[blparent] update on our lives

[Shelby Young]

Hi,
I had a friend who adopted a baby and he was a little behind because of something his birth mom took when she was pregnant with him.  My friends son was about four, maybe a little older before he became potty trained.  She always said, he won't go to kindergarden in diapers.  
I hope all goes well with you, and you get feeling better.  Things always seem to work out.  
Good luck,
Shelby
  
On Feb 1, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Shannan Zinck <shannanzinck at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
> -- 
> Shannan Zinck
> Survival is letting GOD take over!!!
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