Sunday, November 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
What's New
Kirah is still in physical therapy once a week. The therapist has her working on steps and lifting her feet up when she lifts her leg. She is working towards her short term goal of 10 ft. Unfortunately, she is still very unstable on her feet and any little nudge will knock her off her feet. The therapist has found a game that Kirah likes to play. She has her take little, spikey, plastic animals and stuffing them into a little hole in the middle of a wooden step. She has Kirah stepping up on the board to put the animals in. If Kirah tries to step up with her left leg, she still collapses because her leg is not stable enough.
She has had her occupational and speech therapy evaluations. It was determined by the therapists that she does need the therapies. It was discovered that in addition to the hypotonia (excessive looseness and instability in the joints) of her left hip, she also has it in her fingers, wrists, and elbows. In addition to this, she confirmed that Kirah has quite a few sensory deficits. The therapist is going to try to work with her on that. With her speech issues, they estimate that she will be in therapy for about a year. They say she has difficulty processing speech, and therefore, it affects her ability to show speech output.
Other than that, she loves watching the Sprout channel on tv.
One of her favorite people is her grandpa. When she is around him, she follows him everywhere and likes to sit on the counter and dry dishes. I have gotten her to help with putting her toys away. She really is "Mommy's little helper".
When she sees paper and a writing instrument, she wants to scribble on the paper, but I have to watch her very closely because she will try to eat whatever it is she is writing with. I have seen her try to eat all kinds of things she shouldn't--crayons, paper, plastic--she really is like a little goat, unless it has to do with real food. She now will eat pasta and cheese ravioli, if they are the real thing--no canned!
She can point to her nose, ears, hair, eyes, tummy, and feet when asked. She likes to rub things, and will ask for me to put lotion on her belly for her to rub in.
We have been working on identifying animals and their sounds. Until just the other week, whenever we would ask her what a kitty says, all she would do would be mouth the word "meow". Then, all of a sudden, she started making this noise, kind of like a soft screeching noise, whenever we would ask that question. That is her interpretation of a meow.
Recently, she decided she wanted to be independent and proceeded to put her hat and scarf on, all by herself. She tries really hard to put her shoes on by herself, but isn't too successful. All normal toddler stuff :)
The big news is that she will be turning 2 n November 8! Just a mere couple weeks away. We decided we will be having a small celebration within our family. I decided I wanted to get her a Mrs. Potato head and the little potato head puppies. Her therapist said they would be a good activity for her.
So, lots of stuff going on, but that is what makes it fun.
She has had her occupational and speech therapy evaluations. It was determined by the therapists that she does need the therapies. It was discovered that in addition to the hypotonia (excessive looseness and instability in the joints) of her left hip, she also has it in her fingers, wrists, and elbows. In addition to this, she confirmed that Kirah has quite a few sensory deficits. The therapist is going to try to work with her on that. With her speech issues, they estimate that she will be in therapy for about a year. They say she has difficulty processing speech, and therefore, it affects her ability to show speech output.
Other than that, she loves watching the Sprout channel on tv.
One of her favorite people is her grandpa. When she is around him, she follows him everywhere and likes to sit on the counter and dry dishes. I have gotten her to help with putting her toys away. She really is "Mommy's little helper".
When she sees paper and a writing instrument, she wants to scribble on the paper, but I have to watch her very closely because she will try to eat whatever it is she is writing with. I have seen her try to eat all kinds of things she shouldn't--crayons, paper, plastic--she really is like a little goat, unless it has to do with real food. She now will eat pasta and cheese ravioli, if they are the real thing--no canned!
She can point to her nose, ears, hair, eyes, tummy, and feet when asked. She likes to rub things, and will ask for me to put lotion on her belly for her to rub in.
We have been working on identifying animals and their sounds. Until just the other week, whenever we would ask her what a kitty says, all she would do would be mouth the word "meow". Then, all of a sudden, she started making this noise, kind of like a soft screeching noise, whenever we would ask that question. That is her interpretation of a meow.
Recently, she decided she wanted to be independent and proceeded to put her hat and scarf on, all by herself. She tries really hard to put her shoes on by herself, but isn't too successful. All normal toddler stuff :)
The big news is that she will be turning 2 n November 8! Just a mere couple weeks away. We decided we will be having a small celebration within our family. I decided I wanted to get her a Mrs. Potato head and the little potato head puppies. Her therapist said they would be a good activity for her.
So, lots of stuff going on, but that is what makes it fun.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
More therapy
We learned today that Kirah needs to start occupational therapy and speech therapy(most likely), in addition to physical therapy. After we jump through all the things that need to be done with insurance, she should be going in for her evaluations in about a month or so. We are not so sure about the speech therapy, but we definitely agree with the occupational. She is having quite a few problems with her fine motor skills, as well as sensory issues. I will know more after she has an evaluation, and I sit down with the therapist.
Another week
Well, another week of PT has gone by. This week, Kirah REALLY didn't appreciate the therapy at all. She was okay at first, but then, she was squirming all over the place, and was trying to assert herself and the fact that she didn't like what was going on my making screeching noises and trying to get away. I tried my best to entertain her with balls, bubbles and anything else I could find, but that only worked for so long. She hasn't taken any more steps. It is my hope she will become more comfortable with the process as time goes on. You can really tell she feels like she is losing control in those situations, so I try to make it so she is involved in the therapy and contributing. In addition to the exercises, I have to brush her with a special brush for brain therapy. It is supposed to help create awareness of her body in space.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
GREAT NEWS!!!!!!
Guess what, everyone!
Kirah has walked a total of 10 steps in a row now! By herself! We are so very proud of her!
Kirah has walked a total of 10 steps in a row now! By herself! We are so very proud of her!
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