Sunday, April 29, 2012

A Squishy Ball, a Cookie, and a Little Boy

What do an orange ball and a cookie have in common?  In most people's eyes, not much.  But to Samuel, these two objects represent a similar challenge...overcoming sensory issues.  

The orange ball was a birthday gift that has been quite neglected since the day he received it.  Why?  Because of its squishy texture.  He has always avoided having squishy/soft things on his hands, so unsurprisingly, this ball invokes quite a negative reaction.


But when I came home from a Bible study tonight, Michael and Samuel were having a great time playing with it!  Michael tried to get a video, but only managed to snag a few seconds of him holding it (the rest of the video is pretty cute though, so I didn't edit it.)


Oh, and you know that cookie I mentioned?  Tonight Samuel scarfed down not one, but two whole cookies in three minutes flat.  Without gagging.  How's that for overcoming oral sensory issues?

Cookie eating champ.  Go Samuel go!

3 comments:

  1. That's wonderful Sarah! Cookies are always a good sign, lol.

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  2. That is so awesome!! I hope we're not too far behind you. I've always said that I can't wait for the day when Jack asks me for a cookie! Of course he can have as many cookies as he wants!

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  3. That video is adorable. He is so entertained by the bird puppet. Cute, cute, cute!

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