Let me play with rocks

This is what happens when one spends the first 18 months of life in a crib.
No muscle tone = hyperflexibility. I'll say.

Since returning from Hungary we've been working nights over at the duplex making some improvements between tenants. This morning while we were cutting countertops in the backyard, Ellie crawled right over to the end of the driveway and began sifting rocks through her fingers. On Wednesday her Occupational Therapist had just recommended filling a large plastic tub with dried lima beans as a sensory activity she thought Ellie would like. Sounds more comfortable to me than playing in rocks! We'll have to get some of those next time we're at the store...

Meanwhile, we'll post some before-and-after photos of our projects later tonight or perhaps tomorrow. I have a feeling we may be pretty weary tonight! It's going to take all we have got to go back and finish everything after Ellie's naptime!