Peeks of PT

I shared on Friday about Ivy's donut dates with Dan before her PT sessions. Since we did absolutely nothing this past weekend due to endless rain from topical storm Ophelia, I figured I'd swap our usual weekending it update for and update on Ivy's physical therapy.

Ivy has been in physical therapy for about nine months and doing awesome. Her running is improving and she has moments of catching real speed and stride. We have her wearing shoe inserts to give her foot more stability and that seems to be helping as well. This past summer she started jumping with both feel off the ground while holding onto someone's hands. She also progressed to going down slides and climbing up independently. She now goes to PT twice a month instead of weekly.

I also feel like her participating in PT is giving her great social exposure as well. Working with other adults, doing an activity independent of Kip, and listening and responding to instruction.

So much of Ivy's needs surround building confidence to try skills that challenge her. The muscle laxity causes her to feel unstable so attempting to run or jump or step over something without support is scary. In the PT setting she gets to test out these skills in a safe space so that when she encounters them in real life she has some muscle memory to go back to and the confidence to give it a try. We are seeing slow but steady improvement!