Thursday Friday & Saturday Update

Dylan stood for 1 hour in his stander on Thursday!!  You could really see that something clicked for him~ finally! I think he was finally enjoying then sensation and different view etc. from being in a straight up position.  Hopefully, this will help give a good jump in his progress. He also did 20+ squats for his Uncle Sean Thursday night. Yesterday, Friday, he had no therapy as we spent most of the day at the Dr.'s..  He needed a flu and Hep B shot.  He did get 2 long baths to keep hi muscles relaxed.  Today, the last day of 2011, he is more than halfway through an hour of standing.  He is doing a great job~ I told him he could watch "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" as long as he stands tall & keeps his head up.  So far so good!   We did about 20 minutes of reading with glasses on this morning.  Dylan also took a long bath & got a massage.  He even had fun doing about to "push-ups".  He wore his elbow splint on his right arm for about 20 minutes. He was still tired after his nap & just relaxed & took it easy.

Daily Log~ Wednesday Progress

Dylan did a great job yesterday.  He spent a half hour in the stander~ video posted.  He wore his elbow splint on his left arm for about 20 minutes. (We are working up to wearing it all night long.)  He had a long, relaxing bath and a massage.  He ate well at all meals.  We also read a few books and played with the ipad for vision therapy.  We used the Sparkabilities app.  I love the app, but it is very glitchy and keeps quitting.  Dylan did a great job tracking and keeping his glasses on. He also did a great job keeping his head up~ we read the books and used the ipad on the couch.  (He is supposed to wear his glasses all the time.  However, he seems to not like them and either takes them off himself, or asks to have them off.  We are working on getting him to wear them all the time.)  He also spent about a half hour last night in his positioning chair and ate cheez its.  He did a great job feeding them to himself.

This coming year, 2012,  is the year of miracles.  Dylan WILL get stronger and gain more independence and movement.  He WILL learn to walk.  And he WILL have fun during all his therapies to the point where he doesn't even realize that he is "working."

Dylan in Stander.m4v

New Start, New Year

With 2011 closing, I have decided that great things are in store for 2012.  I will be recording my son's progress and therapies on a regular basis.  With a positioning chair, stander, new afo's, and an ipad, we hope for great progress!  I will also be reviewing which ipad apps I like best for a child with cvi & cp.  Here is to a great 2012!