Monica, our Physical Therapist

We love Tuesday afternoons because that means that Monica, from Horizon Pediatric Therapy, is going to come over and play with us for a little while. Brynlyn really loves Monica and I think she really enjoys showing Monica her progress from week to week. She really comes alive during her PT session. It's so funny to see! Her sisters really come alive during PT also. Katelyn and Lauryn always want to "help" Brynlyn learn the new techniques, etc. Aagh! It sometimes gets crazy but Monica is so great and just laughs and takes it in stride.

Lately, Brynlyn has been tolerating "tummy time" more and more. We're trying to show her that she can put pressure on her arms to help hoist her up. She's finally coming around to our way of thinking and realizing that being on her tummy is not always a bad thing. (We think that her g-tube protrudes and doesn't necessarily hurt, but just make it uncomfortable to be on her tummy.) But she's also just starting to reach further for objects and toys, so I'll give her a little resistance against her feet just so she has something to push against and she just might figure this crawling thing out yet. She's sitting up just beautifully and can now look around peripherally without toppling over and losing balance. Also, she learned the safe fall and so she can get herself out of sitting position down to lying down on the blanket. The funniest thing with that: she's so used to laying on blankets and so any other surface is unfamiliar and "not so fun" for her. If she rolls off of her blanket onto the hardwood floor, the carpet, or the tile, she immediately freezes, lays there and starts to squawk for me to come and help her. It's so funny.

We're so proud of her progress and know that PT has been such a wonderful blessing for her. We have been evaluated by a speech therapist and there will be an opening as of late May for Brynlyn. So they're going to hopefully start her speech in June.

I've attached a picture of one of our latest PT Sessions. Thank you Monica for your hard work and your continuing support for Brynlyn! We are so appreciative for you and for what you do for our family and for our sweet Brynlyn.