4.6.13 The Corner Of My Eye

One of Aimee's favorite places to be right now is in her play room on an old crib mattress. When she kicks her feet she gets a nice feedback bounce from the mattress. Plus, there some great objects in that play room, though the jingle bells are the winner for sure.

Yesterday, I climbed in her playroom with her for a bit and Aimee thought this was hysterical. She has a tendency to laugh when a routine is done differently than she is used to it being done. This shows up a lot when she is with an alternate caregiver, like at school, where the nurse might pick her up out of her chair differently than we do it at home. We are excited to be noticing this increase in awareness of differences more and more lately. How incredible it is for her to acknowledge my presence in her play space!

Another way she has become more aware is visually. When we do vision therapy with her it is in controlled environments that optimize her ability. Typically, this is a very dark space with no windows for conflicting light. We then use a light box to illuminate high contrast, moving patterns and objects. However, just lately, she has been noticing us with brief glances out of the corner of her eye, where she sees best. We are seeing this corner of the eye phenomenon occur when we hold her/lay next to her outside of the controlled environment. She still uses the sound of voice and maybe even smell of individuals to primarily identify them, but using her vision in this small way is a wonderful venture forward into new territory. Hooray Aimee!

Prayer request:
Please pray for Aimee to be protected from sickness. We were hoping to venture out tomorrow, taking her to church wearing a mask, for the first time in a few months. Unfortunately, Caleb has gotten a cough and fever for the first time in his little life this week. I am doing my best to protect Aimee, but it is hard to keep a sweet boy from his sissy when he continually tries to snuggle with her.