Lauren (our amazing DI) and Daddy had a surpisingly easy time with Josephine and finger painting today.

Because of her hypersensitivity issues, Josephine typically gags at the sight of anything she dislikes or doesn’t know.  It could be food, dolls, crayons or paint.

Taking a chance, Lauren broke out the finger paint and Josephine dove right in!  No hesitation at all.  But both Lauren and Daddy noticed Josephine drooling quite a bit and it seemed to get a bit worse as time went on.

Lauren found out from Kim (the OT goddess) that the drooling is a sensory defense and would soon be followed by gagging or vomiting.  Fortunately for Lauren and Daddy, the gag came soon after the drooling.

But what is so impressive is that Josephine not only dove right in; she tolerated the paint for more than a couple of minutes.

And made Mama the best rainbow ever!