Today was another Mommy and Noah day. Since February I have been off on Thursdays to spend more time with the little man and to accommodate his therapy schedule. In February Noah got approved to have OT twice a week so I adjusted my schedule so I could take him on Wednesdays after work and Thursday afternoons. This was before we changed daycare (OT is held at his daycare) but we have kept the schedule the same. We started off the morning with PT at the house and he worked on getting up into a standing position without pulling up on something. He was actually happy to work with Sandy this morning and had a great session.
After PT we ran a few errands and then it was nap time. Noah was of course exhausted from not napping the day before so took a nice long nap this afternoon. I actually had to wake him up and then we rushed over to Hand in Hand for his OT session. He has come along way with his OT and she does a wonderful job with him. It was really funny today because we walked in, he immediately walked straight over to Jane and then led her down into the therapy room. I thought for sure he was going to make a run for it to try to get into the outdoor area but he nicely made the turn into the room and off they went. He also had a good OT session so overall it was a good day. As I said before sometimes he can have "disaster" days at therapy so it always makes me happy to see him go 2 for 2.
It was an absolutely gorgeous day here today so after therapy we headed down to the park. I have been trying to do this with Noah every Thursday afternoon so he can get out and just play. He loves the park-not so much for the swings or the slide-but for the kid watching and walking around. It was really warm today and Noah had shorts on. I didn't really think anything of it but as we were walking down to the park I wondered if anyone would comment on his brace. We have only had the brace for about a month now and most of the time he has been wearing pants which cover it. Today though it was out in the open and I was curious if we would get some stares or questions. Sure enough as soon as I had gotten Noah out of the stroller and we were headed for the swings I heard a little girl say to her mother "Look that baby has a brace!" She didn't make any other comments and nobody else asked me about it or said anything. I was glad because I'm still at the point where I don't know the right thing to say when asked those awkward questions. I am completely comfortable now talking about Noah with family and close friends but the questions from strangers still makes me nervous. I know that I will have to deal with this because kids are curious (and adults for that matter) and questions will come up. It is just knowing the right thing to say and how to say it. I'm sure this will come with practice and get easier but I think it will always hurt to have to explain why Noah may be seen as "different." I just hope others can always look past those differences and see what a wonderful little man he is.
We had a ton of fun at the park and spent most of the time just walking around. To my excitement (and terror!)Noah let go of my hand for the first time today outside of the house and walked around by himself. This was huge as the terrain was uneven and he really had to focus on his balance to keep going. He did have a couple of spills but he got right back and kept going. Needless to say he got a workout and by the time it was time to go there was no fussing. He happily got into the stroller and we went to meet Brad at the train. We had another great day and are looking forward to the weekend!
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