Carter has a lot of what I irritatingly refer to as "sensory issues." God, that's even annoying to type! More specifically, he hates touching/feeling things that are different. Typical stuff for the spectrum-y kids, really. He has a very limited repertoire of foods he'll eat consistently, he doesn't love getting his hands sticky or dirty, and he is not terribly fond of being touched too much. None of these issues (shut up already) cause too much of a problem for him, save for the fact that he's a little less meaty than he used to be.
The other problem is that mostly HATES getting wet. He can handle a bath pretty decently, but if you don't get the temp right or get too much water on his face he gets a little sketched. He also has not been swimming since he was 8 months old, which sucks because we essentially live on the sun here during the summer months and he really needs to learn to get wet if we are going to have any sort of outdoor life.
So summer officially starts officially next week, and I was so pleased to hear from my husband this afternoon that Carter plans to frolic about at his pre-school's "beach party" on Friday. They are bringing in a water slide (?) and he wants to participate. So off to Target we go tomorrow to pick out a bathing suit and a towel.
I hope he really goes on Friday like he says he wants to. I hope he sees his friends frolicking about in the water and joins in. Peer pressure is actually super useful to a kid like Carter, because he sure as hell won't listen to us when we tell him that there aren't going to be sharks at the party.
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