8.27.12 Two Weeks At Home

New moves we have seen from Aimee since coming home two weeks ago (* you can see in the below video):

-Flaring her toes
-Stronger grip
-Lifting legs together with knees bent out
-Banging feet even louder on the floor
-Talking and crying more forcefully, which is a sign of increased lung capacity
-Sliding down bed during night and turning sideways
-Teeth came all the way through gums* (Not sure how this relates to it all, but her 1 & 2 year molars have been trying to come through her gums for over 2 years and have finally come all the way through over the past couple weeks)
-Expressed comfort at being held when crying
-Kicking one foot more individually*
-Moving hips while in chair
-Reaching out to sides to find person there
-Holding arms up in the air for longer periods of time and with more control*
-Pulling shoulders forward
-Increase in funny lip movements and kissy faces*
-Feeling her fingers individually with her other hand*
-Small crunches
-Wiggling torso*
-Continued progress with eye movement, more focus*
-Lots of energy, less sleepy periods*

(Please excuse the lack of skilled cinematography. 

Just focus on the cute girl, at least when the camera is focused enough that you can!)

We have been really encouraged to observe any small changes we can in Aimee while we are doing this therapy. The main purpose of this is to build hope in us and help us believe for the miraculous for Aimee.

We are in the process of scheduling our next two trips to California. In the mean time, we are taking Aimee to 2 therapy sessions every week in Bellevue. The lessons up here are $120 each, plus about 9 gallons of gas. Although we don't feel like we can put a price on these amazing changes we are seeing in Aimee, we are definitely praying for the funds to continue. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us and supporting us during this adventure. As you can see, it means so much!

In other news, Ed was able to finish the handrail for our wheelchair ramp this weekend. Thank you to the anonymous family who donated the funds to put up this amazing ramp for Aimee. It looks wonderful!

Ed putting the finishing touches on the railing.

Aimee's first trip down her completed ramp.

Time to go get the kids ready for a trip to Seattle. Meeting with Pre-anesthesia today in preparation for her tear duct tube placement on September 12th. Simple procedure, but I never like putting her under. :(

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