Well yesterday was our first trip for physical therapy. We were going to be evaluated to see why he tends to always turn his head to the right, which is causing a flat spot on his right side. He did great. He loved "playing" with the physical therapist. The highlight for me was when I first handed him off and he turned to look for mommy and make sure I was there. It was so sweet! That's the first time he's done that. Since he's been at the age to really know mommy and daddy he really hasn't been passed off to anyone else, so I must say my heart melted a little. It was so much fun to watch him play with someone other than me or Jarrod. He loved this Ernie toy that played music and lights up, every time he'd start to fuss she'd pull it out and instantly he was in a trance...I MUST get one of those!
Basically she feels like we can work with him to strengthen his middle core and that should help him become stronger, possibly helping him to turn his head both directions. She said he has a great range of motion and that developmentally he's exactly where he should be as far as grabbing things, putting them in his mouth, grabbing for his knees and feet, etc... So I'm not exactly sure how this is going to help the head situation. Jarrod and I talked it over last night and we decided to give it a month or so and see how he's doing then reevaluate. The one thing that I made clear was that if he were to need a corrective head band I don't want to wait until he's 7 or 8 months. The sooner we do it, the less time he'd have to wear it.
So...for right now it's lots of exercises at home and we go back next Monday to "play" some more! Stay tuned for more updates!
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