Christian's 1st Fishing Experience

Christian went fishing with his daddy at Lake of the Ozarks and caught a BIGGGGG FISHHHH! We have pictures and videos to prove it. There's also video of Christian walking!

still working!

The video is of Christian practicing to keep himself up while sitting.

i wanna hold your hand

Monday went ok. Christian seemed to not be himself. And later that night he woke up every 2 hrs due to being congested so he's a little sick nothing bad but we took tues off to let him rest. He was pretty blah on tues. But today he did really well with what we worked on.

new walker
Today we worked more in the walker you will see on the video. I like this one because it keeps his body in ailignment and he just walks more correclty in it. He's still slow but that's ok he's getting more used to it.

Today I had one of those moments where I thought wow this is new -never done this. As Christian walked in this walker I held his hand. It's just something that I've never experienced-Christian being upright, moving, and holding his hand. It was a delightful treat for me and he seemed to enjoy it. Enjoy walking hand in hand with your child! This wasn't one of the best video's but I didn't catch him on camera the other times today when he was walking.

happy mother's day

" I"m working hard Miss Brandy"


During this week Brandy was really trying to see what Christian needs the most work on. She will be focusing on stretching out his inner thigh muscles and getting him to really use both legs at different times when walking. Hard to explain but he will be doing a lot of walking, standing, and sitting while propping or pushing up with his arms. The idea is to get him doing more by himself or with less assistance.





HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY


I always thought I'd be a mother one day. You know change diapers, run in the park, tell your child no. . . all the typical mother things. I never thought I would be the mom of a child with special needs. I don't think anyone ever anticipates that your child will be anything but healthy and typical development. I must admit that at times it is extremely challenging and sad. But I can honestly say that those times are very few. I am more overwhelmed and thankful for the smile that Christian has all day and his ability to work harder than I (as an adult) could ever imagine. Like I always say it's just a different way of parenting. Thank you Christian for making me a mom!!! I luv you for all times!

Intense PT program at Sikeston 2010-week1

We are back for our second round of intense physical therapy at the Kenny Rogers Child Center in Sikeston. First I would like to say thank you to those who have contributed financially to Christian's therapy programs like this. We appreciate all you make possible for him!

This week Christian is just trying to get used to working on using his body correctly. He received botox injections and another type called a phenol block in muscles in his legs. Basically it helps his muscles relax, instead of staying contracted all of the time. He gets used to standing, sitting, walking incorrectly with those muscles that are pulling in the wrong places or too hard and then when they are released he kind of has to relearn to do things correctly. That's what he's doing while we are here. That's the easiest way for me to explain things. So he is not taking as many steps as he was last week but now he's learning to take them using the correct technique (or muscles). The first week is a little more difficult to watch because it kinda seems like 2 steps forward and 4 back. Everything is hard for him but i know that this is all going to help him.

The device on his legs that he has on during walking is new and he's trying to get used to it. It keeps him lined up the way he should be. It's great to spend time here with my parents and granny!

*the pics are from the Laci's Hope 5k race. My group of friends who have children with special needs turned out for this. We had lots of fun. So what if it took an hour to walk 3 miles. Also eric got 3rd in his age group. That pic is of them putting his medal on Christian.