8.10.12 Day 5

Day 5 observations:

-Pushing belly out
-Moving to the rhythm of songs by tapping foot and bobbing head
-Jumpy when touched, reacting to touch
-Excited during lesson, laughing and attentive
-Taking in more visual input, her eyes actually seem tired tonight
-Gripping for a longer period of time

What an amazing time! Aimee has responded and shown that her brain has the ability to learn. We feel that she has made more progress over the past 5 days than she had in the last year combined. It has been recommended that we take the next 3 months off from all other therapy and give this our full attention. It will be a long road and the steps may be small, but Aimee will make more progress!

We're currently processing how this will work for us as it would be mean 2 more trips down to California in the next couple months, as well as, about 10 lessons in Bellevue. A lot for us to discuss on the road home.

As I'm typing this I am watching Aimee playing with her cousin Alyssa. She has looked directly at her, made several sounds, held onto a little toy, and smiled. It has been wonderful to see Aimee build a relationship with Alyssa this week.

We are leaving in the morning to drive north toward Washington. I have many, many more things to tell you about what we have learned. This seems to be a turning point in our journey and from here the possibilities are wide open. We are filled with hope and believing for the miraculous.