Posts Tagged ‘Therapy’
Getting in the saddle
Jordan had an evaluation meeting for an equestrian therapy program… She didn’t get to ride on a horse but she got to meet them. It was so cool. She is SOOO excited to ride one. Actually she’s so excited that she can’t stop talking about the horses. “Tomorrow I’m going to ride a horse!” “Actually…
Read More +Mixed feelings
I had a big meeting with the public school district yesterday to decide if she would qualify for their Individualized Education Program or IEP. It’s a specialized plan for a child with disabilities in a learning environment. I had mixed feelings about the process since I don’t consider Jordan disabled… But I kind of wanted…
Read More +Rolling and giggling
Have I mentioned that Jordan can’t pay attention when I’m feeding her these days? It’s a very standard issue for babies at this age. The world is exciting, and she doesn’t want to miss any moment that is happening behind her when she’s eating. So she eats a little, turns around to look at something……
Read More +Go girl!
So I mentioned to the OT that Jordan tried to grab onto something with her hand and arm over the weekend… So we worked on that skill today. SHE ROCKED! She’s figuring out that if you reach further out with her hand and meet up with her little arm, she can hold onto things. I’m…
Read More +Let the prosthetic process begin!
Today Jordan and I met with a team of doctors, our prosthetic guy and our physical therapist. We discussed what kind of prosthetic will work for Jordan and the process is now in the works. Next week, we’re going to have Jordan casted for the prosthetic and that will be followed with a couple of…
Read More +Mission completed
We have returned from our Shriner’s appointment… And of course the experts there think Jordan’s amputation was caused by something different. It doesn’t really matter to me. But they think what caused it was syndactyly – where there was some kind of vascular incident that prevented the arm from growing around 4 to 6 weeks…
Read More +12 Weeks Old! A day of learning.
So I met with our new pediatric physical therapist today. I learned so much about some of the ways Jordan’s little arm has affected her. First, she holds her shoulders high… So I need to help her relax and put her shoulders lower. She also curves her body to the right when she lays down.…
Read More +This kid can adapt
So I seem to recall back in the day… When we traveled with Cam, he couldn’t sleep in other houses. It wasn’t much fun at all. Today, Jordan was pretty good at holding to her sleep patterns. She napped a ton and slept 11 hours last night. She gave out all kinds of smiles and…
Read More +My busy brain
My brain never really shuts down. It’s always thinking… It’s a problem I’ve always had. But since Jordan was born, it’s full of so many new things. I start thinking about what I need to do for both kids, the house, my marriage, my job, my health, my dogs… And I try to think of…
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