Aimee has gotten a few new pieces this last week. Yesterday we picked up her new orthotics. They are pink and called 'bunny' shoes. I find medical equipment more fun in cute colors and with cute names. :) The idea behind these shoe inserts is to help her with practicing standing. She will wear them in the stander itself and when we do therapy exercises. They are supposed to give her more stability and some sensory feedback. The only problem is that they are also meant to go inside of shoes, as the bottom of them is really slick...but they don't fit! I will have to do some shopping for a pair of wide shoes for her.
Monday we were also able to get the final piece designed to go with her wheelchair. (FINALLY!) What a mess getting this little piece! They kept having to give me disclaimers and have me sign paperwork about if our insurance wouldn't cover, ect. Funny thing that by the time we were done getting through all that process we had met our stop loss limit on insurance for Aimee...so insurance will be covering it all anyways. This neck support will be used while she is in the chair so that she sit fully upright and be completely supported when we are giving her visual stimulation and working with certain therapies.One of the therapist that Aimee has been meeting with through the summer is the Speech Therapist. She encouraged us to use a communication button with Aimee when giving her tastes of food or doing an activity. I recorded the word 'more' on the button so that, once Aimee understands the concept, she can tell us she would like to have or do more of something. We started working with it about a month ago. So far she really likes to hit the button, but I don't think she gets that it means anything.
Yesterday Aimee and I met with the school district again and officially committed to starting school in September (EEK!). We are going to try it out for 3 months and see if she is able to adjust to the environment. The good news is that if it doesn't work at all, they will have the teacher and therapists come to our home, at least for this school year. Nice to know there is a back up plan, since Aimee is a bit unpredictable.
Making a little shirt for Aimee to
announce the gender of her little sibling.
Hopefully it will be completed next Wednesday night! :)
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