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Hey I have not improved much! I don't think my mum knows where to start telling you about me! I am now nearly 11 months old, I hear my mum saying she feels like she is 50.

I have spent every moment of my life so far demanding my mum. I still do not sleep through the night, I have improved a little and only wake up about twice now, but I will only go back to sleep if my mum stays with me. My mum tried controlled crying months ago but gave up after I screamed for at least 3 hours a night and still wouldn't give in after 2 weeks. I hear on the grapevine though that she is going to do it again after new year.

Since I was born I have always had a bit of a bent neck. It did not improve as I got older, and was quite noticeable, and when I was about 6 months old my mum noticed that I had a great aversion to sitting up so off I was packed to see a physio. The problem with my neck is called Congenital Muscular Torticollis which basically means twisted neck. I have had to do exercises everyday to try and help stretch the weak side, but I fight against it so my mum has had to be sneaky by placing my toys in certain positions and carrying me a different way. When my neck got really bad I even had a collar that my mum made for a couple of weeks. It is much better now as you can see in the photo.

I have to carry on going to see the physio though as I would not sit up. I just didn't like it and would cry and curl my toes up and grip the floor like I was scared. I would much rather be flat on the floor. I have a lovely Physio lady called Diane but I usually scream at her for most of the session because she makes me do things I don't want to do. Over Christmas though I have become much better at sitting up and now I can also move across the floor at great speed like a commando.

Sean's Archive
July 2005

I am not crawling yet, and still don't like putting my hands down much, I suppose this will be the next thing to work on when I go back to physio. The occupational therapist thinks I may also have a mild form of sensory defensiveness as I pull my hands away a lot and also I am quite difficult to feed. I don't like lumps at all in my food and if my mum sneaks one in I will gag and throw up all over her. I am not interested at all in biscuits or snacks or anything that needs chewing. You would think I would want to as I seem to gnaw everything else in sight and I have also got loads of teeth! I had 4 teeth by the time I was 6 months and now I am up to 8. Its the one thing I am doing faster than anyone else! Like Joe I also did not tolerate cows milk well so my mum put me on Soya. Although I liked it, it played havoc with my guts and now I am on goat milk formula. I told you at the beginning didn't I, that I wasn't making it easy for my mum.

I like to say bab bab a lot and I also growl at people like a dog. I also like it when Joe runs round my play ring and I try to spin fast and see him. I like my big brother a lot but he won't let me kiss him goodnight before I go to bed. Where as I used to hate a dummy when I was first born now I want one all the time.

My Mates
I have been round to play a few times with Theo, but he has been sick a lot recently so I haven't seen him for a while. I also have my own baby group that I belong to. We meet every Thursday round at someone's house, just like mum used to do with Joe. Now we are all getting bigger and starting to move that it keeps all the mums on the go all the time. Last month we celebrated William's first birthday as he is the oldest in our group.


playing at Theo's house

my friend Theo

William

birthday boy William

Ethan and Tom

Freddie when he was smaller

little Freddie 2 months later

Tom Tom
Me
Mostly my photos are of hanging around in the house, though I much prefer to be outside being pushed around in the pram.

4 months old

on my playmat

in my play saucer

I love being on the floor

is there a doctor in the house?

6 months old

being propped up

balloon play

physique like my dads

rare upright photo

10 months

when I heard dad say he had a 32 inch waist

I will eat anything apart from food