I thought I'd take a break from doing life to let you know how my little man Seth is doing.  The answer is GREAT.  But here are some details.

About a month ago, we started potty training.  After the first couple of weeks, he got his "reward" which was rollerskates.  How excited he was.  :)
[Image]But it wasn't really over.  While he was making great headway and I thought he deserved a reward, he wasn't "there" yet.  In the last couple of weeks, he has really gotten the hang of it.  He tells me *almost* every time he has to go.  When I'm really lucky, he goes by himself, which happens more everyday.  And he wakes up from naps and most overnights totally DRY.  Praise the Lord!  I'm so proud of my guy.  I know he may be late in the grander scheme of things, but based on who Seth is, I couldn't be happier.
[Image]Last Monday, we visited a new doctor for Seth.  She works at The Mind Eye Connection.  I took him because I'm hoping to get Seth seeing as well as we can and processing life better.  It was a great appointment with a really interesting doctor.  I learned a lot.  In a way, it was hard to sit there and watch Seth not be able to do things that I KNOW Leah (a year younger) could do without hesitation.  Such are his issues.  But rather than let fear creep in, I am trying to face into the fear and find solutions.  Hopefully we did. 
The doctor reports that Seth has major sensory processing issues.  This is not a surprise to anyone who knows him.  His whole life is pretty big -- or pretty small -- depending on the situation.  Where a "normal" child is able to process multiple lines of input and provide a response, Seth can only process about two things at once.  That explains conversations that go like this:
Me:     "How old are you, Seth?"
Seth:   "How old are you?"
Me:     "No, really.  How old are you?"
Seth:    "No, really. How old are you?"
If Seth can't immediately access the place where that answer lies, he can't answer it and his path of least resistance is to repeat it.  Incessantly.  This can be very frustrating for people trying to communicate with Seth, but it's not his fault.  It also explains why people have asked me more than once if he is hard of hearing or deaf.  Nope.  Seth simply "shuts off" his ears when there are too many other inputs for him to handle.  The doctor we saw made clear that Seth's issues are not intelligence or creativity.  She said he is very smart and creative.  (Yay!)  But until we can help him with processing, we are going nowhere fast.  The doctor also said that she typically sees people like Seth after they've started school and have problems.  Makes sense, but I am hyper mom.  :)  We're early!
So we're off to figure out if we can get him a bit of extra help with all the data he receives in this fast-paced world of ours.  Either way, the take-away for me on Monday was that Seth is doing great and that we have two and a half years to get him ready to be in school and, Lord willing, we will have these issues solved by then.  The doctor thinks it's possible and she doesn't even know my GOD! 
Lord Jesus, we again give you Seth with all of his glorious and sometimes painful issues.  We pray that You will use this doctor to make life a little easier for Seth.  I also pray that you will use this challenge to refine him and draw him closer to You.  We love you, Jesus.  Amen.
Last but not least, here is a little glimpse at what's known as "pure joy."  What was it?  Simply a new Chuggington featuring a rolling, bouncing and (apparently) very funny bolder.  *sigh*  <3 

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