Sitting Around!

Joey is just sitting around. .40 sec, 1 min, 2.35 min, 3 min. UH, you ask! Joey has behavioral therapy 5 days a week/ 2hrs each day. During therapy the therapist will sit Joey up, legs crossed (Indian style) not propped with anything. We will do this twice during his session. At the very beginning and then again after about 10 minutes of stretching. Each time we would time him. So before China he was sitting an average of about 3 sec. Then in Oct, Nov, Dec. an average of 12 sec. In Jan. an average of about 19 sec. Well then all of a sudden this last week and a half he has been sitting and average of 2 minutes. We have started reading books to him during this sitting time and he is able to sit longer. Another new thing is now when he falls over he will pick up this arm and try to place it on the ground (protective response). He doesn't do it every time and he doesn't get his hand all the way down, but he sure is trying.

So I guess the Stem Cells worked. hee hee hee We are going to Costa Rica in about 7 weeks for more, I can't wait. When we are in CR we will also be doing ABM (Anat Baniel Method). A therapist from Colorado is coming to CR to work on Joey and his fiancee and other friend. Even though Joey and I will be traveling with no other member of our family. We will meet up with Joey's fiancee and her mother on the connection flight. We are going to room with each other. I'm so glad she in my life. Love you Pam and Mackenzie!

Today we went to see a new Orthopedic doctor. I need to get new AFO's (ankle and feet braces) for Joey. My concern though is that he hates them, so what would be the best way to go about getting the AFO's on him and stay on him. We have decided that a little botox in his calf muscles and some serial casting will do the job. So at the beginning of April he will get the botox and then 2 weeks after, the casting will go on. He will wear them for 4 weeks, then his AFO's will be ready and he should have no problem wearing them. Also at the time when the casts come off, he will start an intensive session of Neuro Suit therapy.

As for the rest of the family.................Jack's 10th birthday is this Saturday. Jessica started softball. I finally found a couple new babysitters, what a relief. Jeremy is taking his Black Belt test in Krav Maga this weekend. Oh Yeah, I signed Joey up for baseball. Challengers league. He starts practices this Friday and has his first game on Saturday. We were a little late signing him up. He is on the Cardinals. I will post pics and videos next week.

Well that's it for now. Blessings to everyone.