The Story of One Sweet Peanut

I love summer time! I love spring time! I love warm weather!!!

We have been spending alot of time outside recently and I feel blessed to be able to watch Maelee play and enjoy the beautiful weather we have been given....it was 89 yesterday! But with the outdoors come experiences Maelee is not accustomed to and in turn her sensory goes crazy!

Grass is something we don't even think about. It grows and we walk on it, the dogs potty on it, and the weeds take it over everyyear but to Maelee this grass thing is all new and she let us know! Maelee is walking so good with her braces and is able to walk through the yard without falling a ton....but when she falls if you don't wipe those hands immediately watch out! The grass becomes her enemy and our enemy. She meltsdown and is hard to gather back together again.

I love being outside and keep taking Maelee with me in hopes that the scream will lessen, she won't freeze as much from the grass touching her, in hopes that she and I learn to cope with this misfortune. It saddens me to think that something so typical for everyone becomes a nightmare for her. But I do know that she will work through it and we will help her the best we can. She loves to play outside but is perfectly fine staying to the deck or the pavement. We won't force herto love the grass, won't stick her hands in a sand box, we will help her when she is ready to love those things...or just have a like for them.

Everything has been amazing this spring! Watching Maelee ride her little four wheeler outside, planting flowers while she chops my new flowers with her princess shovel, and most of all the smiles when the wind in blowing in her face! The sun is sometimes a bother but she will cover her eyes and let us know- and she looks so precious in her shades!