My son was recently diagnosed with apraxia at age 2.5. He has been in speech since 20 months (3x a week). He is 2 months shy of 3 yrs. He has made huge leaps and bounds over where he was. At 18 months he said 3 partial words. He picked up sign language extremely quickly. He understood you and followed directions (most of the time). He is still well behind where other children his age are. His Speech Language pathologist (SLP) said if he keeps making as much progress as he has, and keeps the pace up, by the time kindergarten comes, he shouldn’t be far behind the other kids. I was ecstatic upon hearing that. His hearing is fine. His intelligence is very good.

I have noticed a few things though. I still have a gut feeling that something just isn’t right. He is the most destructive child I’ve ever had. He is worse than his two older brothers were combined. (The older brothers were less than 2 years apart, and would team up together and baby powder the house, and stick of lincoln logs up the vacuum, etc) He is so busy getting into everything. Turn your back a second, to take feed/change his little brother, and you have: powered laundry detergent down the lint screen hole in the dryer, or all 5 lbs of cat food poured on the floor, or dad’s poster paints all over the carpet, or lipstick drawings on the walls and carpet, or toothpaste squeezed out all over the bathroom sinks, labels riped off all the cans of food, etc. I have baby locks on all the cabinets, but he figured them out in 2 days. I do lock doors, but he knows how to use the keys. He is a climber. He will climb on everything. He has a ton of toys. I play with him. He loves to help me with housework: putting wet laundry in the dryer, carrying groceries, making daddy’s coffee, etc.

He has other behavior issues. It is really hard to put a finger on it. He won’t ever settle down. Taking him to the doctors is a nightmare. We went to the cardiologist for a heart murmur. They went to put sticker on his chest to get a heart tracing. He lost it He screamed and sweated so much, the stickers were falling off. There was Toy Story 2 on right in front of him. The nurse brought stickers, and a lollipop, and a juice box, anything to get him to calm down. Obviously, stickers don’t hurt. It took myself and another nurse to hold him down. He acted like we were killing him. The nurse mentioned sensory issues. He hates bandages. Even the ones with the characters he likes, he will cry if they are on him. He refuses to get his blood pressure taken. Even before the cuff tightens, he is screaming "off me". He hates certain things. He hates sitting in the grocery carts, seat or basket. The diaper changing pad has a cover on it. I was washing both covers, and he screamed and yelled about it touching him. "Ow, Ow, off me!" I also changed his little brother on it. There were no complaints from him. He hates his car seat. It is a very nice seat, with a lot of cushioning. His complaint is the straps. Sometimes he will scream hysterically about sitting with the straps on. He’ll sit without the straps no problem. He’ll scream "Go me" (Let go of me.) He’ll work himself up so much that he’ll try to make himself throw-up. I’ve tightened the straps. I’ve loosened the strap, until they were basically useless. The straps have padding on them where the strap hits the shoulder. It makes no difference. He has issues with tags. Of course some tags are scratchy, as everyone has felt before. I removed those tags. Some are made out of very soft ribbon. He hates those too. Of course the same type ribbon is on his stuffed frog that he must carry everywhere. The tag is something that he rubs constantly with his finger. I don’t get it.

The SLP said that he definitely doesn’t have PDD. She says that while she is no doctor, she treats those children everyday, and there is no comparison between my son and the children with PDD. The pediatrician says that his behaviors are similar to some of her autistic patients. Then she referred me back to the SLP he is seeing. DUH!! I can’t help but think there is something else going on. He wants to interact with you, and likes to cling to me most of the day. Does the above sound like a sensory issue? It is very difficult to get referrals to specialists here. I’m trying to get one to a developmental pediatrician.

He also has a problem drinking milk. I’m certain there is something in his genetics. He will have diarrhea 3x a day with any milk consumption. His older brother has a milk protein allergy. He had bloody diapers as a baby. His younger brothor vomited blood and has a protein allergy. He is on feeding tube formula. His older brother didn’t have any issues with speech and was recently told he is gifted. I read something on Google that said that allergies sometimes follow/precede apraxia and autism. Any feelings on this??

Any feedback, personal experiences are

i have a cadillac with perfect leather interior it was kept in this condition by an old man before i bought it. i have continued so far with maintaining it, i have a son that will be born in the spring and from what people have been telling me a baby will mess up your interior with food and other things, is there anything i can do to protect my leather, or do they sell any type of covering for the back seats? and no i dont have a second car that i can use just to transport the baby in. i’d appreciate feedback from people who have had babies but still cared alot about their cars

i have a cadillac with perfect leather interior it was kept in this condition by an old man before i bought it. i have continued so far with maintaining it, i have a son that will be born in the spring and from what people have been telling me a baby will mess up your interior with food and other things, is there anything i can do to protect my leather, or do they sell any type of covering for the back seats? and no i dont have a second car that i can use just to transport the baby in. i’d appreciate feedback from people who have had babies but still cared alot about their cars

I am due october 8th, its real soon & i know babies can sometimes come before, i am starting to worry because i dont have all the things my baby needs ready, and theres so much out there but im not sure what you really need, and what are just luxuries.

Do i really need a waterproof crib pad?
Do i really need changing pad covers?

I can go on for ever so please tell me what i really need, so far i have lots of clothes i got alot of that as gifts, so i woudlnt worry about any clothing, i have more than enough blankets, i also have the crib with mattress & crib bedding set. I have bibs, burp clothes, bath essentials, diaper rash cream, wash clothes, hooded towels, stroller, i still need a car seat so what else do i need?

Back seat?
back floor?
suv cargo area next to the rear hatch?
back of the pickup truck?
front passenger seat?
front passenger floorboard?
on your lap?
on your shoulder?
in a dogseat (like a baby carseat)?
or in a pet taxi (crate)?

i think i covered all reasonable possibilities

I want to buy one of those shopping cart covers for my son. He’s too big to be in a car seat now and it’s uncomfy for him–he’d rather be out, sometimes it’s hard to wear a baby carrier while shopping, and if I bring a stroller I have nowhere to put stuff that I want to buy. I also want to use it in highchairs when we go out.

What shopping cart cover brand do you recommend? Did your child like it? Do you think it’s a useful item to buy?
Also, what age do they normally start using these? I am afraid he might be too small and may bounce all over the place. He’s almost 8 months and weighs about 18 lbs or so.

Okay so i was thinking today, this may be stupid lol but oh well. My baby will be here in a few days and it is still cold out, and i have my hospital bag packed for her. Well when we put her in her carsear/carrier like i know the buckle goes in between her legs, so how am i suppose to have her wrapped up? we have a swaddler but i do not see how that would work because her legs would be closed together and wrapped up. So how would i cover her? i have more blankets for her..Tons of blankets..i am just confused at how i would cover her in her car seat.

can someone show me
thanks!
Taylor, i know that’s what i said i was asking WHAT i do.
Thanks, yea we got this cute lil snow suit for her and TONS of sleepers, so ill use those and a little blanket for wind..and one of her hats and gloves

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, nuts, eggs and didn’t get tested for diabetes and we didn’t suffer allergies.

Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.

As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts, car seats or air bags.

Riding in the back of a van ‘loose’ or on the parcel shelf, was always great fun.

We drank water from the garden hosepipe and NOT from a bottle.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

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These are the Lyrics’ to Bucky Covington’s "A Different World". I love this song – I laugh everytime I hear it, and honeslty wonder how my parents and grandparents made it so far.

We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
Our cribs were covered in lead based paint
No child proof lids no seat belts in cars
Rode bikes with no helmets and still here we are, still here we are
We got daddy’s belt when we misbehaved
Had three TV channels you got up to change
No video games and no satellite
All we had were friends and they were outside, playin’ outside
It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world
School always started the same every day
The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray
Not every kid made the team when they tried
We got disappointed and that was all right, we turned out all right
No bottled water, we drank from a garden hose
And every Sunday, all the stores were closed
It was a different world!
R – I grew up with the wooden spoon, and my dad’s leather belt. When I did something wrong, it only took my parent’s ONCE, and guess what, I never did it again.

My 19 yr old daughter has just lost another job and I am at my wits end.
She was in rehab at the age of 17, had a baby at 18 (baby stays with father most of the time because he does not & will not work) and moved home with us (mom & pop) at 19 in January 08. When we found out she was pregnant we bought her a nice car (02 Toyota camry) because we didn’t want our grandchild riding in something that was not dependable. Since January she has worked at 3 jobs and just recently got on with JCPenney (new store they are opening). Back in May she took a rode trip to see her best friend (her dad & I tried to talk her out of it.) leaving late at night and it was about a 200 mile drive. She wrecked the car. Fortunately she ws covered under our insurance. We paid the deductible, had the car repaired.
On the way to work at JCPenney last week the car breaks down. I paid to have the car towed to a service center and then to the Toyota Dealership. Needed about 00 of repair work. I didn’t want her to loose her job and even though I work I offered to take off to transport her back & forth to work (this is not a problem with the people I work with, they have been great to me).
I should point out that even though she is living with us there are times that she does not come home at all and we do not hear from her for days at a time. We would have a blowout about this behavior ,things would be good for a while then she would start again.
She worked this past Sunday did not come home, called me Monday morning to check her Schedule to see what time she needed to go to work. She was off but needed to work Tuesday @ 8am, and Wednesday @ 8am, off on Thursday. I did not hear from or see her until Wed. Wanting some money she had asked me to hold on to for her. I asked her why she wasn’t at work, she told me she didn’t have to be there until 12noon. ( Well I didn’t think that was unusal because I had worked in retail before and my schedule would change.) The dealership called, her car was ready, her dad and I went down and picked it up. She has ragged the car out. Stains all over seats and floor mats. Radio yanked out of it. Took it home and put it in the barn. I didn’t see her until Thursday Afternoon. Didn’t tell her the car was there. This morning she told me how much she hated living there,… that I was bringing her down. Later she called me at work and asked me when her car was supposed to be ready. I tell her if she is honest with me I will be honest with her. Did she still have a job? No. Did she work Tuesday or Wednesday? No Why not? Don’t know.
So then I tell her that her car is in the barn but she can not have it back until she gets another job. The person that she has been hanging out with can cart her around until she finds another job. She started cussing me and I just hung up the phone and now am rejecting her calls.
Am I wrong? Should I give her the car and tell her just to get her stuff and leave? Help!!!!
I appreciate everyone’s input. My grandson lives with his father most of the time and is in no danger. My daughter was in rehab for drug abuse. I love her very much and when her car broke down she called me crying asking me what she was going to do. I felt sorry for her and helped her because I didn’t want her to loose her job. This could have been a great opportunity for her. She is such a personable young woman. Great sense of humor. All thru her school career, her teachers would tell me what a delight she was and how much they enjoyed teaching her. EVERYBODY LIKES HER.
Maybe I should just let her have the car and tell her to leave. I have no idea where she would go and I know that I would worry about her.
When she was 13 she wanted to be treated like she was 19 , now
She is 19 and acts like a child.

This is a tough issue for me to talk to him about because i’m not used to asking people for money but I had to leave my job because I had a low lying placenta and i’m not getting any income at all. It was a new job. Anyway, my boyfriend and I weren’t together for a very long time before I got pregnant but he has a really good job and makes a lot of money. I don’t live with him either, well not yet anyway. I’m 6 months pregnant and we haven’t bought anything for the baby yet. Not a crib, stroller, car seat, nothing. And he doesn’t say anything about it. I’ll be having a baby shower pretty soon and I’d hate for my mom to have to pay for everything like food and the invitations and stuff. And I know whatever I don’t get at the shower my boyfriend will have to buy for the baby, the essentials anyway like the ones I mentioned above. I’d like to ask him for money to give to my mom for the baby shower since she is the one that wants to throw it for me. I’m not saying he has to pay everything I just want to help out my mom since she doesn’t have a lot of extra money to spend. So how do I go about asking him for money for the baby shower? I’m kinda shy and embarrassed to ask him but i’m hoping he won’t make it any tougher than it already is. So any suggestions? And if he asks me how much I need then how much is enough to cover some things in a baby shower? Any help I will greatly appreciate. If you’re going to give me a stupid answer then PLEASE just don’t answer this question. Thanks.

i had a dream a few night ago that i had my baby and me and my boyfriend was going on a trail in the woods. (with a new born i know weird haha) but he was carrying the baby (dont know if its a boy or girl) and as we was walking into the trail he hits the side of the car seat on the railing and the baby falls out and its head is crushed. It was so graphics. it was all bloody like when it was born. I was under the baby dead also. I was having a out of body experience and my boyfriend told me to cover me and the baby up and move it. When i touched the baby, it moved and breathed. then it turned into a baby doll. I woke up in a panic and couldnt go back to sleep. What could this be? What am i scared of?

i also had a dream that night that i was swimming and i was going under water about to drown. i couldnt keep my head up and at the time i was on the phone with my boyfriend. he was asking me what was wrong and if i was alright. Weird huh?

ok we’re having a baby and saw what we thought was a nice deal on a van. i ran a car-fax on it and it came out clean (even gave me one of those guarantee things). so i figured it was a good buy. I wanted to take it to a mechanic but we didn’t have enough to do both. i did check it out and let it run for a minute, then take it for a test drive. we’ve only used the van to go to the baby appoints and the last time we were out the transmission failed, and the driver-side seat-belt came undone. (actually came apart). when i could finally take it to a mechanic i was told that the van had over 4k in repairs needed. (gave me a printout) Also he said that the problems with the transmission wouldn’t of been noticeable right away because it only starts when it gets hot. so i wouldn’t of noticed it on a test drive.

i researched it some more and remembered that it wasn’t sold as-is, i do have a car-fax and also saw an article that says:

Warranty of Merchantability
The most common type of implied warranty is the warranty of merchantability: The seller promises that the product offered for sale will do what it’s supposed to. That a car will run is an example of a warranty of merchantability. This promise applies to the basic functions of a car. It does not cover everything that could go wrong.

i figured a "basic" function would be the transmission.

So i guess my question would be do i have a case?

(btw forgot to mention its from private seller, and did read something about a full disclosure law?)
@Daniel yes we did ask questions. several in fact. The car-fax we had gotten has questions that your supposed to ask, and we also asked some of our own.
@Lifetime Car Guy: i understand completely which brings us to our problem. We didn’t understand some of the answers he gave us until after the mechanic gave us that list of problems. THEN it made since. So we figured if we just talked to him then maybe we could come to a compromise. We’ve tried calling and his number was changed, wrote emails no answer, same thing with writing a letter. Now if you knew nothing about the problems, why are you trying to hide? and its not buyers remorse. i bought the car so my wife could go to her pregnancy appts and incase of emergency, and the car doesn’t work plain and simple.
@all: im sorry i realized im not being specific enough. i believe he DID know about the problems. my mechanic said that my transmission is in a degraded state, meaning that the problems it has (continual gear slipping) came from someone continuing to drive in it’s condition without getting it repaired. so it got worse and worse until it wouldn’t stay in gear. (to summarize). there’s a list of problems that i could post, and all of them you can’t fail to notice if you’ve had the car as long as he did. (which is what i was told).

my mechanic said he’d be willing to write a statement for court if i wanted to sue, which is why i came here to ask the question.
again after the mechanic told me about the preexisting problem is when i tried to contact the previous owner to no avail (phone, email, snail-mail)
i’ll do what i can but times are rough, specially with my child due any day now. (which is why i go the car) but you can’t win em all i guess.

thanks every1 for your help & feedback

Van
Changing Table with Drawers
Breast Pump & Storage Bags
Car Seat & Stroller *matching
Bassinet
Bassinet Sheet
Swing
Diaper Pail
Play Pen
Diapers
Wipes
Formula
Baby Powder
Boppy Pillow
Boobie covers for leaking
wash clothes and towels
1-2 Blanket sleepers
1 Sweaters
2-3 light weight blanket
Diaper Rash cream
Wash cloths
Baby wash/shampoo
Baby lotion
Spitty cloths
A thick blanket for the cooler months
Infant tylonel (you don’t want to need it in the middle of the night and not have it)
Possibly gas drops

Can wait till after I deliver

Crib Sheets/bumper/Mobile
Baby Monitor
high chair
Yes we have to get a van we dont have room for 3 kids in our car

Van
Changing Table with Drawers
Breast Pump & Storage Bags
Car Seat & Stroller *matching
Bassinet
Bassinet Sheet
Swing
Diaper Pail
Play Pen
Diapers
Wipes
Formula
Baby Powder
Boppy Pillow
Boobie covers for leaking
wash clothes and towels
1-2 Blanket sleepers
1 Sweaters
2-3 light weight blanket
Diaper Rash cream
Wash cloths
Baby wash/shampoo
Baby lotion
Spitty cloths
A thick blanket for the cooler months
Infant tylonel (you don’t want to need it in the middle of the night and not have it)
Possibly gas drops

Can wait till after I deliver

Crib Sheets/bumper/Mobile
Baby Monitor
high chair