Monday, February 22, 2010

Ups And Downs

Well I seem to have ups and downs quite regularly in regards to how McKenna is doing. Last week I was very up. McKenna is consistently able to put 3 words together and is doing very well at repeating words after us. She has to work pretty hard when she tries a new word, but her established words are pretty consistent. She has just really been doing great during her therapy session with Ms. T.

This week I've been down. She is so hard to understand, she goes from okay to screaming in frustration almost instantly. I know she'd love to express herself so much more than she is capable of and that makes me sad and I'm pretty sure it makes her sad too, but it also makes her mad. Her 4 year old cousin Vallery came over Saturday to play with her and Cole for the afternoon. I was laying on the couch watching olympics so I kept my ear tuned in to everything they were doing. I had to over and over call out to Cole, "Cole-- where is McKenna? What is she doing?" Because I never heard her voice. Cole and Vallary were just jabbering away while they played. Cole would call back, "she's right here mom- playing with us." She was very very quiet all afternoon.

McKenna had her first visit this morning from her OT Ms. C. This therapy is called "sensory integration". I'll write more about it in a few weeks when I have a better handle on exactly what it is. I can say that McKenna spent most of the session frustrated and unhappy. I really liked Ms. C. though and I think it will just take McKenna a few weeks to get use to Ms. C. and understand what is expected of her. We were supposed to just have this therapy twice a month, but after the session Ms. C. suggested that McKenna needed and would benefit more if it was every week. I agreed. McKenna definitely put her worst face forward this morning for her.

McKenna is potty trained! I'm so proud of her. It has taken a couple of weeks, but she has done very well.

Thank you for your care and prayers!

Amber