[blparent] update on our lives

[Shannan Zinck]

Um I'd put him on the table if I could but, he's over 40lbs and I'm not
supposed to lift anything because of my eye. also builds pressure which
causes not only searing pain in the eye but, also causes severe headaches
that put me to bed usually for most of the day. NOT FUN!!! He has to get a
needle soon so I'm thinking I can ask his family doc then what he thinks.
He's an awesome doctor and will point me in the right direction at least.
So part of the difficulty of changing him isn't just the fact that he's
much too old to be in diapers but, also it's a high risk thing for me.
Lately I've had to change him by feel and keep my head tilted upward to
keep the pressure down.

As for the adoption yes there are circumstances there that could raise
concerns. He is behind in many simple milestones such as using utensils and
things like that. His ability to follow 2 command instructions is a little
off and he went through stages like hitting, possessiveness, tantrums and
the like roughly a year late. He could not lift a cup to drink until he was
2. We had to use sippy's with straws or hold it for him. He really tried
too but couldn't seem to get the motion right. I did some research and
according to what I've read cocaine addicted babies tend to be delayed but,
not severely and usually catch up by the time they're 5 or so. I'm thinking
that has something to do with all this or at least I hope because at least
that gives reason for the delay. He had low muscle tone and was in physio
til he was 7 months old then we moved out of province and never got
referred for early intervention and didn't think we needed to since the
therapist said he'd be fine now. Everything seems to pan out with him it's
just the potty thing is a bit rough but, I guess I'll just have to be
patient. The babysitter thing really sucks though

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Shannan Zinck
Survival is letting GOD take over!!!