More Therapy

First, let me say thank you for every one's kind words of encouragement since my last post. I knew you all cared, but wow! I feel good knowing I have plenty of people supporting me through this difficult journey. 

Not much has changed with us since my last post. We met with another Physical Therapist (PT) on Monday to have Luke evaluated for more therapy (at the suggestion of his developmental pediatrician). Currently our therapists come to the house on Wednesday and Thursday. This new therapist was at Methodist Hospital. We got there and she seemed very nice and knowledgeable. She spent 45 minutes with Luke and he of course wooed her with his charm :) She did think he needed more PT. I knew that would happen. I don't disagree but I also hate the idea. We will start seeing her on Monday starting in 2 weeks (she has to get it through insurance). This means that every day I am off work, Luke has therapy of some kind. My life is supposed to revolve around my child, not my child's therapies! 

Luke is becoming your typical toddler as far as behavior goes. He is starting to throw fits. Because he is so immobile we do carry him around a lot, but we try not to. Lately, if we put him down in the living room on the floor (where he plays) he starts throwing a massive fit. He cries soo hard and loud. I know I need to just ignore it and I do. But there are times where he is gagging himself with his forceful crying and then it has to stop. I know he is frustrated because he can't move around like he wants to. I wish I could help him....

My depression is about the same. I see Dr. Stone about every 2 weeks. She is helping me to focus on things that don't involve taking care of Luke, as that is wearing on me and stressing me out. My friend Meg said I needed a hobby. I agree, as does she. While I love to read, that makes me tired which is something I am trying to avoid. Dr. Stone suggested that I use this extra time to work on our house. Ideally, we need to sell it and move to a place more suitable for Luke and his growing needs (and again "ideally" for our growing family). However, in order for us to get what we need out of this house, some work needs to be done. So I am taking this idea and running with it! I am currently repainting the garage door (we really need a new one but can't afford it), after that I am resealing the driveway, and then staining/painting our deck in the backyard. That should keep me busy for a while.  

Luke and Daddy :)