Physio

Ellie had her first at home physio appointment since October, this morning. Our pt was blown away by how far she's come (she was so, so hypotonic in October), but said she has a tremendous amount of work ahead of her. So, we are gearing up for that. At our next appointment, if he can make it work, she will be fitted with a standing frame, to help her to learn to properly bear weight on her feet. Presently, she favours standing on her toes. It's crazy looking!

He gave me some core strength exercises, and "fall-catch" exercises to train her to put her arms our if she's toppling. He also pointed out we could take the pillows off the couch to give her the right height support for cruising. I don't know why I didn't think of it, she loved it! She loves him in general. I think it's the accent. She loves people with accents.

We're starting once a week physio appointments with him, and will continue to work with Ellie daily ourselves.

Today was the first day that I've taken her to do J's preschool run. The parents there were so excited to see her, as were the teachers. She's been in such a phenomenal mood, babbling, shrieking, giggling, kicking herself in circles. She's hilarious.

J is playing with his alphabets, trying to find all the letters to match the box of his Thomas & Friends puzzle. He's making a mess, but my floors need to be swept anyway, so I'll get that done when he's tired of playing. Ellie is happy to be playing with her toys, having just finished her lunch. We have to wait an hour after every meal to put her on bipap, so that's thrown a wrench into our schedule. Ellie loves her schedule, and it's interesting trying to change it on her.

Ah, the things we do.