Hey all! I know I've been slacking lately. Just been so crazy busy it seems! Camden got fitted for his ankle braces yesterday. They won't be ready until Feb 8th, when we'll return to test them out. When Camden is put in a standing position, his feet rotate inwards. These braces should hopefully prevent them from doing that and get him used to the feel of correct weight bearing.
And recently a "Pony Walker" was donated to Camden. His PT, Lisa, put him in one they had there and he took off! It was so exciting to see! They happened to have another one in their closet just gathering dust so they have loaned it out to us for as long as Cam needs it. We went last weekend with "Aunt" Heather to the mall (which had a good, flat service for walking) and all the kids were looking at it like they wanted one.
We had a rough patch for about a week when Camden was SUPER fussy. The Dr. gave him a reflux medicine that seems to be working.
Lisa is considering trying to get Camden acquainted with a "communication board". Baby Sign Language was, for a brief period, an option. But Camden doesn't seem to have enough control in his fingers just yet. The communication board would have pics of things he may want with buttons on it. He would just push the button corresponding to the pic to say what he wants. This would, by no means, be a substitute for learning to speak. But it may alleviate some of his frustration with not being able to tell us what he wants. He is able to push buttons, so we're going to try to meet him halfway.
