A little DT

The week got by us before we got a chance to share the latest happenings we are learning in Developmental Therapy... AKA DT.  This is the therapy session that brings everything together so you pull in a little PT, Speech and OT into the mix and just have fun. Today's session was very fun as we got to play and sing lots of songs all while working for a handful of minutes on lots of different activities.  This really works well as it helps keeps Lucas' attention span and also keeps him very engaged. I was pretty impressed to see his level of energy and enthusiasm on this day. We recently moved up our DT time so I think starting off first thing in the morning really has a lot to do with it.  The other thing I have noticed in Lucas' therapy sessions is that the other children in his daycare class help motivate him as he watches what they do or likes to show off what he is doing to them.  In any case it is a win-win for our therapy sessions.

Working on shape placement and colors

More fine motor skills as we place a clothespin through the small opening

Placing red pegs together

Drawing lines from top to bottom with assistance

Working with sticky stuff....stickers!

Finally figuring out where they go and how to get the sticker off his finger!

Totally amazed!

Using a marker to make dots

           Using sensory building blocks to make a tower             

"Oh yea mom....I got this!!"

Hard work pays off

As I mentioned earlier today Lucas was working hard in his OT session and we have the photos to prove it! Take a peek at this little man showing off his skills.  Gotta love therapy sessions that are masked as play and fun!!

"Ok, let's get this show on the road! I am ready"

"Hmmm, I am gonna be like dad and count money!"

"And some more money....so I can hear the piggy squeal!"

"I think I wanna stand and play now, enough of that sitting stuff"

"Don't my legs look awesome? I think so..."

"Awww, I thought there were some snacks in here!!!???!!!"

"Ok, let me get back to this piggy bank!"

Awesome! I get to pull these out after I put them in. This toy rocks!!"

Today was hard work

No surprise here that Tuesday's, or any therapy day for that matter, mean that Lucas is going to be presented with challenges, hard work, successes and most of all being completely tired out! Today Lucas had OT and he worked on upper extremity strength, pivoting and starting to work on the pincer grasp.  This is also more commonly known as being able to pick up small items between the forefinger and thumb. This is something that is a little troublesome for Lucas currently especially when trying to eat puffs. So for now mommy and daddy are offering a lot of support for this. So over the next few weeks these are the things we will be working on in OT and at home. 

So this is what we looked like before the hard work in OT.  I think he knows something's up!

Below are photos from our OT session and you can quickly see that it was not all fun and games and there were even a few moments during our session where Lucas was ready to wave the white towel!

Holding steady finally on his arms!

And still holding!

Getting a little help to start moving around

"Are we done yet?"

"Oh no, now they wanna see me pivot!"

"I like this toy and I know how to make the ball come out!"

"Mom, make it stop! I don't wanna hold myself up and reach over for those toys!"

"I guess it wasn't so bad, maybe I shouldn't have made such a big fuss"