Pook in 2011

Pook has always loved to sit in those plastic 4 gallon totes you can pick up at most department and hardware stores these days. He prefers sitting in one filled with bubble bath over sitting in the bathtub. (you may recall a previous blog with a pic) He prefers to take the socks out of our "sock bin", climb in and cover himself with socks. He prefers to climb into a tote with his hotwheels. He even insists on taking his naps in one with his favorite blanket and pillow.

Pook also enjoys digging around in dried rice and dried beans. He enjoys digging around in sand and now, after much work with him, in mud. 

A few days ago, I heard one of those noises that makes every parent take a deep breathe, count to 10, and then ask in a tentative voice, "What was that noise?"  Well, it turned out "that noise" was Pookie taking the huge container of unpopped popcorn and dumping it into one of the plastic totes. He then climbed in and buried his legs in it.

I noticed that Lowes has a 27gal tote on sale for $10 this week. Wonder how much rice, corn and popcorn kernals we could fit in it?? 

Also within the past week, we discovered another new type of occupational therapy for Pook. He's had quite a bit of therapy through the years to deal with his sensory issues. Certain textures he could not tolerate. There are still many he doesn't tolerate. And, although I'm not quite sure why he would ever need to tolerate textures that feel like lipstick or fingernail polish, we discovered that all it takes is a big sister and her friend to end up with these results...................

Of course, we discovered afterward that Pookie will NOT tolerate fingernail polish remover. Fortunately the eye shadow, lipstick and blush came off in the shower! 

We're looking forward to 2011 for Pookie. His biological father is being a fairly consistent part of his life now. His EEG was normal. His iron was low and he now takes a supplement for that. He has an upcoming appointment in March with a pediatric neuropsychiatrist and we predict this will help him tremendously. 2011 is going to be a good year for Pook. I'm so glad that each of you are a part of it!