The beginning....Infancy

Alex was born June 27, 2003. She was lovingly placed in our family June 29th. She is a funny, bright, active and charming 5 year old. Alex has so many amazing qualities, far too many to list. But there has always been something a little bit special about her. Her perception and reactions have not always been what one might consider "typical". As all children are so different, we never really attributed her quirks to anything more than just that. Quirks.

During infancy she was happy baby. She struggled with constipation very early. Other than that, she had several bouts of stomach related bugs, but nothing we were particulary alarmed by.

She hated the car from the start and often cried so hard she'd throw up. We were told that it wasn't motion sickness, but rather her bodies response to crying that caused her to get sick.

It was also suggested that children with chronic constipation (not due to diet) often had a highly likelihood to have issues with control. Hmmm.

In additonal, Alex never really enjoyed large groups. Holidays spent with extended family often led to increased crying and general fissiness.