A Carson Quote

"I'm so thirsty I could drink all the water in a lake! Small size. Lego size."

Cool Dude!

We were hanging out with cousins the other day, and my little man put his cousin's hat on.

Wow! He's growing up.

School Picture Day

For some reason, the little man decided that he wanted to wear a tie for picture day. It surprised me! I've pretty much always let him pick what to wear on picture day. As long as his hair looks decent, I'm ok. He wore a tie that his older cousin gave him a while back. I'm pretty sure that's why he loves it. In any case, he decided at the last minute to spike up his hair into a faux-hawk. I snapped this picture just before he went out the door to school.

Since he received so much positive attention for wearing a tie, he wants to wear one more often. He only had that one tie and button down shirt until the past few days. I got lucky at a local thrift shop and found him a few more shirts and (clip-on) ties. He wore a shirt and tie to school again today. I just wish I could find him some really fun ties. I might make him one.

Vestibular Input

One of the things my little man has to deal with every day is the fact that his brain doesn't process his senses quite right. When we are in a place where there are a lot of people and it's loud, the environment may be annoying and a little bit tiring for us. When my little man is in the same environment, it can be excruciating, depending on how his system is doing. For us, grabbing a piece of paper is something we do, often tens or hundreds of times a day, without thinking. There are times that having to touch a piece of paper is intolerable for my little guy. This is just a snapshot of something that affects his brain and body, called Sensory Processing Disorder.

After spending the day in a classroom, where he has to use his eyes and ears heavily, his system is pretty worn out. When this happens, his attention span drops to nil, and he becomes extremely sensory seeking. One of the things he'll do is jump and crash on my furniture. And another thing he'll do is spin. Here's a video of him, taking a short break from doing his vision therapy (that's why the eye patch).