Anyhow, we have been busy as usual. If we are not at therapy or a therapists is not at our house, WE are working with John on exercises and such!
Today we did a little multi-tasking..........John is working on strengthening his legs in his stander (new goal is to be in the stander 20-30 minutes twice a day), watching Signing Time, and eating 8 ounces (240ml) of blended food in one sitting (35 mins.)
Yesterday John had his IFSP. All went well......only suggestions were...coloring and more social interaction.
So, Grams and John went out and bought some new crayons and we drew our first picture today!!!!!!! I think we might have an artist in the house:)
In other news, we have added a new Dr. to our list...........orthopedic surgeon. We've had concerns about John's feet turning in. So, at his AFO appointment a few weeks ago I voiced those concerns. The Dr. felt confident that the turning in was coming from below the knee and not his hips (which we were thinking)......HUGE relief. However, he does want us to see an orthopedic surgeon for a second opinion and maybe some x-rays!
In the meantime, his PT brought over another contraption to help pull his feet out. Thankfully, he doesn't really seem to mind it.
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I think you could put John in a starightjacket and he'd still smile. He's one of the happiest little guys I know!
Glad to hear that the ortho has been added- hopefully you'll get some reassuring news soon.
Please don't go so long between posts- I was having John withdrawals!
He is absolutely amazing!
Hi there. We were concerned with our daughter's legs turning in too (this was when she first started walking). One suggestion our orthopedic surgeon gave us is to not allow her to sit in the "W" position. I only mention this because I see kids doing this a lot. It looks like it is working. Hope this helps.
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