Yay, I'm 102 weeks old today!
Masinja went to the doctor on Monday and thankfully he did not have an ear or sinus infection. The doctor told us that his lungs were clear and that there really wasn't much more that we could do other than what we were already doing. He said we just had to let the cold run it's course. Hopefully Masinja will feel better soon.
Masinja also went to the neurologist this week. He had a good checkup but he had to have bloodwork done to make sure he was in the therapeutic range with his phenobarbitol. He was quite upset when he got his blood drawn but he calmed down when the phlebotomist gave him some stickers. In fact, he fell asleep in the car on the way home with a sticker clutched in each hand :O)
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Weekly Update -- 8 - 14 December 2008
Yay, I'm 101 weeks old today!
Masinja had his 6th ECI session this week. It was a pretty eventful session too. We met his teacher at the Early Childhood Center and Masinja absolutely loved it. They have two rooms: a gross motor room which is kind of like an indoor playgound, and a reading room where children get to participate in story and music time, as well as play with a variety of toys. We spent most of our time in the gross motor room, because they have a ball pit and a slide, as well as all sorts of ride-on toys. Masinja's teacher warned me that when it was time to go he would probably get very upset. She assured me that is was a normal reaction and that all children throw fits when it's time to leave. Well, she was right because Masinja sat down on the floor and proceeded to throw a temper tantrum when it was time to go home!
Masinja got his first official cold this week also. His nose started running on Friday afternoon and he has been all stuffed up and running a low-grade fever ever since. I have been using saline spray and the bulb syringe to suction his nose several times a day, because it's the only way he gets any relief. We are planning on taking him to the doctor tomorrow just to make sure he doesn't have an ear or sinus infection and to see if there is anything else we can do for him. He also has a check-up with the neurologist on Tuesday, so we'll keep you posted on how that goes as well.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja had his 6th ECI session this week. It was a pretty eventful session too. We met his teacher at the Early Childhood Center and Masinja absolutely loved it. They have two rooms: a gross motor room which is kind of like an indoor playgound, and a reading room where children get to participate in story and music time, as well as play with a variety of toys. We spent most of our time in the gross motor room, because they have a ball pit and a slide, as well as all sorts of ride-on toys. Masinja's teacher warned me that when it was time to go he would probably get very upset. She assured me that is was a normal reaction and that all children throw fits when it's time to leave. Well, she was right because Masinja sat down on the floor and proceeded to throw a temper tantrum when it was time to go home!
Masinja got his first official cold this week also. His nose started running on Friday afternoon and he has been all stuffed up and running a low-grade fever ever since. I have been using saline spray and the bulb syringe to suction his nose several times a day, because it's the only way he gets any relief. We are planning on taking him to the doctor tomorrow just to make sure he doesn't have an ear or sinus infection and to see if there is anything else we can do for him. He also has a check-up with the neurologist on Tuesday, so we'll keep you posted on how that goes as well.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Weekly Update -- 1 - 7 December 2008
Yay, I'm 100 weeks old today!
Masinja had his 5th ECI session today. His teacher came at lunch time so she could observe his eating habits and maybe give us some pointers on getting him to use his utensils and not throw his food on the floor. It went pretty well and we learned a few things that I'm anxious to try with him.
Masinja got to see his Daddy play hockey this week. T.M. has joined a Beer Hockey league and he is having a blast. He is playing center instead of goalie which is hard for me to get used to considering the fact that he played goalie in high school and all through college! Masinja and I got to "see" T.M. score his first goal last night though. I say "see" because it was kind of hard to tell that it was T.M. but I knew someone on his team had scored. He brought the puck out with him after the game and gave it to Masinja who proceeded to say, "Hockey, hockey, hockey" while trying to eat the puck :O)
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja had his 5th ECI session today. His teacher came at lunch time so she could observe his eating habits and maybe give us some pointers on getting him to use his utensils and not throw his food on the floor. It went pretty well and we learned a few things that I'm anxious to try with him.
Masinja got to see his Daddy play hockey this week. T.M. has joined a Beer Hockey league and he is having a blast. He is playing center instead of goalie which is hard for me to get used to considering the fact that he played goalie in high school and all through college! Masinja and I got to "see" T.M. score his first goal last night though. I say "see" because it was kind of hard to tell that it was T.M. but I knew someone on his team had scored. He brought the puck out with him after the game and gave it to Masinja who proceeded to say, "Hockey, hockey, hockey" while trying to eat the puck :O)
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Weekly Update -- 24 - 30 November 2008
Yay, I'm 99 weeks old today!
Masinja celebrated his second Thanksgiving this week. Last year he wasn't able to eat Thanksgiving dinner because he had just started eating baby food about a month before and he didn't have any teeth! Well, he wasn't very interested in eating Thanksgiving dinner this year either. He ate one piece of turkey, a few pieces of sweet potato, and a bite of cranberry sauce, but he threw his mashed potatos and stuffing on the floor. He ate almost an entire roll all by himself though. I had to hide the remainder of his Thanksgiving dinner in yogurt just to get him to eat it. This is the norm most days though. He absolutely loves yogurt. When I take the container out of the refrigerator he says "woogar" over and over again :O)
Who You Calling a Turkey PJ's Pic
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja celebrated his second Thanksgiving this week. Last year he wasn't able to eat Thanksgiving dinner because he had just started eating baby food about a month before and he didn't have any teeth! Well, he wasn't very interested in eating Thanksgiving dinner this year either. He ate one piece of turkey, a few pieces of sweet potato, and a bite of cranberry sauce, but he threw his mashed potatos and stuffing on the floor. He ate almost an entire roll all by himself though. I had to hide the remainder of his Thanksgiving dinner in yogurt just to get him to eat it. This is the norm most days though. He absolutely loves yogurt. When I take the container out of the refrigerator he says "woogar" over and over again :O)
Who You Calling a Turkey PJ's Pic
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Weekly Update -- 17 - 23 November 2008
Yay, I'm 98 weeks old today!
Masinja had his 4th ECI session this week. T.M. was able to be here because he was off that day. His teacher talked with us a lot about Masinja's tendency to throw his toys around the room as well as throwing temper tantrums. She gave us some suggestions for redirecting his behavior. We also worked a bit on getting him to actually roll a ball back and forth. T.M. and I have been working with him on this for a few months now, but Masinja is more interested in throwing the ball around the room than rolling it back and forth! He is doing a little better now though and it is one of his favorite games to play now. Our goals for the next couple of weeks are to work on curbing his tendency to throw things and getting him to tell us whether he wants more to eat or more to drink.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja had his 4th ECI session this week. T.M. was able to be here because he was off that day. His teacher talked with us a lot about Masinja's tendency to throw his toys around the room as well as throwing temper tantrums. She gave us some suggestions for redirecting his behavior. We also worked a bit on getting him to actually roll a ball back and forth. T.M. and I have been working with him on this for a few months now, but Masinja is more interested in throwing the ball around the room than rolling it back and forth! He is doing a little better now though and it is one of his favorite games to play now. Our goals for the next couple of weeks are to work on curbing his tendency to throw things and getting him to tell us whether he wants more to eat or more to drink.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Weekly Update -- 10 - 16 November 2008
Yay, I'm 97 weeks old today!
Masinja went to PT this week for the last time. He was discharged because he has met all of his goals for gross motor skills. He will need to go back in 6 - 8 months though for a checkup to make sure he is still on track. I know he is going to miss his therapist immensely. Whenever we say her name he repeats us and grins from ear to ear!
Masinja also went to OT this week. T.M. and I have been having a lot of trouble getting him to eat lately. He prefers to throw things on the floor or to spit his food out rather than chew and swallow it. He has become extremely picky, too. He has been subsisting on chicken nuggets, mac and cheese and yogurt. His therapist gave me a few ideas to try to get him to eat more and she also got him transitioned to a cup with a straw. It was actually pretty neat how she did it.
She used a honey bear container with a long flexible straw. She explained to me how it was easy to sqeeze the honey bear and get a bit of water to go up the straw and into Masinja's mouth. She said after a little while he would figure out that sucking on the straw would produce the same result. Well after only about 5 minutes Masinja was doing it all by himself! He loves to drink from a straw cup now because he can hold it all by himself like a big boy :O)
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja went to PT this week for the last time. He was discharged because he has met all of his goals for gross motor skills. He will need to go back in 6 - 8 months though for a checkup to make sure he is still on track. I know he is going to miss his therapist immensely. Whenever we say her name he repeats us and grins from ear to ear!
Masinja also went to OT this week. T.M. and I have been having a lot of trouble getting him to eat lately. He prefers to throw things on the floor or to spit his food out rather than chew and swallow it. He has become extremely picky, too. He has been subsisting on chicken nuggets, mac and cheese and yogurt. His therapist gave me a few ideas to try to get him to eat more and she also got him transitioned to a cup with a straw. It was actually pretty neat how she did it.
She used a honey bear container with a long flexible straw. She explained to me how it was easy to sqeeze the honey bear and get a bit of water to go up the straw and into Masinja's mouth. She said after a little while he would figure out that sucking on the straw would produce the same result. Well after only about 5 minutes Masinja was doing it all by himself! He loves to drink from a straw cup now because he can hold it all by himself like a big boy :O)
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Weekly Update -- 3 - 9 November 2008
Yay, I'm 96 weeks old today!
Masinja went to the dentist this week. He now has 12 teeth with 4 more coming in. The dentist gave us some good news. His back molars are half white and half yellow so hopefully when his permanent teeth come in they won't be nearly as discolored as his baby teeth are now.
Masinja had his third ECI session this week. He has mastered the art of saying more during mealtime when he wants more to eat. Our next goal is to get him to say more eat or more drink to indicate which of two choices he wants more of. He has started using more in other situations also which is great. My favorite is when I am singing to him and he says more to get me to continue singing. He absolutely loves the song "You are My Sunshine" and before I have even finished singing it the first time he is already saying more to get me to sing it again :O)
Dentist Visit Pic
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja went to the dentist this week. He now has 12 teeth with 4 more coming in. The dentist gave us some good news. His back molars are half white and half yellow so hopefully when his permanent teeth come in they won't be nearly as discolored as his baby teeth are now.
Masinja had his third ECI session this week. He has mastered the art of saying more during mealtime when he wants more to eat. Our next goal is to get him to say more eat or more drink to indicate which of two choices he wants more of. He has started using more in other situations also which is great. My favorite is when I am singing to him and he says more to get me to continue singing. He absolutely loves the song "You are My Sunshine" and before I have even finished singing it the first time he is already saying more to get me to sing it again :O)
Dentist Visit Pic
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
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