When you watch your children work on reaching milestone after milestone there are moments that touch you more intensely because you are reminded that this little person belongs to you and you are responsible for nurturing them the best way you know how. Although our family life is as busy as the next I never get tired of watching Lucas in weekly therapy sessions working on new skills. I live for the moments he claps for himself after a new accomplishment, smiles and laughs while therapy is masked as fun play and even whimpers as he forced to do something he doesn't really want to but is good or helpful for him. All these moments, all these memories remind me that I am living in the present and not taking for granted one moment of this beautiful like we have with Lucas. He keeps us grounded and is a constant reminder to make sure we celebrate all the small stuff as it is really the BIG stuff.
Here are some photos from our Developmental Therapy session where Lucas was working on placing animal puzzle pieces and making the animal sounds along with them. Visual and audible recognition are some of the things that we are currently working on.
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| "Hey mom, why are you distracting me with all the photos?" |
You might think that eating is not really therapy or working toward milestones but for kiddos like Lucas working on the "pincer grasp" (pinching the tip of the thumb and pointer finger together) is a major skill accomplishment for fine motor skills. In the photo below it allows Lucas to be able to pick up small pieces of food for self-feeding which at one time didn't come so easy. Next up - use of utensils but in the meantime he is happy he can feed himself cheerios! (and so are we!)
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| "Yum....about time they feed me!" |
As if DT (Developmental Therapy) wasn't enough for one day we also have PT (Physical Therapy) on the same day so here are some photos of Lucas in action. It was pretty nice to finally have dad there since he is usually working and cannot attend the sessions. I will say that he was very impressed with all Lucas has been up to!
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| Pushing up through the arms |
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| "I am the kkkiiiiiinnnnngggg of the woooorrrrlllllddddd!! |
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| I wanna get to Big Bird! If only they would help me get there faster! |
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| Working on stepping sideways |
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| "Hmmm, not fun they keep moving the toys from side to side so I have to move!" |
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| "Finally! I get to make my way to Big Bird again!" |
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| "Mom, am I done now? Please!!" |
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