Cameron just had his annual review and we gave him a raise, I mean he has been working overtime for the last three months so it was needed.
In all seriousness he really has been working hard with 6 therapies every week - yes that's right SIX, which means that yes some days we have multiple therapies. Despite the tough schedule he does very well and is very tolerant of the many sessions. Best of all we see him making progress.
During his annual IFSP (Individualized Family Service Plan) meeting this week his entire team of therapists met at our house and we reviewed his progress and recent evaluations. Now we could get bogged down in the numbers and if you did that you would think things aren't so great, but we don't let the percentage of delay or age equivalents get us down because quite frankly some of these tests are ridiculous, and the therapists agree. But we also don't have our head in the clouds, Cameron is developmentally delayed and needs work. He is doing really well in Occupational Therapy, so much so that we are cutting back to every other week. Speech and Physical Therapy are his weakest areas he is 50% delayed in both areas and the age equivalent of a 10-13 month old in some of these areas. We will continue with PT 2x/week and add another session of ST each week as a result.
Here is the plan: OT 3x/month, ST 2x/week, PT 2x/week, DT 1x/week, DT/ST Group 1x/week.
Cameron is so great about all these therapies which makes it much easier, of course do we wish we didn't have to map out a crazy schedule like the above? yes, but we want to make the most of this last year of Early Intervention before Cameron is integrated into the school system.
Cameron is working hard on his walking and it's so great to see him upright more and more often. He is also picking up a few new words/sounds - the average person probably couldn't understand some of what he says and at times I am thankful for this - for instance one of Cameron's favorite things to say is "I Stink!" and he doesn't always use it appropriately - say when you are in the grocery store? He just says it loudly and proudly, and the thing is he doesn't even stink! But I find it cute and endearing and I am 99% sure that no one else even understands what he's saying :)
Connor is doing great, he's growing so fast. Up to 13lbs at his check up last week which is 10-15% percentile for his age - overall the Dr is very happy with him, and so are we. He is such a good baby we really feel so blessed to have such a happy and healthy little guy.
So that's the wrap up for July...
