Tuesday was a busy day. After dropping Connor off at school I took the girls to Orlando, an hour and 45 minute drive, to have their helmets adjusted. Their Orthotist, Steve, said he was very pleased with the improvement they're already showing. We go back next week. After that I picked Connor up from school and went straight to Daytona for OT/PT. While there Paige started to scoot on her belly and Bree sat for a few seconds with little support. Their OT said that they are really benefitting from therapy and improving by leaps and bounds. I continue to do exercises with them at home the other 5 days they don't have therapy.
Wednesday we took the girls to the Conklin Center for the Blind to meet with Stacy, a vision specialist with Early Intervention. She brought us into two rooms filled with toys for every age. She had us lay the girls in a large ball pit to help them make a connection with the different muscles in the body - they loved it. Then she had the girls sit in this chair and showed them different colored, textured, and moving toys. She told us that most of the Cortical babies she sees don't respond as well as the girls had. She told us it would be work on our part but that she's hopeful they will have sight. She sent us home with a special chair and table and a box filled with toys. These toys will help with senory intergration and gross motor skills. She will continue to meet with the girls once a week. Stacy told us we may be able to get a second chair from First Step - where the girls go for OT/PT. Tomorrow they have an appt. so I will ask.
Tonight we're going to Connor's Open House at school. We're so proud of him and he's been a great big brother. I'm looking forward to seeing what he's been up to at school.
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