PT this morning

PT with Susan this morning went great! Susan liked how relaxed Lydia's back was today....not so curved and tense as it has been lately. She was doing some really good supported sitting...so that is our homework...we finally get to really use the cute chair that Paw-Paw made for her. Susan thought Lydia wasn't ready for it for a while...now she's ready! Can't wait to see how she does! We're going to also continue working on tummy time and some other things...lateral weight shifting- sort of like assisted rolling, without the actual roll- giving her some practice shifting her weight from one side of the body to the other. Audrey was with us today...she had a great time playing with the toys during Lydia's therapy. Elise had school at BR Speech and Hearing.

Splash Day at Audrey's school went great yesterday! Audrey had a ball...slip&slides, inflatable slide, baby pools, sprinklers...the works! Elise could have done without the "splash," but she had fun with the bubble wands...and of course, the snacks! It was fun! The video of pictures came out good, and all of the parents loved it. Audrey's teacher surprised me with a big thank you...dinner and a movie gift cards with lots of popcorn and movie candy decorated so cute in a popcorn tub. So much for "volunteering" my time....but, it was very sweet of her.

I got Elise's 1508 eval report from EBR in the mail yesterday. She qualified for speech services (which we already knew) ...I think her expressive speech fell at the 13 month range...but, that doesn't necessarily accurately represent her communication since they were only with her for about 30 minutes and the tests are not necessarily always purely accurate. A surprise to me was that the communication board eval showed that they did not recommend a communication board for Elise. They stated that therapy and modifications already in place should continue, and they also listed some suggestions for encouraging speech at home. I wondered if my resistance to the use of the communication board was the reason that they chose not to recommend it for her or not...who knows? I don't think she really needs it anyway. We are communicating with her just fine, and it gets better and better every day.