therapy, therapy and more therapy
i sure wish this was retail therapy that i was talking about. ok, there may be a tiny bit of retail therapy in there somewhere but what else am i supposed to do for 1 1/2 hours four days a week while carson is in physical therapy? i know i've said it before but i'm going to say it again. this kid is awesome. amazing. incredible. there aren't even enough words to describe him.
we hit the ground running on monday with physical therapy and carson did great. he loves his therapists and loves working out in the gym checking himself out in the mirror. unfortunately, after one day of therapy both boys came down with bronchitis and carson's little body was beat. he barely moved on tuesday except for to cough uncontrollably. they both really were pretty pitiful. and so that she didn't feel left out, shelby decided to also join in with an ear infection. so, good times over here. but, before we went down like a lead balloon he got in some really good work with his awesome physical therapists.
i do have to share the sweetest thing i've ever heard come out of our brooks' mouth. once we got home on sunday i noticed that brooks kept bringing carson toys that he likes to play with. he would bring them over and put them on the couch next to carson. then when they went upstairs to sleep (we let brooks sleep in carson's room more often than not, they should probably just share a room) carson's pillow and blanket were still downstairs. brooks heard that he needed it and offered to go get it for carson, a first in this house for sure. as brooks was walking out the door to go downstairs he turned and came back in the room. he stood for a second and looked in carson's direction and said, "carson, i love you." he then turned to me and said, "he had surgery, mom. it's important that i tell him that." um, talk about an ugly cry. i nearly fell out of the bed. this little guy was so worried about his brother and what he was having to do to make his legs feel better. i know that he was really worried the whole time we were gone and wanted to see carson on the phone (thank goodness for face time on the iphone). now, all of that sympathy lasted for about a hot second but it sure was sweet.
were hoping that carson will be able to get back to school next week for at least half days. he still requires a lot of help to get around, even though he tries to do it all by himself. the doctor said that typically after SPML procedures are done it takes a month to get back to where they were pre-surgery. he's done such a great job so far, we couldn't be happier with what we're seeing.
we hit the ground running on monday with physical therapy and carson did great. he loves his therapists and loves working out in the gym checking himself out in the mirror. unfortunately, after one day of therapy both boys came down with bronchitis and carson's little body was beat. he barely moved on tuesday except for to cough uncontrollably. they both really were pretty pitiful. and so that she didn't feel left out, shelby decided to also join in with an ear infection. so, good times over here. but, before we went down like a lead balloon he got in some really good work with his awesome physical therapists.
checking out his new legs in the mirror. carson is a big fan of checking himself out in the mirror. the kid has the best self esteem and loves watching himself. love it.
walking in his new super cool yellow walker. carson loves using a walker, especailly when he can run and pick up his feet and roll down the hallway.
all good things going on here!
i do have to share the sweetest thing i've ever heard come out of our brooks' mouth. once we got home on sunday i noticed that brooks kept bringing carson toys that he likes to play with. he would bring them over and put them on the couch next to carson. then when they went upstairs to sleep (we let brooks sleep in carson's room more often than not, they should probably just share a room) carson's pillow and blanket were still downstairs. brooks heard that he needed it and offered to go get it for carson, a first in this house for sure. as brooks was walking out the door to go downstairs he turned and came back in the room. he stood for a second and looked in carson's direction and said, "carson, i love you." he then turned to me and said, "he had surgery, mom. it's important that i tell him that." um, talk about an ugly cry. i nearly fell out of the bed. this little guy was so worried about his brother and what he was having to do to make his legs feel better. i know that he was really worried the whole time we were gone and wanted to see carson on the phone (thank goodness for face time on the iphone). now, all of that sympathy lasted for about a hot second but it sure was sweet.
were hoping that carson will be able to get back to school next week for at least half days. he still requires a lot of help to get around, even though he tries to do it all by himself. the doctor said that typically after SPML procedures are done it takes a month to get back to where they were pre-surgery. he's done such a great job so far, we couldn't be happier with what we're seeing.
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