Somebody Please Help Me

12-15 months was hands down the hardest time of Sophia's life (and mine too, for that matter.)

Sleeping was out the window. Nobody could mention the world "sleep" without me glaring at them. We skipped a vacation. We stayed at home. A lot. My husband told me to not care about social norms- to just sleep whenever, who cares if it's night or day out. Sometimes I agreed, other times I was banging my head against the wall in frustration. I had a lot of babies around me, you see- always have. I watched them grow and develop in a typical or even not so typical patterns. Sophia was unlike any of those babies. I had a Psychology background (note: a bachelor's, not an expert at ALL, but I took every early childhood development class they offered because it was of interest to me). Up until I was 5 months pregnant, I worked at a daycare center, in the INFANT room. I knew infants. We vibed. Sophia and I did NOT vibe. I couldn't figure her out, no matter how hard I tried. I remember telling my husband before she was born, "Don't worry. Start college classes and go to work too. I got this."

I did NOT have this.

Sophia had not yet started walking by her 15 month well check up with her pediatrician. Around that time I also started bringing her to a chiropractor in hopes that she could get all her kinks worked out (from birth, from being a baby, from whatever- I'd read and heard a lot about chiropractic care for infants and wanted to finally give it a go). Right before I went to her 15 month appt, a friend had me look at a Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist for Infants and Toddlers ( http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/SPD-symptom-checklist-for-infants-and-toddlers.html ) I printed it out and brought it with me, because there were enough checks that I wanted an expert opinion.

At her appointment, she demonstrated her "walk". It is a scoot, where she pushes off with one leg and drags the other one along with her. I will upload a video as soon as I can find one.

Despite my SPD concerns (she didn't have ANY of the classical symptoms- which, if you are unfamiliar with SPD, are along the lines of Too Tight! Too Bright! Too Loud!) , we were referred to the early intervention program in our State, Birth to Three, for traditional Physical Therapy. The doctor we saw also ordered an x-ray of her hips to rule out any physical factors.