At the end of this month we will be moving back to Sherwood Park. I know, Jason said he never would, but we have been thinking about where Alex will be going to school and we believe that the supports just may be better there, so off we go. And they REMOVE the snow there! For all you Edmontonians, you realize how valuable this is, and for all you who have attempted to visit us this winter you realize just how much more amazing it will be for us to live somewhere where visitors will be able to park!
Alex started a new therapy with an organization funded by Alberta Learning back in early February, the woman comes four days a week for 3.5 hours and works one on one with Alex. She even picks him up and takes him to preschool and swimming lessons, following him while he plays and interacts with the other kids, enacting the prescribed actions that the therapists have advised. I asked her about what the other kids think and she said that they just accept that she's there and haven't bugged Alex about it at all; it makes me really grateful that Alex is so young.
We are noticing some improvement with his left hand! He is able to very lightly grab onto something if you place it in his hand and then let it go on command, we are extremely excited about it!
Troy has started crawling and is picking up speed and has also begun to 'furniture walk'. He has also discovered the joys of toilet paper and the mysterious 'water bowl' in the bathroom that he can now reach and splash (yuck!). Needless to say we keep the bathroom door closed now!
