Quinn (1) is making steady improvements in the motor skills area. With the help of PT, OT and ST he keeps improving on a daily basis. Not crawling or walking yet, but he is taking steps with support and also goes into knees and hands with little help. Fine motor skills are also emerging left and right. For example, he now holds his sippy cup proudly. He also signs "All done" and for "more." He is a super happy baby; everything is funny, everything makes him laugh. What a joy!
Kai (8) is also improving by leaps and bounds. At times, though, it's hard to remember that when he is scripting the entire Pillow Pets commercial or Elmo Holiday DVD. Urgh! He is reading at 2nd grade level (he is in 3rd grade) and doing double digit addition- even carrying over 1! He loves school and has started to use better-structured sentences unprompted! Imagine that! We are still using the doctor that is four hours away: ruling things out and going back to the beginning by carefully testing and acting on blood/urine/stool results. He is still on a GF/CF/SF/PF mostly organic diet. Up next, we will be going back to the "toxic metals" chapter. We had dropped that to focus on gut issues. Now that his yeast is under control and testing is back to normal we are ready for this stage again.
He continues to attend hippotherapy and a social group both once a week. He has visited Sea World, local fair, the movies, bowling and even sleepovers with his social group. He LOVES it!
Both kids had a fabulous Christmas. Quinn seemed interested in the gifts, and Kai wanted to open all the presents- even if they were not his!
OK, off my soapbox for today.
Here is hoping everyone has a fantastic 2011!
May the force be with us all.
