Cora's therapy session

Today Cora was visited by Early on program for her physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.  These women are working wonders for Cora Jean and her development.

This past two weeks have been busy with appointments so we were unable to get in Cora's exercises everyday.  Despite this, Cora still worked hard.

A new game was introduced to Cora during the session and it was to develop Cora's cognitive skills.  It was used to assess her abilities.  Cora blew them away!!  (Yep, mama bragging here) A toy was placed underneath a burping cloth and Cora was asked to find the toy.  She was shown the toy, it was put under the cloth and then the women waited.  Without hesitation Cora reached out, pulled off the cloth and found the toy!  First try.  Must have been a fluke, right?   They did it again and without fail Cora again moved the cloth and found the toy.

They next worked on Cora getting her knees underneath herself to move forward.  Cora still has poor muscle tone in her hip area and this tends to make her legs flop to the side instead of underneath herself.  Although she has gotten better at balancing on one arm and reaching for a toy with the other hand, she still struggles to get the hips and legs where they need to be.

Before the therapies ended Cora was introduced to the signs "book", "open/turn", and "E" for Emily.

Cora  has been lacking a little in energy the last two days.  She seems to be again sleeping and napping more than she is playing, but she had lots of energy for the therapy today.  She worked hard and napped after.

While Cora continues to excel and grow in some areas, she still struggles in other areas.  This doesn't  concern me though, because even the typical child will excel in some areas and struggle in others at this tender age.   What a joy that knowledge is...to know that , for today, she is "typical".