ETHAN SIGNED HIS FIRST WORD TUESDAY! DURING SPEECH THERAPY HE LEARNED HOW TO SIGN " PLEASE". I WAS SO EXCITED. IT IS YET ANOTHER MILESTONE HE IS REACHING THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE AVERAGE 13 MONTH OLDS, BUT IS SO EXCITING IN OUR HOUSEHOLD. IT IS HIS WAY OF COMMUNICATING FOR NOW AND IT MAKES ME SO PROUD HOW HARD HE WORKS DURING THERAPY, AND HOW QUICKLY HE CAUGHT ON.
ALSO WE TAUGHT ETHAN HOW TO DRINK OUT OF A STRAW.... I KNOW IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A HUGE DEAL, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST HIS WHOLE LIFE IT SURE IS. THERE IS A LOT MORE TO DRINKING OUT OF A STRAW THEN YOU WOULD THINK. THERE IS TOUNGE STRENGTH, SUCK REFLEX, SWALLOW REFLEX, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER SO YOU DON'T CHOKE. NOW ETHAN LOVES DRINKING OUT OF HIS STRAW CUPS WHICH IS GETTING US A STEP CLOSER TO GETTING HIM OFF THE BOTTLE.
AT PHYSICAL THERAPY TUESDAY ETHAN GOT FITTED FOR HIS ANKLE BRACES HE WILL HAVE TO WEAR. BECAUSE OF THE LOW MUSCLE TONE ETHAN HAS NO STRENGTH IN HIS ANKLES WHICH MAKES HIS FEET GO OUTWARDS WHEN HE TRIES TO STAND. THE THERAPIST WANTS HIM TO WEAR THESE ANKLE SUPPORTS SO HE CAN BUILD MUSCLE IN HIS ANKLES SO WHEN ETHAN IS READY TO STAND/WALK HE WILL HAVE THE STRENGTH TO. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET THE BRACES NEXT WEEK SO HE CAN START GAINING STRENGTH.
ALL AND ALL ETHAN HAD A GREAT WEEK THIS WEEK, HE WENT THROUGH THE THERAPIES LIKE A CHAMP ( NO CRYING THIS TIME) AND LEARNED TWO NEW THINGS.
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