12.9.10

-Daddy and Aimee before bed time-

We received several test results back this week-all normal. First of all, the CMV test that we had authorized 3 months ago, which we were pretty excited about, came back negative. Almost all of the symptoms for this disorder matched Aimee's situation...but here we are. Also, the hormone tests and bone age tests that we had taken 2 weeks ago came back normal.

While it is nice to rule out possibilities, we seem to have ruled out all of them now. Tuesday Aimee and I will meet with the Neurodevelopmental clinic again. I am not really expecting anything extraordinary from this however. There doesn't seem to be any stones left to turn over. It is very disappointing and discouraging.

In other news, we would like to teach Aimee that she has the ability to make choices (i.e. does she want to read a book or play in her activity room). In order to get to that place, we are attempting to teach her an association between an activity and an object. For example, last night before we gave her a bath, I brought her a wash cloth. I rubbed it between her fingers and gave her a chance to smell it. Before we give her a taste of food, we will give her a syringe to feel. Eventually, we will also have objects for her to associate with places we are going to go or people who are coming to visit. The hope with this would be she will understand what is going to happen next. Eventually, we would present her with 2 different objects and watch for her sign that she chooses one.

We decided to go with a blue wheelchair. Out of the 3 options, it seems to go best with Aimee. We are still pushing to get it processed and ordered this year. Please pray that this order would go through the insurance company smoothly.