First PT and OT visits

It has been a long week.  With daily doctor/therapy appointments, we are all tired and desperate for normalcy.  We headed to Gillette Children's in St. Paul on Dec. 3rd for his first OT visit.  He was so afraid.  He thought we would be sleeping over again like his admission to the hospital.  We arrived and he was in tears because he was anxious.  Still in pain, he had to ride in the red wagon to the appointment.

He loved it!  He smiled and asked if we could keep the wagon because it didn't make his legs hurt.  We had our hour long session and then headed to Target because he wanted to go so badly to get some ornaments for his tree.  Since he couldn't walk we had to get the double cart.  He and baby sister loved it.  It was a short run as Jayden did not tolerate sitting for a long time. 

Kids cookie in hand, we grabbed a few essentials and headed home.  PT was today, Dec. 4th.  It was almost 2 hours long and Jayden stood alone unassisted for about 5 seconds for the first time!  He walked with the aid of a special walker and despite my enthusiasm and applause, he decided I was a bit too much.  "Mom, please don't smile or be proud of me.  It's annoying."  The therapists had a good laugh and he walked back to the room in the walker without our help.

He is so tired now.  Asleep on the couch with his new knee mobilizers on.  We meet with the Physical Medicine and Rehab Doctor next week to decide if he needs 2 weeks of inpatient therapy instead of outpatient.