Joy of Love – 17

Today’s theme?  Staying in.  Something we’ve been doing a lot of lately.  Well, not something I’ve been doing, since I’m slammed at work, but the kids have been doing pretty much nothing other than hanging out at the house.  Know why?  Cause they’re super sick.  I know this because I’m really attentive to their health our pediatrician clued me in today at Etta’s well baby check that she has a double ear infection.  Yep, that I missed entirely.

She and her brother have been sick for weeks, seemingly passing one virus to one another every few days.  From what I have been told, they probably developed a sinus infection, leading to the nastiness in Etta’s ears.  Oscar’s ears are fine, but he’s battling a very bad cough.

Because of this, we’ve spent most of the week in the house.  This has resulted in Oscar missing all of his therapy for the week, which is not a good thing.  In the absence of our much enjoyed OT, I have taken to providing my own sessions for the kids (at a massive savings, too!).  Today we smooshed (yes, that’s a word) “therapeutic” shaving gel (that’s the kind that should cost $2, but you pay double for it) with finger paint all over the kitchen island.  This turned out much messier than anticipated.

Etta has some very minor sensory issues.  She hates to have food or anything on her fingers, so at first she was not all that into this project.  As you can see, that quickly changed.  She even got Papa into the action (although we don’t have any good pics of it).  We had to bring the fun to an end, though, when Oscar decided that Etta really needed to be entirely covered in soapy paint.

Oh, and in viewing these pictures, please do not haul off and call CPS.  I do feed Oscar; he just seems to be going through a growth spurt right now.

February 17, 2011 Posted by Oscar and Etta's mom | Our family, special needs | 2 Comments