Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Zoom Zoom!

Chloe says "Wear your Turquoise in honor of my brother and all the CDH warriors!"  Tell the world about CDH... it's a serious birth defect and the survival rate is only 50%.  We can change this with research and awareness!

Wyatt's new stander on wheels.....  We have been waiting since November to get this and surprise! it showed up at our house today!  I am not a big fan of standers, but for Wyatt and his needs I am.  Wyatt has two things against him when it comes to the walking department- very low muscle tone from being in the hospital on a bed for five months and his brain bleed was in the portion of the brain that controls mobility.  The cells in his brain need to learn to reconnect so that the proper messages get sent to his brain to tell him to stand and walk (in simple terms).  Using a stander for a short period of time allows the bottom of his feet to feel pressure and it allows his brain to learn that he is standing.  Wyatt loves the fact it moves around the house and learned to move it around by himself instantly.  We also work on building his muscles to be stronger by practicing sitting, climbing, crawling, and standing every day at home and once a week through Infant and Toddlers and going to KKI.  We are really challenging Wyatt now to stand because he is two and half and weighs 34lbs and medically his doctors say he can do it.  His mind also wants to chase Chloe around and run with his friends. 


Wyatt calls this his bike and loves to zoom around in it!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow! Way to go Wyatt and family! I love the scoot, but I can see how this is even better. As always, so proud of Wyatt!

xxx
Laura

Vicki Jensen said...

That's some cool ride Wyatt! I hope we can get together this spring! We miss you guys.

I can't believe Wyatt is 34 pounds!! Jack is 27!

Anonymous said...

Love the Wheels Wyatt! Good Luck chasing Chloe...go get her!

:) Stacy