tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61435363078741687722024-02-19T23:51:04.635-08:00Wes Side Story...A resource for parents with a child who has developmental delays, specifically due to IVH/PVL/brain injury or severe prematurity.Kristyn R Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648218198953136169noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143536307874168772.post-30170630440153015362016-05-26T14:10:00.001-07:002016-05-26T14:10:37.006-07:00Swim Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kristyn R Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648218198953136169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143536307874168772.post-67295018829899273002016-04-13T09:39:00.001-07:002016-04-13T09:39:18.817-07:00Giggles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whether you have, like, or use technology such as an iPad or smartphone, there's no denying that our kids are going to be whizzes with ALL of it so we might as well get on board! There is no single tool/toy that has helped Wes progress more than the iPad/smartphone, hands down! We are so blessed to have an iPad that we are able to dedicate almost solely to Wesley's apps and we use it DAILY for everything from movie watching to high chair games to practicing any number of developmental moves!</div>
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First recommendation, child proof iPad case. I mentioned this in a previous post, my brother all but made me buy a Fisher Price iPad case when Wes was about 18 months old and thank goodness he did! Once I felt safe letting Wes play with the iPad (drop it, throw it, etc), dozens of opportunities suddenly opened up for its usage! </div>
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One of the biggest ways we've used the iPad was to get Wes to move! Simple moves we take for granted are huge feats for Wes such as rolling over, holding a crawl position, pulling to stand, walking, etc. Wes is what I like to called determined, but not necessarily motivated. If something is too hard to get, too far away, or he's weighed the amount of energy it would take to play with the toy versus the fun he would have and they don't add up, he just moves right along to something else. The iPad, however, is a motivator for him... and we take full advantage of that! So, we find some apps he likes, place that bad boy just out of his reach, and motivate him to get to it by working on whatever skill we need to work on. This tool has helped tremendously with crawling and holding the crawl position... I put it out of his reach to make him crawl to it, then lay it flat on the floor so he can watch/play while holding the crawl position. I also love propping up the iPad on a low table and sitting with Wes a few feet away so he can see it. Then we practice standing from a sit or from the ground, walking, and pulling up on the table to get to the iPad. Works like a charm and he is always determined to get to that game no matter how many times it takes him!</div>
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The iPad has also been a lifesaver at therapy. Just like at home, he weighs the benefit to himself as to whether he wants to do what his therapists ask, so if it's not worth his time then we can forget getting anything done! Que the smartphone. Once I bring that phone out and he hears the music of one of his favorite apps, he'll walk the whole hall or crawl through every tunnel they have to get to it. I can't count how many times my phone has prevented meltdowns with the PT, Speech, and OT! </div>
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We also like to use the iPad in the high chair. I'm not a big fan of letting kids watch TV or play games while eating, however in Wesley's case anything to keep him distracted while trying to eat by mouth prevents him from throwing a bigger fit than he already does. We have to pick our battles. In the high chair, though, we're able to work on OT and comprehension skills such as pointing, cause and effect, matching, identification, dragging, and more! He stays focused in the high chair and can really concentrate on the apps, so we're careful to target certain apps that align with skills he needs to work on. We also work on his weak hand in the high chair. We have a restraint cast that we put on his left arm to block the use of his hand, forcing him to use his weaker right hand/arm. We put apps on the iPad that only require him to tap the screen or have simple buttons to activate, that way he gets practice using his right arm to hit the screen without frustrating him. Honestly it has tremendously helped Wesley's aim and coordination with his right hand! </div>
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No matter how you use it, the iPad can be a wonderful tool for development! What are the best apps to get though? I subscribe to <a href="http://www.smartappsforkids.com/">Smart Apps for Kids</a> and they send me daily emails with free recommended apps for kids and kids with special needs! These are very helpful for ideas along with recommendations from family and friends. But, like any toy, kids can be finicky so it's always a battle trying to find apps they like. Wes is a stickler for the familiar, so it's a bit of a struggle when introducing new apps to him because they're unfamiliar and make him uncomfortable.... even though he gets completely tired and bored with the old ones. I have to slowly introduce new apps by turning them on every couple of days and playing with them with him... eventually they become more and more familiar and he actually likes playing them instead of whining when I put them on. It's a process! I especially love, when picking out apps, the free (of course) and "lite" versions because you can try them out before paying for them.</div>
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Basically ANY Fisher Price app, especially the baby ones, are home runs in our house! These are great for cause/effect, pointer skills, learning shapes, colors, numbers, etc. Here are the titles of our favorites, and they're ALL free!!!</div>
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* Laugh & Learn Shapes & Colors Music Show for Babies<br />
* Laugh & Learn Where's Puppy's Nose for Baby<br />
* Storybook Rhymes Volumes 1, 2, and 3</div>
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* Laugh & Learn Learning Letters Monkey</div>
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* Create & Learn - Animals</div>
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* Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Around the Farm</div>
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* Create & Learn</div>
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* Stamp & Learn Shapes!<br />
* Laugh & Learn Let's Count Animals for Baby<br />
* Laugh & Learn Animal Sounds for Baby<br />
* Fisher Price Giggle Gang App for Baby</div>
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* The Wheels on the Bus - All in One Educational App (FAVORITE!)<br />
* 5 Little Monkeys - All in One Educational App<br />
* Itsy Bitsy Spider - All in One Educational App</div>
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* ABC Song - All in One Educational App</div>
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* Kids Song Collection - Interactive Playful Nursery</div>
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* Farm Friends: First Numbers and Animals (another FAVORITE)</div>
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There are dozens of different nursery rhyme apps with this group so check them out and grab the ones they like! </div>
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<b>Baby First</b></div>
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Baby First apps are super cute... they have two different main characters Wes loves, a little blue Peekaboo baby and VocabuLarry. These apps are great for pointer skills and identification... they have lite versions, then full versions for a couple of dollars.</div>
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* Peekaboo, I see you! (FAVORITE)</div>
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* Match it up 1, 2, and 3</div>
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* Families 1</div>
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<b>Lucky Ducky Studio</b> </div>
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* Toddler's Playroom - Fun & Learning All in One </div>
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* Kids Policeman </div>
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* Kids Fireman</div>
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* Knock Knock Family - Toddler's First App</div>
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* The Alphabet Train for Kids</div>
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* Dusty the Digger</div>
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* ABC Ninja - The Alphabet Letters and Phonics Slicing</div>
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* Sago Mini Ocean Swimmer</div>
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* Animal Band - 3D Interactive Music Toy</div>
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* ABC Wow! - Kids' Alphabet Flash Cards</div>
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* Talking Paul</div>
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* WATCH Disney Junior</div>
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home with a G-tube (or any assistive device), but rarely do we have a choice.
Wesley has a G-tube, which he received in the NICU, so we're going on 2+ years
now. Unfortunately, like most babies who get a G-tube, Wes had really bad
reflux and aspirated when we tried to feed him. It sucked, but after 100+ days
in the hospital we would do anything to get him home. The doctors will try to
tell you they’ll only have the tube for a few months, at most a year. I'm
sorry, that's a lie. Once you eliminate the culture and function of eating from
a baby’s life, the process of teaching that to them is HUGE. Not only do the
muscles in their mouth weaken tremendously, but the flavors and textures
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G-tube is a tube surgically inserted into the stomach. All food goes directly
through the tube instead of through the mouth. Initially they get a long tube
with a port at the end where a small machine (similar to an IV pump) pumps milk
into the stomach. There's a pump and a pole that follow them around whenever
they're eating. You can also get a little backpack that holds the pump so they
can be mobile while eating. After a few weeks you can swap out the long tube
for what's called a Mic-Key button, or a smaller port, that's much easier to
maintain. Is all of this ideal? NO... we hate worrying about it pulling out all
the time (first <b>CON)</b> and Wes having this little white tube popping out
of his stomach (second <b>CON</b>). BUT, at the end of the day it's not as bad
or intimidating as a lot of people think. In all honesty, it has been a
blessing.... </span><br />
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through a major progression. When we first came home he was on 24 hour
feeds.... NOT fun. We couldn't go anywhere without the pump. It’s hard to work
on anything developmental (another <b>CON</b>), especially tummy time, when
you're connected at the belly and going out is that much more complicated.
Slowly, we were able to wean him to three hours on, one off. Then two hours on,
two off. Then finally one hour on, three off. This took months of transition
and he ate all breast-milk (highly, highly recommend! I pumped for seven
months, until I was completely dried up, and froze it all for later). Finally
at about a year old we were able to bring him down to 30 minute feeds every
three hours. We also started introducing rice cereal into his milk to see if we
could bring more solids into his diet. Warning.... do not put rice cereal
through the pump! The pump ends up miscalculating the volume/time and they
don't get the full meal. That realization led to the biggest transition for
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Wesley's pump and bolus venting tube while out one day and needed to feed him a
bottle. I rummaged through the diaper bag and found the 6cc syringe you get
with the Mic-Key button set, the one that fits directly into the G-tube. I used
that to suck up the milk and feed him….. it worked beautifully! It then dawned
on me that I should start feeding him every meal this way, especially since the
rice cereal wasn't working in the pump. So, I found a 10cc version of the same
syringe and started direct feeds that way and we've never gone back. Now,
instead of connecting the pump to feed him his meals, we've transitioned
completely to syringes only. Here's where the G-tube <b>PROS </b>begin....</span></div>
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forever (my breast-milk ran out around a year) and the <i>Complete </i>and <i>Pediasure
</i>milk they typically recommend for G-tube kiddos was way too rich for his
sensitive stomach, so what to do? We asked ourselves, what is the first thing
you introduce to a baby by mouth (besides rice cereal)? Baby food right? Sweet
potatoes maybe.... or applesauce.... something bland with little texture. Well
if a typical one year old could eat sweet potato baby food, why not Wes? So,
one day we tried it. We bought a jar of sweet potato baby food, sucked it up in
the syringe, and went for it. Worked like a charm. I asked my friend who also
had a one year old how much food she feeds him for each meal. We made a chart
for each meal and started cooking (we make ALL of Wesley's food.... will post
separately about that!) and blending. Currently Wesley gets two four ounce
bottles of almond milk (morning and night) and ten ounces each of blended
fruits, veggies, grains, and proteins for breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner
per day with lots of water sprinkled in throughout the day... all via 10cc
syringe fed directly into the G-tube (usually while Wes is in the high chair).<b>
PRO </b>number one! As an added bonus, meals this way are virtually spotless.
No messy faces, messy hands, messy high chairs, messy floors! Just saying…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Understandably, this feeding method
may not work for everyone, but we cannot stress how much this process has
positively affected Wesley’s growth and development and what a blessing it has
been. He eats nothing but healthy and nutritious food! One of the
most memorable things our surgeon told us before we left the hospital was that
in order for Wesley to develop and function with his brain bleed, he needed to
GROW! Wesley's brain needs constant nutrition and nourishment to allow the
healthy parts of his brain to take over for the damaged parts. We took that
completely to heart! We bought a scale and weighed him almost every day (NICU
habit), kept a chart, and NEVER missed a meal (well almost).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some Pros and Cons </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One major <b>PRO </b>of a G-tube is
complete control over the amount of food Wes eats. We know exactly how much
food and calories he is eating every single day. This is extremely important
for a number of reasons.... weight gain being number one. We've never had to
fight with Wes to eat a meal, panicked if he didn't like it or wouldn't eat
something, or worried whether he ate enough on any given day. This can also
work against you, however (insert <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CON </b>here)…
having complete control means your child has no self-regulation or control of
their own. It’s hard to always know how hungry they are, if and when they’re
thirsty, or if they need more or less food. This can be a major source of
stress, to me at least!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On the flip side, when Wesley’s sick
this can again come in very handy (back to a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">PRO</b>). We asked the pediatrician the first time Wes got sick if we should
still feed him regular meals since kids typically don’t like eating when
they’re sick. YES! As much as seemed reasonable and that he could tolerate,
especially the fluids. She explained that he needs those calories to help him
fight the illness and to keep up his energy. Makes sense… and very true, Wes
somehow seems to have an abundance of energy even when he’s sick (maybe not
such a good thing). In a related sense, the G-tube is also handy with medicine
(Wes is on a seizure med that tastes horrible), which can go directly through
the tube so he never has to choke or gag on them (another major <b>PRO</b>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meals while sleeping are also an
amazing <b>PRO. </b>We are able to feed Wes even when he's sleeping, throughout
the night or during naps. This is extremely convenient and important for those
of us with weight gain problems because you never have to stress about them sleeping
too long and missing a meal (particularly when they’re really little), they can
still get the calories in! It’s also nice because a baby with a full belly
sleeps really well. When Wes first came home he would get his first meal of the
day around 6am... we could plug his pump in without him even knowing and he
would sleep right through the whole meal until 8 or 9am. I'm not saying we
weren't still exhausted getting up every 2-3 hours to reset the pump throughout
the night (putting this on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CON </b>list)....
warming the milk, setting up the pump, flushing it, priming it, venting him
(letting out any air), plugging it in, etc. PURE EXHAUSTION! All parents go
through this with new babies of course. The difference with G-tube babies is this
phase lasts a LOT longer… months and months longer
depending on how many meals you have to get in per day.</span><br />
<br />
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<h3>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We Don't Force It </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With all this said, of course we
hope Wesley will eat by mouth sooner than later. But one thing my husband and I
agreed on from the start was NEVER forcing Wesley to eat by mouth. His growth
and development are our number one priorities always.... at no point will we
starve or withhold food from him to force him to eat. We know people who have
done this, and yes their kids eat, but many times the kids have sensory issues
and weight gain problems. These are two things we are committed to avoiding,
along with any trauma this would cause for him (he’s been through enough!). We
know Wes can do it, he’s passed his swallow studies and has no medical reason
not to eat now. We get frustrated, though, when we hear people tell us we
should let him get hungry and that will make him eat. Not true. First of all,
Wes shows virtually no signs of being hungry (another potential <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CON</b>). Secondly, just because he’s
hungry doesn’t mean the muscles in his mouth magically know how to process the
food or handle the textures and flavors. By not sucking, chewing, or
swallowing those muscles become very weak and uncoordinated and the senses
become very sensitive… they need practice to be able to properly function to
eat full meals (add major <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CON</b> here).
No amount of speech therapy can fix this overnight… all you can do introduce
the food, practice, stimulate the muscles as much as you can, and show extreme
patience! We’ve learned the more we force Wes to eat by mouth, the more
aversive he becomes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I saw a post on Facebook once that supported
avoiding the use of the G-tube to make a child eat. It read something to the
effect of "no one wants a kid with a G-tube. You want your kid to be
normal." I cannot describe how <b>ANGRY </b>that statement made me. The
G-tube has saved Wesley's life. It helps him grow, it keeps him healthy,
and it eliminates a stress from his brain that allows him to focus on other developmental
areas. Can you imagine hearing someone say “who wants a kid with glasses?”
Isn’t that the same concept? Glasses help you see…. G-tubes help you eat. Again
is it ideal? No, but I would certainly take a kid with a G-tube over no kid at
all! Wes will eat by mouth someday… when he’s ready! So next time you hear a
parent concerned about having or getting a G-tube for their child, remember
they are many pros to counter all the cons and try to look at some of the benefits you will gain from what the G-tube provides!</span></div>
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<![endif]-->Kristyn R Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648218198953136169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143536307874168772.post-11291924462367098992014-11-23T16:16:00.000-08:002014-11-24T19:50:59.249-08:00Pointer Skills<h2>
Pointer Skills...</h2>
One area we've been working really hard with Wesley on are his pointer skills. One of the first questions the neurologist and all our development evaluations always ask is does he point to things that he wants. No, actually, he doesn't. He never has. The next question then is, well how does he tell you what he wants? Well, honestly he's not a very demanding kid and he's extremely easy going, so a lot of the time he just moves on. If he wants something or can't get what he wants he whines (no talking yet) until I figure it out for him, or if I'm close enough he'll grab my hand and move it to what he wants or needs. That's obviously not an answer they want to hear and twice now I've been told that could mean he's on the Autism Spectrum. This was <i>extremely </i>upsetting to me, not so much because I care about the actual diagnosis, just add it to the list... but because I feel like he's being labeled based on a behavior that can be explained by a dozen other characteristics he has or deals with (easy going personality, delayed motor skills, no talking, etc).<br />
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I think it makes doctors and specialists feel better when they can throw a label on the kid to define their behavior... what I can't understand is how they can possibly think that a simple checklist with yes/no questions can tell them whether a kid has Autism for example. Wesley had a severe brain injury at birth, how can anyone possibly say that his behaviors are the result of Autism and not the consequence of his injured brain? Even more frustrating is that they ask these questions without explaining what behavior they're looking for or what that means. When they ask me whether Wesley points to things he wants, I think about it for a second and say "no, not really." What I don't get an opportunity to explain are the ways he <i>does </i>tell me what he wants/needs. It's only afterward, when I'm home replaying the conversation/appointment in my head, that I get upset for not saying what he is able to do instead of pointing. <br />
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Regardless of what it does/doesn't mean, pointing is still a skill Wes needs to learn and we're working working working on it. He can use his pointer finger to do things like hit buttons, light switches, iPad activities, and he's just now starting to use it to point to what he wants when I present him with options. What he can't do is point to something across the room or when he throws something under the couch, for example, he can't point at it to tell me that's what he wants. So, this skill is still a work in progress...<br />
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Learning the Basics</h3>
Obviously, Wes can only use his good hand to point to things since he has no real control over his fingers with his weak side. One of the first toys/tools we used to get him to use that pointer finger were toys with buttons of course. Toy phones, piano toys, anything with music buttons, etc. He started with the whole hand and slowly got better and better with narrowing down the pointer finger. One toy in particular that has helped with this is his Rainforest Music box that we keep in his crib. As I've said before, Wes is a major music lover and this toy <img src="http://s7d9.scene7.com/is/image/BedBathandBeyond/8658515138378p?$478$" height="200" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /> is a major source of comfort for him while sleeping. Once he figured out that he could control the music and lights by hitting the bird button, his pointer finger skills got real good real quick! I highly recommend something like this in the crib if possible since Wes, for example, spends a lot of time in bed either going to sleep or waking up and ends up playing with the box the whole time!!<br />
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Another game we play that helps with Wesley's pointer skills is identifying body parts, particularly on the face. He learned the nose and eyes first just with repeated asking and modeling with hand over hand pointing, then he picked up ears, hair, and mouth. We make different buzzing sounds every time he touches his or our nose, which he thinks is a game, so he points back and forth between our noses to get the buzz effect. Unfortunately he's gotten a little bored with this game lately but it was good while it lasted and taught him not only to point, but what each part of the face is... win win.<br />
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Our next challenge was getting Wes to point to objects when presented with options (instead of just grabbing what he wants)... not going to lie, this was not an easy task. I had to present him options, then when he went to grab what he wanted I intercepted his hand and modeled the pointer finger to the object before I let him have it. This took a LOT of practice over and over and he was very frustrated when he didn't get his chosen toy immediately... but practice makes perfect and after weeks of modeling, he finally started pointing to his choice once each time we practiced (I think he didn't want to give me the satisfaction of doing it), then twice, then finally he went all in and pointed every time. WHEW!<br />
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We've also been working on Wesley pointing to objects in a book to identify things. He's still a little hit and miss, but with certain books (ones we've specifically worked on) he is able to point out the animals on each page. Eric Carle's <i>Brown Bear</i> and <i>Polar Bear</i> books are ones we always read and we've taught Wes that he can't turn the page until he points to the animal first. We also have a lot of those baby's first words, baby's first animals, baby's first sounds, etc books and we use those to practice pointing to different objects that Wes knows or needs to learn. He's temperamental when it comes to participating, it all depends on his mood that day, but we always try!<br />
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iPad and Pointing Skills </h3>
The real difference maker in the pointer skill department, though, has been the iPad. I never used to let Wes do anything with the iPad except watch a story book when he was younger, but my brother talked me into (demanded really) buying an iPad case so Wes could actually touch and play with it. Let me tell you... BEST PURCHASE EVER! It was $35, (for a CASE, ugh), but worth every penny! Here's the one we got and it's been a life-changer: <img src="http://www.toysrus.com/graphics/tru_prod_images/Fisher-Price-Laugh-&-Learn-Case--pTRU1-12444607dt.jpg" height="200" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /> Once I put the iPad in that case it became indestructible, LITERALLY!<br />
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There are 100 reasons why the iPad has been an amazing tool for Wesley's development, but I'll stick to the pointer skills for now. When he first started playing with the iPad, it was really him watching the screen, not a lot of interaction. So, we had to show him that there was a cause/effect relationship. When you touch the iPad, something happens. <i>Fisher Price Storybook </i>apps are the BEST for this. 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style="height: 164px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 164px;" width="200" /> The great thing about the <i>Storybook </i>apps is they sing/read a nursery rhyme one page at a time. So on one of the app's settings, all Wes has to do is hit the screen anywhere and the page turns. PERFECT for cause/effect and teaching him that touching the screen causes something to happen. <br />
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Once Wes figured that out, he started to realize that if he touched in certain places, different things would happen. Again with the <i>Storybook </i>apps, they have another setting that allows you to play with the pictures on the screen and you can't turn the page unless you hit the arrow button. All of the <i>Fisher Price </i>apps have similar settings with arrows, characters, and buttons that you can play with and these features have literally taught Wes that he has to use a pointer finger (not the whole hand method) if he wants to do more things with the app. Now, that's not to say he doesn't slap the iPad with his whole hand still... he's a boy and he always tries the easiest method first :) SO, I have to constantly remind him to "use your finger" and many times I still guide his hand and help him point his finger to target certain buttons/areas.<br />
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Now what we're trying to teach him is to drag an object with his finger across the screen to complete a task. This has taken a LOT longer for him to understand and he still doesn't quite get it, but I can see him starting to make that connection with some of the apps so we're getting there. I'll dedicate another post solely to the iPad apps that have been fantastic for Wes since there are so, so many and they're all great for development!<br />
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At the end of the day, one of the lessons I've learned about pointer finger and other fine motor skills with Wesley is practice practice practice. Even if he doesn't seem to be getting it, learning, trying, or even paying attention, as long as we try even just once a day, over time it will become a routine and he WILL learn it. Patience always pays off!Kristyn R Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648218198953136169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143536307874168772.post-52067377933143710742014-11-09T17:04:00.001-08:002014-11-09T17:11:41.330-08:00Addendum to Muscle Development post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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* Bubbles!!!! Wes has always loved bubbles and I was SO excited when he finally figured out that you are supposed to pop the bubbles!! The way we get him to use his right hand with bubbles is with the bubble stick. I'll blow a bunch of bubbles, then catch a bubble with the stick.... then I have him reach up to pop the bubble with his right hand. I hold the bubble stick up high (to make sure his arm has to go up) with the bubble dangling down, and after repeatedly doing this and prompting him to use his right arm, he's now in the habit of always reaching with his right hand! WIN<br />
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* <i>Brown Bear Slide and Find book</i> - I'm always trying to find interactive ways to get Wes to engage in reading books with me and the Brown Bear (slide and find version) book has been FANTASTIC! Each page has a little window that slides open to reveal the animal that will appear on the next page. We read each page, I have him point to the animal on the page, he slides the window open with his left (good) hand, then once we see the animal he uses his right hand to slide the window back closed and turn the page. He needs help with this because he doesn't have control over his fingers or the pressure he needs to slide the window back closed, but at least he puts his right hand up and goes through the motion to complete the task! <img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Hcxgo8t-L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 66px;" width="199" />Kristyn R Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648218198953136169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143536307874168772.post-14141365354954988422014-11-06T04:51:00.000-08:002014-11-09T17:12:13.982-08:00Using Those Pincher Fingers<h2>
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I talked about getting Wesley to use his right arm (delayed side) more, but during his last OT evaluation a few months ago I realized we were completely failing to pay attention to his good arm and the skills he needs there, things like pincher skills, pointing, coloring, manipulating things, and more. To keep from making this post ridiculously long, I'll break down each of these starting with pincher skills. Luckily there are more resources out there for these types of activity, so I've done lots of research and solicited ideas from everyone I could find and here's what we've tried.<br />
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We've been working on pincher skills for a WHILE now. Wes has thumb/index finger pincher skills, but I've learned there's more to it than that. It's not enough to just pinch something to pick it up, it has to be primarily your index finger and thumb for one. Wes likes to use a combination of his index finger and/or his middle finger to pinch things. Not sure why (and to be honest he's actually pretty good with either), but at the end of the day you're supposed to use your index finger and thumb for most or all pincher activities. So, I did research that putting a sock on their hands with a hole for the thumb and index finger can block the rest of their fingers and force them to use the index finger. I tried this and I think it does work, but Wes (ironically enough) LOVES to chew on anything cloth and I couldn't get him to take his hand out of his mouth.<br />
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I shake it and get him all excited, then I empty out the small items
into the ice cube tray and the bigger sticks and straws I set aside for
the end. He has to use his index finger and thumb to get the items out of the ice cube tray (it's so small he can't use anything else) and then again to put the items back into the bottle, which I shake as soon as he does so he is rewarded and knows he got it in there. He likes to put the items on the table and play with each for a minute sometimes before he puts it in the bottle, but that helps too because he has to pick the item back up off the table with his pinchers (the trick is to try and get him to use his pinchers instead of his whole hand... still working on that). Once everything is out of the ice cube tray, I bring back the sticks and straws and lay them out on the table. Again he has to use his pincher fingers to pick these up because the whole hand scoop is really ineffective for tiny sticks. He has to put each of those in the bottle as well (this helps with coloring skills too, will post about that another time) and finally I let him put the lid on the bottle and we're done! <br />
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IVH and Delayed Muscle Control/Development</h2>
Wesley had a Grade 4/3 left to right brain bleed/IVH at birth, which translates in simplest terms to the development of Cerebral Palsy (CP). CP is really just the loss of normal strength and voluntary control of muscles, and the degrees are wide ranging. Wesley is one of the LUCKY ones, his is on the mild side of the CP spectrum. Because his bleed was primarily on the left side of his brain, the delay and tightness is on the right side of his body.<br />
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In all honesty, I had resolved myself that Wes would never use his right arm/hand. He had never, in more than a year's time, consciously moved it. Then out of nowhere around 19 months old, he started to move his right arm to turn a light switch off (a task we practiced hand over hand for months). I went NUTS of course.... then proceeded to research endlessly and ask his therapists incessantly about how to get him to use his right arm regularly and why out of NOWHERE he suddenly started using it. Here's what I've found:<br />
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The reason Wesley suddenly started using his right arm was because he was finally able to hold the crawl position and play in that position (weight bearing on that hand) for extended periods of time (it was a battle with him but he did it). Because he was weight bearing on the hand, the stimulation started working on his right arm from the core out, starting with his shoulder movement. FINALLY! And with the new found control of his right shoulder, he was able to start crawling with both arms, adding even more weight bearing to his daily schedule.<br />
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Although he's still not totally there yet, he can move his right shoulder and elbow with pretty good accuracy and with that he can control where his hand goes. He still can't turn his wrist or use his fingers at all to hold or manipulate things but we're getting there. His OTs believe Wes will develop the use of his right arm/hand
by blocking his left hand (with a cast). I somewhat disagree... I think restricting the left hand has helped make him use his right more, giving him practice and better coordination, but the weight bearing and muscle strengthening activities are where he's going to get the initial skill from and what's primarily helping develop his brain and motor skills. <br />
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* Holding the crawl position to play with toys (instead of sitting and playing, make them hold the crawl position to play. Even if they use their good hand to do the actual playing, they are weight bearing on their delayed hand which is what you want!)<br />
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* Light switches - every time you leave a room, have them turn off the light switch with their delayed hand, even if that means you do hand over hand with them. It doesn't matter if they're using their whole arm or their hand to turn off the light, any movement at or above eye level engages the shoulder/arm muscles and helps strengthen them!<br />
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* iPad games - Wesley is a HUGE iPad fan... put the iPad on the high chair or a table and have them use their delayed side to hit the screen. The higher the iPad the better to get them to lift their arm above eye level<br />
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* Reaching for you - this was a VERY delayed activity for Wes but when he finally got it we made sure he reached with BOTH arms, even if I had to reach down and grab his arm every time to show him. Again, lifting the arm up repeatedly helps them develop<br />
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* Shirts - putting a shirt on (make them put their arms through the sleeves, even if you help) and taking a shirt off, we tell Wes "put your arms up" before we slide the shirt off so he's lifting his arms up<br />
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* Basketball Hoop - We have a mini hoop over the back of Wesley's door and every time we walk out of his room we make him "dunk" by reaching with his right arm and grabbing the hoop. He loves it and he's lifting his arm, win win<br />
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* Security Code Pad - We have an old unused security code number pad in our house by our front door, so every time we walk by it he uses his right arm to hit the buttons. He loves it!<br />
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* High Fives - his daddy taught Wes how to do a high five right when he started using his right side. Even though he doesn't open his hand and he misses half the time, he still lifts his arm and aims for your hand. We only let him give high fives with his right hand and now it's so ingrained in him he only ever tries with the right hand, wahoo<br />
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* Book Pages - When I read board books with Wes I have him use his right hand to turn the pages. This is an easy activity to work on aiming his arm and moving side to side directions, plus it engages him while we read<br />
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* Toy Doors - We have quite a few toys with doors that open and close. One of the first things Wes learned how to do with his right arm was close the doors on his wooden block toy (one of the best toys for development we have)<br />
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* Car and House Doors - Every time we get out of the car Wes helps me close the car door with his right arm (with a little help of course). Once he started doing that we figured why not help with every door we go through? So now he closes them every chance he gets! This works with cabinets and drawers as well!<br />
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* Piano toys - Wes has loved these piano toys from the start for some reason! We have the Baby Einstein one and at 2 1/2 he still plays with it constantly. Whenever I can I make him use his right arm to hit the piano keys <img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41tI99dS0eL._SY300_.jpg" height="200" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 47px;" width="200" /><br />
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* Lids/Caps - Wes has a complete fascination with plastic lids of ALL shapes and sizes. Because he has limited use of his right hand we have to pick activities that are simple when we practice using his right arm, and anything with a lid is perfect! As silly as it is, simple things like a Mentos gum bottle that pops open and closed works perfect<img src="http://pics.drugstore.com/prodimg/436172/220.jpg" height="200" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 87px;" width="200" /> <br />
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* Walkers - Similar to the piano toys, the walkers that have toys on the front of them are ideal. We pulled this guy back out after retiring him once I realized Wes just needed toys he could use his right arm to hit buttons with<br />
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* Pop Up Toys - We had an old one of these from a garage sale that Wesley loved. These are great for all kinds of hand manipulation skills but what really worked good for Wes was putting him in the crawl position and letting him hit the buttons with his good hand (weight bearing on his delayed hand), then making him push the pop ups back down with his delayed hand! <img src="http://www.thingamababy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/pals.jpg" height="115" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 81px;" width="200" /><br />
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* Songs - Wes is a LOVER of music, and especially singing. The first game he ever played using both hands was patty cake.... his own version at least. He ends up clapping by bringing his left hand TO his right hand more than actually moving his right hand, but he has to hold his right hand at mid-line for the left to hit it and it ends up working for him. He claps through most of the song, then lifts his hands up in the air for the "put it in the oven for baby and me" part. The second song he learned was Itsy Bitsy Spider and similarly he claps his fingers together for most of it, but lifts his arms for the water and sunshine parts so it works! Since then he's learned the Wheels on the Bus, On Top of Spaghetti, and a few others! Music and nursery rhymes are a big win in our house!!<br />
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IVH/PVL/Brain Bleed Development Resources </h2>
So I decided it was time to revive Wesley's blog, but for a different
purpose this time. For those who don't know Wesley, he was a twin born
at 1 lb 4 oz at 24 weeks. He had heart surgery, broviac (permanent IV)
surgery, laser eye surgery, and because he got NEC (a horrible infection
NICU babies get in the stomach) his first week in the NICU, he also had
four stomach surgeries that resulted in a G-tube. He spent 149 days in
the hospital before he was finally ready to say goodbye, the HAPPIEST
day of our life! Oh and did I mention he had the worst brain bleed (IVH)
you can have, a grade four on the left, three on the right along with
the PVL (little cysts that get left behind as the blood retracts from
the brain). Which brings me to the reason why I'm reviving Wesley's
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All parents who have a baby/child with IVH/PVL
or a brain injury can relate to the horrible diagnosis that the doctors
gave you.... not the actual diagnosis so much as the <i>your child will never do anything </i>diagnosis.
We suffered through weeks and weeks of it in our NICU.... "your child
is suffering," "he'll have Cerebral Palsy," "fixing his heart with
surgery won't fix his head," "are you sure you want to give him this
life saving drug with his condition," and on and on it went until my
husband finally told the doctors do <i>whatever </i>it takes to save him and stop asking us about it!<br />
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wanted to write this blog, though, because Wesley is a happy, healthy
two year old now and I have found the resources online for mommies with
IVH/PVL/brain injury babies out there is LACKING! There is plenty of
information about brain injuries and what IVH/PVL are, how they are
caused, how to prevent/treat them initially.... but what I have found
very little of are positive stories about what to do now that he's
home.... what works at home, what to try, what not to try, how long
things take to learn, the best strategies to use, the best toys to use,
etc. I am NO expert, and don't get me wrong Wesley has OT, PT, Speech,
and Feeding therapists that are amazing... but they are just one
resource and they don't know everything.<br />
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want to post for any mommies or daddies out there that have a baby or
child with a developmental delay, for whatever reason, some things we've
tried that have been successful for US in helping get Wesley closer to
where he needs to be.... a <i>never-ending </i>process!!! Kristyn R Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648218198953136169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143536307874168772.post-19087862099886847072013-03-24T16:03:00.001-07:002013-03-24T16:08:38.399-07:00Cici & Grandpa are here!CICI AND GRANDPA ARE HERE!!! YAY!!! I've been waiting for a long long long time for them to come see me and the day finally arrived yesterday :) They made the long 12 hour trek starting on Friday and finally arrived yesterday afternoon!!! Daddy and mommy and I spent most of yesterday cleaning in anticipation of their arrival and since it's been so SO hot down in Florida this weekend I even squeezed in a little swim in my kiddie pool :) I'm QUITE the fan of water lately.... I discovered the bathtub faucet a few weeks ago and haven't been able to get enough of it since. Mommy tried to find a connector for the bathtub faucet to slow down the flow of the water so we don't run out of hot water so quickly while I'm playing in it.... but she couldn't find anything good so I've resorted to taking tubs in the kitchen sink (now that I'm a good sitter). I am a BIG fan!!! Endless water and my little toosh fits perfectly in the sink :)<br />
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I got shots at the pediatrician's office this week :( HOW COULD THEY?!?!?! I already feel yucky, and have for a while with this nasty snot in my nose, and they decide to add to my misery with a couple of shots?? Sigh.... I, of course, developed a fever, and a really bad attitude for a couple days after but I've since recovered.... I took off from therapy for most of the week but I have to say it hasn't slowed me down one bit! Mommy is starting to think that we might stay home more and go there less because I seem to excel on the days/weeks when we don't go!! My two big accomplishments this week..... saying syllables again :) Remember I used to say them way, way back after Christmas, but as quickly as I learned how to say them, I just as quickly forgot :( BUT, I am happy to report I have found them again... my favorite is "mamamamamama" or "ama" or "b, b, b, b." Mommy and daddy keep trying to get me to say "da da da da," but they need to be PATIENT, one step at a time people!!!</div>
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My second big accomplishment is figuring out how to roll. Now I know I've been working on this task for QUITE some time and it's been a BEAR of a task. First of all, how well would you roll if you had very little control over your right arm and leg? My arm always gets stuck underneath me when I try to roll to my right, and it just won't move into position when I try to roll to my left.... I managed to figure out how to roll off my belly in one direction, but mommy insists I do it BOTH ways (still working on that one). Thankfully, though, I have figured out how to roll ONTO my belly from my back.... in EITHER direction!!!!!!! Y A Y!!!!!! That may not seem like a big deal but for me, after months and months of hard work, I am happy to be mobile, even if it's just from side to side! Now I have better access to the toys I want to play with and can roll away from mommy when she tries to change my diaper (I like giving her a hard time sometimes). Now mommy is trying to get me to put weight on my arms and hold myself up... something about crawling??? I use my arms to reach for toys and grab people's faces (noses and hair are my favorite), NOT to hold myself up! That's HER job!!! Unfortunately she doesn't realize that so while she thinks she's teaching me, I'm the one in fact teaching her, hehe! </div>
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We have a VERY busy week ahead of us.... tomorrow Aunt Mollie is flying in and we're planning to go swimming at Doral again (wahoo!). Then we have a baseball game, tennis tournament, boating, and some Easter fun planned!!! I can't WAIT :)</div>
Kristyn R Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648218198953136169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143536307874168772.post-47229724603741304822013-03-19T13:25:00.003-07:002013-03-19T13:28:44.227-07:00A week of recoveryLast week was a CRAZY busy week for me so this week mommy and I are trying to take it easy and rest up!! I took my first ride in my birthday Radio Flyer wagon with mommy and daddy and I'm pretty sure I'm a fan!!! I love walks no matter the method, but riding solo in my wagon made me feel like a big boy... plus my Mickey Mouse balloon came along for the ride so it was basically perfect :)<br />
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Mommy and daddy and I went to see Thomas the Train on Sunday but honestly mommy and daddy were pretty disappointed. I'm always happy when we're all together as a family so it doesn't matter to me what we do, and the actual Thomas the Train was PRETTY cool! But the train ride was really boring and slow and there wasn't much to look at, and the rest of the place was more like a really bad carnival than a Thomas the Train fun day.... still, I got to ride my first tram <i>and </i>my first real train, so all in all it was a success :)</div>
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Waiting on the tram</div>
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Who knew there was a Gold Coast Railroad Museum</div>
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Waiting for daddy to get us some pizza</div>
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How do I look in this hat mommy, be honest</div>
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So this is what a train looks like huh?</div>
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I'll ride with daddy first</div>
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I can't see mommy!!!</div>
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Can I go back to daddy now?</div>
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And a cool John Deere tractor</div>
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In other news, I really like sitting in the activity garden my Aunt Kieran sent down to me... mommy likes to put it outside in the afternoons so we can play and get fresh air...<br />
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I went to the GI doctor with mommy today... he says I weigh 18 lbs, 13 oz! WOW I really am a chunky monkey! I gained 6 oz in a week, go me! He printed my growth chart for mommy and daddy to hang up, he was so proud he thought we should show that bad boy off!!! He said I can start eating baby food along with the rice cereal mommy's been giving me... not that it makes a difference to me since it goes straight into my belly but hey, at least my tummy will enjoy some yummy new food :)</div>
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Superstar ME!!</div>
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Nothing much else to tell.... apparently I have daddy's allergies because I'm going on three straight weeks of snotty boogers and a choked up throat!! My mornings have become miserable as I wake up and can't breathe, then proceed to choke and gag on all the snot that leaks into my throat. I haven't really wanted anything in my mouth, at ALL, lately because of the snot so speech therapy is kind of a drag. Mommy thinks that having a break from therapy sometimes, though, does the body good... I took most of last week off with my birthday and Jackson celebrations, so come Saturday when we finally had some time to play in my playroom area I decided to show off a little by doing some rolling around on my own. I'm really starting to get the hang of this!! I can roll off my back onto my belly in either direction and from my belly onto my back REALLY good going one way and most of the time going the other... mommy keeps putting my favorite toys JUST out of my reach so I <i>have </i>to roll to reach them... I keep telling her that's NOT nice but she has no sympathy sigh.</div>
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Mommy's also figured out my secret love for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I was careful not to let her know how much I like him for fear she'd use him in one of her therapeutic, get me to work harder if I want to see him ploys.... unfortunately I just can't contain my smile when Mickey comes out to ask me if I want to go inside his clubhouse.... of COURSE I DO!!! And that <i>hot-dog </i>dance they all do at the end... I just want to dance and since with them!! Sooo now mommy makes me lay on the bouncy ball on my belly and push up on my arms in order to see Mickey..... it's ok though, now that she knows I like him she puts him on for me whenever she can :) </div>
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Mickey Mouse from the laundry basket....</div>
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