So, her therapists are putting more emphasis on giving her sensory stimulation. This means a schedule where she gets to spin and move around in a desk chair, swinging in a blanket, or moved around in a Billibo (cool toy that is impossible to describe) 3 times a day. Also, she is supposed to have "messy play" with yogurt, shaving cream, or something like that.
One other sensory stimulation exersise is letting them play with a container with sand, beans, rice, etc. in it so that they can feel what it is like to pick it up and let it fall, bury their hands in it, etc. We did this for the first time yesterday. We used rice in a large plastic container. It is a good thing we did it outside because her favorite thing to do was put her hands into the center of the tub and pull toward her so that the rice came up over the edge and covered her legs. She had a great time playing in this way. And when we were done, her hands and face were covered in rice startch!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
New Foods
OK, so another one of Ella's issues is with chewing. So you can imagine that significantly effects the different kinds of foods she will eat. Well, that is changing. I have managed to teach her how to use her teeth and gums to chew food.
Some of her new foods include chicken nuggets from both McDonalds and Chic-fil-A (made better with sweet and sour sauce), fish sticks (also made better with sweet and sour sauce), and veggie burgers (made better with ketchup).
Notice all new foods are proteins. The only protein she got for a long time was from dairy products, peas, and the occasional bean.
I am happy that she is eating more, although this does mean that I have to cook more often.
(sigh)
Some of her new foods include chicken nuggets from both McDonalds and Chic-fil-A (made better with sweet and sour sauce), fish sticks (also made better with sweet and sour sauce), and veggie burgers (made better with ketchup).
Notice all new foods are proteins. The only protein she got for a long time was from dairy products, peas, and the occasional bean.
I am happy that she is eating more, although this does mean that I have to cook more often.
(sigh)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Happy Accident
One of the big issues with Ella's current gross motor development is her inability to go from a standing position to a sitting position.
Yesterday she was doing her usual walking ping pong back and forth between furniture in the living room. Then, as she was going from the rocking chair to the ottoman, she discovered an obstacle. I had left a blanket roughly folded on the floor. She walked up to it, stopped, balanced for about 1 second, leaned forward placing both hands on the blanket, and then dropped to her knees from there. This is the first time she had done anything like this.
If I had realized that the best way to get her to try new things was to be more of a slob, than I should have allowed myself to be more lazy a long time ago!
Yesterday she was doing her usual walking ping pong back and forth between furniture in the living room. Then, as she was going from the rocking chair to the ottoman, she discovered an obstacle. I had left a blanket roughly folded on the floor. She walked up to it, stopped, balanced for about 1 second, leaned forward placing both hands on the blanket, and then dropped to her knees from there. This is the first time she had done anything like this.
If I had realized that the best way to get her to try new things was to be more of a slob, than I should have allowed myself to be more lazy a long time ago!
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