Our Tuesday

I thought I'd show you what a typical Tuesday morning looks like around here. What's so special about Tuesday? Well, that is the day that Miss Denise comes. I realized that we've been seeing her for 3 months and I have yet to post any pictures of Claire at therapy. Seems a little strange considering that I post pictures of all aspects of life around here......like it or not.



Miss Denise is a wonderful therapist. She does lots of different exercises with Claire and we have seen lots of progress. Of course once a week is not enough, and I have to exercise with her throughout the week for it to work very well. It does seem that after some huge steps, Claire's advancement has leveled off a little...but I assure you we are still seeing steps in the right direction, even if they are baby steps. The other day she stood balanced, talking to me and using hand gestures without even realizing it for several minutes. No one had ever seen her stand that long before and we were clapping and carrying on.....and she looked quit confused about this! She is very adept at using her walker now, so we are hoping she will move into the fore-arm crutches this year.

Getting some trunk strength from doing the "airplane"

Playing with Denise

Balancing games

Leg lifts

More leg lifts

The best part is that Claire is self-motivated. She wants to do everything and she loves to do her exercises. She will say "again" and work so hard the whole time! She is a therapist's dream and Mrs. Denise says so every time she is here. We are so blessed to have this child!