe it on their pants, or not even give a crap about it in the first place. Like the other day, his occupational therapist was coloring with him with markers, he got some on his hand, he brought me his hand I would bet a good 30 times in that morning after his therapy for me to wipe it off...I wiped it, but it just was stained on his skin for a little bit...its gone by now thank god, but man it ruined his day that day!! Another thing, Taysen seeks movement and sound...he does it in spinning things, having the fans on, tv on, pacing...he just does these things a lot through out the day, especially having fans on...his therapist said that it may either be the little bit of wind that is in the room that he is seeking, or it may make a bit of a buzzing sound when the fan is on...we dont really know, because he cant tell us yet what is so great about them...lol. But its an obsession for him. All house fans are turned on the second he wakes up...And during the night, he has his ceiling fan on and a heater too now, because the fan makes it cold!! If I turn off that fan, it would be a nightmare...his EI teacher said to just turn it off and make him deal with it, to learn that I make the rules...but honestly, it isnt hurting anything to have his fan on, its his room...LOL. Plus it saves me the fight. I am soooo picking my battles with this kid. I might just be too easy on him, but ya know what, he is going to have a bit of a rougher childhood than a normally developing kid, so if the ceiling fan being on is gonna make his day, its fine by me. And also, he does have some small social problems, but they arent too bad, they are way better than they used to be.. He gets anxious when there are a lot of people around him, like when he is in EI, and the kids are all doing an activity together, Taysen will sometimes just stand there anxious and sometimes flaps his arms, when the kids back off a little, he does fine and does the activity, he just needs his space. But he is doing really well on the social part. He used to be the kid that if someone even looked at him, he was literally screaming and running in the other direction or crying, and now, he is the kid at the grocery store that says "HI!!" to every single person we pass. In that aspect, he is a totally different kid. If someone told me 6 months ago that he would be saying Hi to random people, It probably would have just made me upset because I didnt think that he would ever be friendly to people he didnt know. SOOOO anyhow, lol...I guess Ill just shut it about it all now, because I think you get the drift. LOL. Anyhow, all kids with Autism have SID, so thats why it was hard to see a difference before. But now that he has come so far, I do really feel like the doctors are right. :)

I cant believe its been a month!

Okay, so its November...I didn't post once in October!! That is bad!!

Sooo...news news! Taysen is not autistic. :) He has been diagnosed with Sensory Integration Dysfunction/Disorder. It was a couple weeks ago that we found out, but its just been busy! Also, Taysen started Occupational therapy in October. He goes twice a week. He has a busy little schedule now!

Mon- Early Intervention 9-11a
Tues-OT 8-9a and Speech 9:30-10:30a
Wed-Early Intention 9-11a and OT 4-5p

Thursday and Friday he doesnt have any set appointments or therapies (unless they are just normal once in a while checkups) so those are just our lazy days where we sit around watching Noggin all day because we are exhausted. Haha.

Rowan has finally started the normal crawling...and it only took her about a week to fly through the house on her knees. Her little knees are so dried out they are like white callouses! Ill be glad when she can use her feet! She is starting to babble a lot, her only word right now is Uh Oh...haha. She makes lots of sounds though.

Taysen has come really far in the last month. He is talking so much that we are really starting to understand a lot of what he is saying. For example two mornings ago, he was sitting at the table eating a bowl of cereal (BY HIMSELF WITH HIS OWN SPOON!!!!YAY!!!THAT WAS JUST TACKLED THIS PAST WEEK!!! GO TAYSEN!) and he starts singing this song...at first, Im just thinking he is goofing around, until I really pay attention, listening and watching. He says "Cap Cap Cap" (while clapping his hands) Then he says "Wol Wol Wol" (then rolls his hands) then "Pat Pat Pat" (as he pats his thighs) yells "Stom Stom Stom!" (while he stomps his feet) then says "AND STOP!" (and puts his hands on the top of his head...) Then he reaches his hands up says something and I almost fell over because I could understand what he was saying "weech up high to da sty!" (Reach up high to the sky) And to top it off he says "Awight!!" while he waves his hands up in the air! It was so stinking cute! I wish I had a video camera for that moment. Then on Sunday he had an open house at his school and I asked his teacher and therapists about the song, asking if they sing something like that...and they both get all giddy and say "Taysen's singing our song!!" and then Heidi, his speech therapist says "He has never ever sang that in class with us, he just stares at us like we are crazy!" So Im sure that made her day...haha. Made mine too. :) So at least we know he is paying attention! Haha. And also, he has learned how to count to three. :) He sometimes says "toot" for two...lol. He knows a couple shapes now, heart, start, square, circle, and triangle. Im so proud of him!

Ok well I guess that is it for now...I cant really think of anything else right at the moment. But I promise I wont wait another month to post again!

(OH and last, that little button I added on the side, MckMiracle, is a blog that I have been reading for about a month now. I first found it and thought her kids were adorable, so read a little, then read about her pregnancy and how her baby boy had a heart problem that was figured out at her 20 week appt and they told her basically her baby would die. Anyhow, I kept reading hoping that her little man would come out ok at least long enough to get surgery to help him, and what do you know, she had her little boy, and he is fine and never even needed surgery or anything at all!! So I just thought I would add it on here, its a nice little blog with some adorable kids on it!! )

Hope you are all doing well!! :)