Ellie continues to grow... as does her hair! We call it her 'Liza Minelli' do. We may be getting close to using barrettes. (Her dad and I have a disagreement to the proper pronunciation of that word. Is it 'bar-ette' or 'buh-rette'? It may depend on if you're from Illinois or Ohio!)The weather today is GORGEOUS so Nathan had the bright idea to take Ellie's swing out to the porch while he did some desk work on the patio table. I grabbed the camera to get some picts since it's been a while since we've had anything to post. Incidentally, Ellie is smiling because her dad is behind me making "pig" noises. Too bad you couldn't hear her giggles -- they're amazing.
This morning Ellie had her assessment performed by the physical therapist (PT). The PT reported that Ellie was doing a lot of things well, like reaching across her body and getting into and out of a sitting position with good form. She confirmed what the other therapists have stated which is that Ellie has "low tone." We really saw this when the therapist pointed out her "swayback" while in the crawling position. The lack of muscle tone explains why Ellie feels so heavy for her size (everyone who holds her says she feels 'solid' or 'surprisingly heavy') -- essentially Ellie isn't helping hold her own weight yet.
This morning Ellie had her assessment performed by the physical therapist (PT). The PT reported that Ellie was doing a lot of things well, like reaching across her body and getting into and out of a sitting position with good form. She confirmed what the other therapists have stated which is that Ellie has "low tone." We really saw this when the therapist pointed out her "swayback" while in the crawling position. The lack of muscle tone explains why Ellie feels so heavy for her size (everyone who holds her says she feels 'solid' or 'surprisingly heavy') -- essentially Ellie isn't helping hold her own weight yet.
In setting Ellie's 6-month goals she said 'walking' might be a little ambitious (good thing we bought that baby-backpack!), but we could certainly work towards "cruising" (walking around furniture) and crawling up and down stairs. In terms of working on the in-between steps, she gave us some tips for positions to have Ellie play in which will encourage her to pull herself up (something she's not doing yet).
We're especially excited that because the PT lives in Wilmore, she will come once a week for a 30-minute session -- instead of a 1-hour session every other week like her other therapists who are traveling from Lexington or further away.
Below: Thursday morning's breakfast fun... BTW, that's oatmeal (in case you were wondering)
2 comments:
hey nathann and cydiland ellie
aunt hananh love the new pitures of ellie on the blog and leave her comment on the blog how are you and what did you today I hope ellie can saying mom when she comme to Illoinis for spring break aunt hannah said
Ruth, Elaine, and I were excited to find Ellie's new pictures and the update. Her book has been a real joy to share with family. I remember that you told me Ellie liked the page with the cups. What is the other page she likes?
Special love to all three of you. Dad and I are very excited about seeing you soon.
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