April 8, 2006 - Early Morning

From Christine, a recap of her Thursday visit. "Mandy's PT was "stepped up" a lot this week, and not by her request! She walked in Education & in PT today, plus pedaling the bike while reading a magazine. She did hand presses while answering questions in OT. Multi-tasking is now a big part of her life at CNS! Other therapists are seeing this "sweet side" of Mandy, that only Sarah got to see before! Sarah walked by just grinning, listening to the sounds of "You are so mean" and "I do not want to do this" aimed at someone else for a change. This increase in PT will help her tremendously (we hope & pray) in reaching her goal of walking again with no outside support. She is working harder now than ever before & thoroughly enjoys praise for it!

Eating still seems to be a challenge for our little one. Anything that has to be chewed a lot, such as meat, ends up getting spit into a napkin. Sometimes I think it could be because she takes too big a bite, other times the food is just too dry. She is getting good nutrition through the meals that Kurt prepares for her. Most lunches include a salad of raw veggies sprayed with fresh lemon or dressing, soup, & fresh fruit. Plus she drinks "Boost" drinks a few times daily.

Hey bloggers! Amanda tells me that a friends of hers has a tattoo of a zebra on her butt...Anybody going to admit to this? She's pretty sure it's Renee M. Is she correct Renee?"