Well yep that's right - it has been my birthday this week and despite the rocky road with Dr's etc, its been a nice week. Birthday celebrations started early - after all if you can't enjoy now, when can you?? On Friday, Susan and her family came round for supper. We had a lovely evening - Susan and I cooked a big pot of Chilli and to make it even more of a Mexican Night, I tried my hand at delicious Margaritas! Then mum and Dad invited us to a hotel near Gaucin for Saturday night to jointly celebrate my birthday and their anniversary. The night away was just what the doctor ordered - lately all trips have been formed around trips to see Dr's - it was so nice to get away for pure enjoyment and not have to take any medical records with us. The girls just loved it - the mountain air worked a treat for all of us and even Tali looked all the better for it.
The biggest birthday present was that when I awoke on Tuesday morning, not only did the sun appear after torrential rain but Tália was able to return back to physio after a long time. It was great to see the physio again - she is fantastic with Tália and really loves her. It was just fab to get back into some kind of routine and structure. Seeing Tália getting her strength back was so good.
And the day did not end there....my husband surprised me to a dinner out with him. I thought we were going to get a take away only to find my in-laws hiding downstairs ready to look after the kids so that we could have some 'time out'.
So good birthday week overall. Now time to prepare for Birthday No. 2 - it is my middle daughter's b-day on Sunday so its going to be another week of celebrations!!
Showing posts with label Stimulation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stimulation. Show all posts
Friday, 3 October 2008
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Back to Physio
Well, Tali started back at physio yesterday and it felt great to be back. It was good to catch up with the physiotherapist who looks after Tália – she is so loving and gentle. She was impressed by Tália’s improvement although I explained that she was even stronger a few weeks ago – unfortunately her nasty cold really took its toll out on her.
However slowly but surely she is regaining her strength.
Yesterday we even did physio dancing (once I get myself sorted out, I’ll try and video a clip). Well she absolutely loves dancing and music and loves to watch her sisters, mum and gran prancing around. Its such good fun and so uplifting to see her giggling away.
Mum’s been teaching her where her nose and mouth are and yesterday we asked her where our noses were and she pointed at them. Her awareness seems to be improving – slowly but surely.
The best stimulation has to be books – her favourite book is 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and there is a section which says ´pop´ and every time I read that line out she laughs her head off.
However slowly but surely she is regaining her strength.
Yesterday we even did physio dancing (once I get myself sorted out, I’ll try and video a clip). Well she absolutely loves dancing and music and loves to watch her sisters, mum and gran prancing around. Its such good fun and so uplifting to see her giggling away.
Mum’s been teaching her where her nose and mouth are and yesterday we asked her where our noses were and she pointed at them. Her awareness seems to be improving – slowly but surely.
The best stimulation has to be books – her favourite book is 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and there is a section which says ´pop´ and every time I read that line out she laughs her head off.
Saturday, 2 August 2008
A Fantastic Evening on the Beach
Its good to be back with my family - Barcelona was amazing and I absolutely fell in love with the city but I really missed my kids. However I do think that the break did us world of good. Tuesday's appointment would have been too much with three kids - it would have been hard to ask the questions I asked and also Andrew and I needed time to assimilate all the information.
Today has been lovely. This evening we went to the beach for my nephew's birthday. The beautiful cove in Estepona was ideal. Usually Talia hates the beach and screams when she sees and touches the sand. Today though, she loved the beach and she had her first little swim in the sea which, dare I say, was a hit. The sea was freezing but she was so excited and exhilarated. I love the water and also find it so therapeutic - I dive under and it seems all my worries disappear. Andrew and the other two were even in the sea at 9pm - it was the latest that the girls have ever been swimming and they were so excited.
Talia really enjoyed the experience and was particularly fascinated by the birds flying over the beach.
Today has been lovely. This evening we went to the beach for my nephew's birthday. The beautiful cove in Estepona was ideal. Usually Talia hates the beach and screams when she sees and touches the sand. Today though, she loved the beach and she had her first little swim in the sea which, dare I say, was a hit. The sea was freezing but she was so excited and exhilarated. I love the water and also find it so therapeutic - I dive under and it seems all my worries disappear. Andrew and the other two were even in the sea at 9pm - it was the latest that the girls have ever been swimming and they were so excited.
Talia really enjoyed the experience and was particularly fascinated by the birds flying over the beach.
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Talia's First Birthday
What a weekend - Talia's first birthday on Saturday (28th June) and Spain winning the football (- it was all celebration at home.
I just can't believe that my precious baby is one. On Saturday we had a 'small' family tea party for Talia. She was in her element when we cut the cake and was smiling and giggling as we burst into 'Happy Birthday'. She generally dislikes loud noises so I expected her to cry but to my utter surprise she was the only one of my three girls to welcome our tuneful singing!
She had a lovely day. On Sunday morning I was so excited to play with her with her new toys, as were her sisters. She has the fanciest toys in the world what with electronic story books, musical instruments, light-up mirror lap-tops, exquisite bath toys - I mean its a baby's paradise. She has lots to keeps her stimulated.
I just can't believe that my precious baby is one. On Saturday we had a 'small' family tea party for Talia. She was in her element when we cut the cake and was smiling and giggling as we burst into 'Happy Birthday'. She generally dislikes loud noises so I expected her to cry but to my utter surprise she was the only one of my three girls to welcome our tuneful singing!
She had a lovely day. On Sunday morning I was so excited to play with her with her new toys, as were her sisters. She has the fanciest toys in the world what with electronic story books, musical instruments, light-up mirror lap-tops, exquisite bath toys - I mean its a baby's paradise. She has lots to keeps her stimulated.
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
We can do it!
Today became a stay at home day - a rare thing for me. My eldest daughter had a high fever overnight and I decided to keep her off school today so hence ended up having to cancel my physio appointment in Aprona. I have a pretty bad cold today so to be completely honest, a day in with hot cups of tea sounded cosy and relaxing. Sometimes the simplest things in life can bring so much comfort and pleasure! Thankfully my daughter's fever seemed to dwindle away and she was all sparks again by midday! After watching part of Harry Potter, my husband whisked her away to see her aunt and uncle and their new baby once we had decided that she probably had suffered a mild form of sunstroke.
I sneaked a short cat nap with Talia and then spent the rest of the day playing and doing physio with her. I put her in her 'plano' ( orthopedic walker ) but she wasn't too straight so I took her out again.
A 'plano' is quite a weird contraption that is made for kids to be held upright without having to put all the weight on their feet. It gives them the sensation of walking and helps to build up their hips and leg muscles. I am still waiting for Talia's own plano so in the interim I am using one that a physio lent to me. Getting a prescription for the contraption is another story in itself - too late and too tired to explain the process now (maybe tomorrow..)but if anyone out there in this area needs to get one, you can contact me and I'm happy to tell you about the procedure ( or as much as I know as I haven't yet received the final product!)
Anyway I tried to get Talia in a sitting position around her new drum and was ecstatic to see that she held the seated position for at least a minute - this is a huge step forward and two weeks before her first birthday. I also took out some small mettalic cars that we got from imaginarium- they are cute little cars in a metal box (actually for age 3up) but Talia uses them at Aprona. It helps her to practice lifting and helps her finer motor skills. However usually the metallic texture makes her pull back as she has hypersensibility in her hands. Determined to get her over this fear, I bought the cars on Wednesday and have constantly been showing them to her.
Today she actually touched and tried to move them - another breakthrough.
We had a great day, we played lots and I read her lots of stories - it was so nice just to be!!! We achieved lots in a chilled way. Oh and I forgot to mention that she loves her new drum (early birthday present) from imaginarium. When we first gave it to her, she looked at it blankly and now she's drumming away like a pro. The physio told me that this was good for her muscle tone in her arms and hands.
My home is looking like a stimulation room - big red ball in the living room, alongside a plano, bumbo seat etc!!!!
I sneaked a short cat nap with Talia and then spent the rest of the day playing and doing physio with her. I put her in her 'plano' ( orthopedic walker ) but she wasn't too straight so I took her out again.
A 'plano' is quite a weird contraption that is made for kids to be held upright without having to put all the weight on their feet. It gives them the sensation of walking and helps to build up their hips and leg muscles. I am still waiting for Talia's own plano so in the interim I am using one that a physio lent to me. Getting a prescription for the contraption is another story in itself - too late and too tired to explain the process now (maybe tomorrow..)but if anyone out there in this area needs to get one, you can contact me and I'm happy to tell you about the procedure ( or as much as I know as I haven't yet received the final product!)
Anyway I tried to get Talia in a sitting position around her new drum and was ecstatic to see that she held the seated position for at least a minute - this is a huge step forward and two weeks before her first birthday. I also took out some small mettalic cars that we got from imaginarium- they are cute little cars in a metal box (actually for age 3up) but Talia uses them at Aprona. It helps her to practice lifting and helps her finer motor skills. However usually the metallic texture makes her pull back as she has hypersensibility in her hands. Determined to get her over this fear, I bought the cars on Wednesday and have constantly been showing them to her.
Today she actually touched and tried to move them - another breakthrough.
We had a great day, we played lots and I read her lots of stories - it was so nice just to be!!! We achieved lots in a chilled way. Oh and I forgot to mention that she loves her new drum (early birthday present) from imaginarium. When we first gave it to her, she looked at it blankly and now she's drumming away like a pro. The physio told me that this was good for her muscle tone in her arms and hands.
My home is looking like a stimulation room - big red ball in the living room, alongside a plano, bumbo seat etc!!!!
Monday, 16 June 2008
Just another Manic Monday Not
Well, I started my day expecting it to be hectic but it was great cos mum was with me and everything seemed more peaceful. I left Talia at home with her while I collected the girls from school with Andrew and that just made life so much easier, especially since I have a terrible cough and a slight cold. Then mum basically helped to reorganise the girls room whilst she ordered me tolie down with the girls. So I curled up with my three princessed and watched a traditional feel good romantic comedy, 'One Fine Day'. The girls were so relaxed and I got to rest a little as I was exhausted.
LaterI brought the girls down for supper and was so happy to see Talia pounding away on her new drum - uptil now she has seemed disinterested in it but today she looked almost professional. When she is so sparky and reacts like this, we feel so much better as she looks like a normal little girl. The other two were generally well-behaved despite squabbling over marbles!
LaterI brought the girls down for supper and was so happy to see Talia pounding away on her new drum - uptil now she has seemed disinterested in it but today she looked almost professional. When she is so sparky and reacts like this, we feel so much better as she looks like a normal little girl. The other two were generally well-behaved despite squabbling over marbles!
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