I haven't said much about therapy lately. We are still having sessions. The OT is 4 times a month and the speech therapy is 2 times a month. Due to the timing of the months and when we got started, this week will be 3 weeks in a row to do speech therapy.
The therapists are really good with Kaitlyn. The sessions are really just one on one fun time for Kaitlyn most of the time. We've had a few tough OT sessions where Kaitlyn is pushed past her limit and she has a meltdown. She is one strong-willed little girl and she doesn't like to be told what to do!
On the OT front, we are trying to work on getting her to pull on the spoon to get food. Right now she just sits there and opens up, waiting for you to feed her. If the spoon is a little out of reach, she will lean forward with her mouth to get it but if it is too far to reach with her mouth she gets upset. She won't touch the spoon to grab it. We are also working on adding more texture to her food (graham cracker crumbs to her yogurt). This weekend I tried to give her a lick of my ice cream cone. Without thinking she actually opened her mouth to go for it - but wimped out at the last second. Who knew I'd be begging my child to eat ice cream!
On the speech front we are working on imitating and speaking to her in simple phrases. We are supposed to offer her choices and encourage her to point at things in books.
It's hard to say if it is the therapy or just the passage of time, but I've definitely noticed some progression in her communication skills. Sometimes you can tell that she actually knows what we are saying. And she even responds with coos and squeals at appropriate times (sometimes).
We have progressed a little with bottles. She used to freak out if we offered her anything other than her plain old bottle. But I found some bottles that look a little different and she is now drinking out of those. Baby steps!
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