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UPDATE: Sensory Seeking Toe Walking

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We haven't heard from BM since her last email "confirming" that per the OTs, SS is toe walking due to "sensory seeking" related to his "ADHD". She also indicated that SS' leg muscles/tendons were tight due to the toe walking. DH asked BM if PT was involved and if the tightness put SS at risk for sports related injury. BM responded, never actually acknowledging or answering DH's question, but basically calling him an idiot because in the first email, BM stated that the OTs are encouraging sports due to the "sensory seeking." Well...

UPDATE: Let's Add More Medical Conditions to the List

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So last week, I posted a blog because BM emailed DH indicating that SS developed a "toe walking habit" in recent weeks and believe that SS now has a sensory processing disorder. Based on this, BM and GF have signed SS up for OT services. DH simply emailed back "Thanks for the update. Please let me know how the OT intake goes." We fully believe that this is another ploy crafted by BM to cause drama and get attention, similar to the ADHD diagnosis that we believe BM concocted a few years ago as an excuse for SS being denied from the gifted and talented program.

Let's Add More Medical Conditions to the List

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Some of you may recall from my previous blogs, a few years ago, BM claimed that SS was diagnosed with ADHD following SS' rejection from the gifted and talented program at school. SS had never presented signs of any form of attention deficit or hyperactivity and DH and I both refuted the diagnosis. BM was very unforthcoming with any information pertaining to the diagnosis; just that SS' pediatrician (who BM refused to disclose the name of) diagnosed SS.

Baby Girl Arrived

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Baby Girl was born this morning. She is 6lbs 9oz and 19 inches long. It was about 36 hours all said and done from induction to delivery. We had some scary moments but all in all, we are both healthy and doing great! Thank you everyone for the positive vibes and well wishes. 

Baby Girl is Coming

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I went to my OB yesterday for my 37 week appointment. I developed signs of preclampsia and my OB sent me to L&D for induction at midnight last night. Baby girl should arrive either later today or tomorrow! DH has been great and I'm handling things as best I can at the moment. 

O/T Possible Pregnancy Complication

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Over the weekend, I felt off. I was nauseous, weak, fatigued, and just felt downright crummy. I'm 33 weeks pregnant, so I chalked it up to normal third trimester symptoms. I mean what pregnant woman in the third trimester doesn't feel tried and blah? On Sunday night, I developed itchiness on my abdomen. I have lots of deep, red stretch marks there so I googled it and it said it can either be due to the stretching skin or it can be a condition called PUPPP, which is like pregnancy chicken pox, and its a rash that develops on your stretch marks.

Our week is coming to a close

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Our week of Christmas break with SS9 is coming to a close. SS' uncle (BM's brother) will be picking him tomorrow afternoon. Honestly, I am ready for this week to be over - the planning, the entertaining SS when he's here, the increased interactions with BM, the visits from everyone who wants to see SS; frankly, it's all exhausting. I actually didn't do much with SS this visit; I stayed mostly disengaged and let DH entertain and parent him. Plus, with SS finding out I'm pregnant, he has been a little distant, which is fine with me.

SS9's Phone Call with BM

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So BM and GF called SS tonight. SS walked into his room and shut the door to take their call, but he was talking super loud, so we could hear almost everything. BM said "what's new?" and SS9 goes, "three things. 1. DH and CastleJJ gave away our cat, 2. They bought a house and 3. CastleJJ is pregnant." Didn't take long for SS to dive deep into our household happenings. SS then got all cocky and put us down for rehoming our cat and BM and GF were encouraging it saying that we have had our cat for a long time and it wasn't fair to the cat.

Spoiling Santa Pt. 2

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So, I posted last month that SS9 found out about Santa. DH and I suspected that BM told SS just because this is our second Christmas ever with SS and we suspected that she wanted to try to ruin it. Today, we took SS on The Polar Express and it stops at a cute rural town full of Christmas activities. SS loved it! SS9 asked for a picture with Santa, which DH thought was odd since SS no longer believes. DH happily obliged and took a few pictures of SS and Santa. After we were done, SS became a little emotional and said that he really wants to believe and wishes he still did.

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