Saturday, February 26, 2011

Good Therapy Session


We had a very good therapy session on Wednesday with Khyle's PT Libby. Khyle was very alert and that made all the difference. We put him up in his new 'Wombat' chair which positions him nicely. Because Khyle's muscle tone is so poor he needs lots of help sitting up & holding his head up. All the braces, slats & belts on this chair keep him propped up perfectly & allow him to turn his head freely.

We pushed his tray up to the chair & put some toys on it for him to handle. We get good responses from the 'Switch' toys. They are recordable devices that Khyle has to press a button in order to activate the sound. On one I am singing 'Twinkle Twinkle', on another Daddy plays guitar. If Khyle wants to get the reward of hearing Mommy or Daddy, he must press the button himself. It teaches him cause & effect and we see a small glint of curiosity in him when he gets it right.


We are very proud of our brave, strong boy who works so hard at the simple things. We are astounded by his perseverance and challenged daily by his ferocious will. He is after all, 'Khyle The Warrior"!


KHYLE AT PLAY


Sorry I started taping sideways but bear with it, I get it upright halfway through. Look how excited Khyle is playing with Mommy & his toy. This one vibrates too!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Finally An Update


Hi friends of Khyle! It's been a long time since I've updated this page. Mostly I've been just dropping little blurbs on his Facebook page and we've kind of been taking a long breath post-surgery.

So here's a fun photo slideshow of the beautiful boy. Enjoy. He is healthy, gaining weight, doing well in therapy. Will share some 2011 plans with you SOON.




Here we all are just getting our Christmas morning started. Khylie Boy is dressed in his super cute Diego hat.



Toy Story & Cars themed clothing were the boy's main gifts. And he looks gorgeous in everything!



This another chair, the Wombat, that was given to us by a lovely family in Virginia. God is good! And thanks Libby for the hookup!




Enjoying therapy. We put toys on the tray for him to play with. Libby (PT) is turning his head, Khyle still needs to strengthen his neck. This tummy position is good for him because he is on his back a lot.



Here Khyle is in tow at an apple orchard back in October. He was right out there picking apples :) with us.