February 29, 2012

What does stimming look like?

I spent so many hours Googling videos of stimming when Chipmunk was two.  I’m serious.  Hours.  It was so scary seeing him seemingly possessed by these unfamiliar, repetitive movements.  Every single day–during play, during mealtime, in the bath–he’d stim.  He’d squeeze and arrange.  Squeeze and arrange.  The most upsetting thing was that I couldn’t [...]

February 22, 2012

all over the place, standing still

When I can’t do anything, I hop onto Craigslist and look for jobs and cheaper rental homes that might be able to hold our family with room for me to work.  I don’t think we’ll end up moving, not yet, but it gives me a sense of power to look.  While my husband job [...]

February 6, 2012

Hey did you build that bike for that baby?

I know I don’t usually write about product-y stuff, but I’ve had so many people ask me about this thing I’m going to share it with you guys.

I don’t think I’ve ever loved a kid thing as much as I love Moose’s balance bike.  I almost got it for him for his birthday [...]