JuMp . . . jUmP . . . JUMP!

Look at us Jump! Ethan has an obsession with JUMPING! He loves the couch, the love seat, chair, his grandparents' bounce (a BIG fav), his bed (he broken a spring in his mattress already) and even the hard old floor. Actually it isn't probably all in fun. Our speech therapist is telling us that Ethan is showing signs of Sensory Integration Disorder (SI Dysfunction) and I had been reading up on the subject and Aaron and I agree that is is showing some symptoms of it. One sign being that he likes jumping, swinging, spinning, more than average and that these sort of activities acutally help soothe and calm him (I know that I am not describing this correctly). If you know Ethan he does these things more than most children his age and it has moved his physical development way ahead because of it in the large motor skills area. So Aaron's parents hooked us up with one of those mini exercise trampolines. It is really good cause we can do it inside or outside and it's small enough to put away when we have other children visiting. It will also help save us even more wear and tear on our furniture (WE HOPE!) . We are going to try to get Ethan tested soon for this issue so we can find outfor sure if he has it and how to deal with it. In the meantime, we will keep on jumping!