Redefining MommyhoodJourney of a mom whose son is overcoming hypotonia

It’s taken me forever just to sit down and try to update my blog. I’ll consolidate the week and weekend events into one post.

Tuesday we had our mommy & me class. Our Early Steps PT stopped by to see us. She wanted to see how Luke was playing and interacting w/ the other kids. He tries really hard to play on the toddler playground equipment and he likes to stand and “dance” to the music at the end of class. She was happy to see him in action:) I was a little confused though because she said this would be a “therapy session”, but she didn’t really do any therapy. She told me she has us back on the calendar for October 14th.

In the meantime, we are still pursuing the additional PT at the outpatient office. We had our first official therapy session on Friday. Our new PT there is pretty good. She showed me some things to do with Luke that were new. I think they will help strengthen his legs. She also put in the order for his ankle braces. We are waiting on the ortho company to call us to set something up. I think they will really make a big difference with the way he stands (see pic above).

Thursday we went to a local farm with the moms club. Luke loved all of the animals and was brave enough to try and feed one of the goats. We had fun, but I just wish he could have walked around with all of the other kids and interacted more with the animals. I will take him back and hopefully soon he can stand and feed the animals.

Our weekend was pretty boring. The only “family outing” we had was today to go to Lowes, then we had breakfast for dinner at Cracker Barrel. Well, Luke didn’t have breakfast, he had chicken and mashed potatoes. Daddy and I pigged out on breakfast yummies:)

We have a busy week ahead of us with mommy & me, therapy, storytime, and maybe a playdate.

We went to a playground on Friday for a playdate. I really didn’t want to go for two reasons. For one, it was super hot and humid. Two, I have been avoiding playgrounds for the past few months. Going to a playground always results in a meltdown.

Luke can still only use the toddler swings. He will see the other kids playing on the other playground equipment and want to join in, but he can’t. If I put him down, he will scoot in the mulch/dirt to try and play. It’s sad because I know he really wants to play and he doesn’t understand why he can’t. Once he can at least stand on his own, he can do more, but for now we are not going back to the playground:(