Daniel has been going to pool therapy for the past few weeks. In the bathtub Daniel is very happy and kicks and laughs and splashes everywhere and so we thought it best to get him into the pool and have it work for him. He is very hesitant at first but when he gets into his comfort zone it is like he transforms into a little fish. He is calm and relaxed at times and very "free" to move both his arms and his legs. Simply adorable. He even laughs his great belly laugh while splashing his mommy in the face. In the pool Daniel is able to do something he can't do as easily out of the pool, he is able to be independent. For a brief moment in time he is his own person and in his body and fully capable of moving it his way. I love the pool.
Daniel has been evaluated by the early intervention people again (this is standard every 6 months I think). It's just a bunch of paper work really but all the therapists come together and assess the progress that he is making (and he is making a LOT of progress) and they scale it to see what age range he is into for cognitive, social, motor etc. Well our Danny boy is in the 9 month range BUT with many areas he is expanding towards the 12 to 15 month range! He is really doing great. Every day he does something he didn't do the day before. It is great to see and hear. Some examples are: he waves and says "bye-bye," He stays on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth for quite a while, he rolls purposefully to get to something he wants. All really wonderful to see. Honestly, I don't know what he is going to do next but really I cannot wait to find out.
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