PT is.....

OVER…oh I mean, over J  We took Sydney to PT this past Wednesday and she was released with exception.  The exception being that I call in about 6 weeks and let them know if we feel she needs to come back in for more therapy or if we feel she is remaining in mid-line most of the time and isn’t having any troubles with activities. 

The therapist said that she could go either way with our situation.  She said that there are things that can still be worked on in PT BUT it would have to be more aggressive (like 4-5 days a week) to make an impact.  Sydney continues to have a 2-8 degree tilt and tilts more when she’s tired.  She also has a slight bit of muscle weakness on her right side.  These are things we will continue to work on at home just as we have been doing.  Since we have Sydney enrolled in physical activities (soccer and kindermusic) the therapist said that should help with building her muscles so she was comfortable with us continuing with our “home” program and discontinuing going to PT but to call and let her know how she was doing.  So, unless something drastic changes between now and 6 weeks from now, we consider ourselves released!

2 Whole Years!

Sydney turned 2 this past Monday!  Time has flown by!!

This past Saturday we had Sydney’s birthday party….it was train themed of courseJ!  We had a “food train” with a Thomas cake as the engine and RR themed cake pops as part of the caboose.  Each car of the train held a different food item.  The goody bags for the kids had a Thomas cup, train whistle, Thomas crayons, Thomas doodle pad, silly straws, glow in the dark bracelets, and a train shaped cookie cutter. 

Sydney actually opened her gifts herself this year!  She liked tearing into the paper but didn’t like it so much when the paper went everywhere (she’s a little OCD like her mom and Granny).  She’s been playing with all of her new stuff ever since she opened her gifts!  She was really shocked and excited when she saw that she got a big ride on Thomas! 

Today was her 2 year well check.  She weighs 28 lbs 10 oz (near 75 percentile), she is 34” tall (near 50 percentile), and her head measures 51.5 cm (upper 98 percentile – which is normal for her).  The doctor said that Sydney looks good and is really ahead in her skills (she speaks well for her age, she can recognize certain shapes, she can pick out colors).  The doctor said that based on her current skill level she feels that we have one smart cookie on our hands!!

Our next PT appointment isn’t for two weeks so I’ll update once that happens.  Hopefully it will be out last monthly visit J

We signed Sydney up for Lil Kickers (soccer) at Fredericksburg Field House.  She goes every Saturday morning for about an hour and she loves it!  She loves being with the other kids and running around the field.  They play age appropriate games that teach listening skills, colors, and basic soccer skills like kicking and waddling (dribbling).  I’ve also signed her up for Kindermusic and Tumbling.  She doesn’t start that until September but I think she’s going to enjoy it.  She loves music and loves to dance too.

 

23 Months!

Not a lot has been going on this past month other than normal day-to-day activities.  We did take a trip to Nags Head at the end of June and Sydney really enjoyed the ocean!  One of our friends was also down there with her 2 yr old daughter and she and Sydney had a blast the day we met them at the beach. 

Sydney and Quinn at the Ocean

 

We didn’t do anything for the 4^th of July…Sydney was in bed and asleep by 6!  She was dressed for the occasion that day thou!

 

On July 8^th we went for Sydney’s monthly PT appointment and basically we go back in another month and hopefully get released.  She is doing really well except for when she is tired then her tilt is more noticeable.  Unfortunately she was sleepy around her appointment time so, of course, she was tilting a bit.  The therapist said that Sydney is finding midline thou so the tilt is more of a habit than a medical concern at this point.  We just need to keep working with her and hopefully next month, cross our fingers and toes, we get released….we shall see!

We almost have all of the details of her birthday party worked out…so more to come on that.  I have started her wish lists at Target (search under Nikki Basham) and Toys R Us (search under: Creator/Basham/VA) if anyone is interested.  She is obsessed with Thomas the Train and bubbles.  She loves to color and likes Elmo.  She also recently started taking interest in stickers.

Since she is sooooo obsessed with Thomas the Train (she wakes up asking for the choo-choo sometimes) we decided to get tickets to a Day out with Thomas on Strasburg Railroad in PA as her birthday gift from us.  We are going to spend a couple of days in PA in September and actually get to ride on Thomas the Train!  So, today we took Sydney to a railroad museum that is in Fredericksburg as a prelude to our trip.  She loved looking at all of the train stuff.  We got to ride a maintenance train out to the main tracks and see a CSX train go by.  Sydney loved seeing the train and hearing the whistle blow.  Hopefully she will love seeing Thomas in September and riding that train.

 

22 months!

Sydney is 22 months old today!  I almost can’t believe that I’m actually posting on the day (since I’m usually a tad late with this).  And, I almost can’t believe that in 2 months she will be 2!!

 

She really didn't want me taking her picture this afternoon!

 

This past month was another one that just flew by!  It might have had something to do with Steve and I going on vacation to Jamaica to celebrate our 15 year anniversary and a close friend’s wedding!  Sydney stayed with Granny while we were gone and had a blast I’m sure.  We Face Timed with her every other day or so and she would say hi then go back to playing…LOL…I guess she missed us a little bit.  While at Granny’s she did use her potty once (that I know of) so that was good.  Since we’ve been back she has asked me once to use the potty (and she actually used it) so I think it’s time to start stepping up the potty training!

I know this blog is about Sydney but I had to share this picture I took in Jamaica :)

 

It’s been hot here the past few weeks.  We got Sydney a small pool to put on the deck so she can play in it while I sit out there with her.  She absolutely loves it!  She sure is a water baby!

Water Baby!!!

 

Our friends that got married while in Jamaica with us held a reception this past weekend and Sydney was a dancing fool there!  She certainly is a social butterfly!

 

We went to PT Monday and the therapist said Sydney is looking really good!  She said for us to keep using the TOT collar but scale back the amount of time it is on and to come back to PT in 4 weeks for an assessment.  Cross your fingers that Sydney keeps looking good and we might be out of PT for her 2^nd birthday!

Beach Girl & Caterpillar Uh-Oh

21 months!

This month has flown by!  We went on our first family beach trip of the year to Nags Head.  Sydney loved the water even thou it was REALLY chilly!!  She wanted to run into the waves the entire time we were at the ocean.  We also saw the wild horses and visited the aquarium.  Sydney liked looking at the fish.

We also took part in the Fredericksburg Walk for MS this past month.  It’s a 3 mile walk around downtown Fredericksburg and money raised goes towards MS research.  Sydney kicked back and enjoyed the stroller ride J

The warm weather has brought out caterpillars and Sydney has discovered them.  She laughs like a silly person when she tries to “pet” them.  It is hysterical!

 

Sydney also LOVES her Daddy's bike....Harley Girl!

 

I have some videos I'll try to post separate from this post.

PT is still at every two weeks and no real changes yet.  We’ll just keep working on it.

20 months

Last week Sydney was 20 months old!  My how time flies when you are having fun!  There’s not really anything new to report other than her vocabulary seems to be growing daily.  She is extremely fond of the word NO and uses it whenever she is asked any question…even if the answer is ‘yes’ she’s going to tell you no…LOL.  She loves her ‘shoooose’ and if she can’t find something she asks ‘where it go’?  She is also extremely independent but loves to help do things around the house.  Every morning she helps feed that cat and empty the dishwasher.  She also gives the dog his bone too.  She loves being outside and swinging on the swing.  Now that it’s been staying nice outside we try to spend time outdoors as much as we can. 

PT is still every other week and no real changes there either.  She’s not getting worse but they still want us to work on getting her to stop shifting her weight to her right hip when she’s seated and also using her left hand more.  We’re working on it….

This week, my nephew Mason came to Virginia from Florida to spend spring break with the family.  We all went to the Metro Richmond Zoo.  Sydney loved feeding the animals and Mason deemed himself “the bird whisperer”….LOL