We hope this will be the year where James feeds himself and learns to walk. He is making some great progress. We have been working hard on fine motor skills so he can put food in his mouth. He hasn't quite learned to isolate his fingers or grasp with a pincer, but he is getting close. He is also getting excited about food he can hold and lick like lollipops, carrot sticks, and french fries. That is a huge improvement from throwing any food offered him and not letting any solid foods near his mouth.
He just recently received his orthotics to aid with standing. His standing has improved now that he is such a good sitter (he has learned to use the muscles in his trunk), but the orthotics give his ankles and knees the support he needs. His standing used to be crooked and he leaned into his support but now, with the orthotics, he is standing straight and using less support.
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| Former crooked standing. |
He has also learned how to be stubborn which has presented a challenge for therapy.
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| Boycotting crawling upstairs. You can barely see the orthotics on his feet. |
He is also really good at saying "NO" and giving us his stubborn face.
Although, he is just good at faces in general.
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| Pirate face. |
With love.
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