Yesterday after boot camp and a round of errands, the boys fell dead asleep in the car. It was the first time since Charlie was a tiny baby that they were both sleeping at the same time. I drove around the neighborhood for a half hour and enjoyed the sudden silence.
Today, Charlie met again with his occupational therapist, Cyndi. She's been doing lots of muscle manipulation, which is why Charlie is without his shirt. Today, she propped him up on the ball to work on weight shift and arm strength. On Sunday, Charlie sat unassisted for almost 4 minutes. This is an ENORMOUS leap from his usual 20 -30 seconds. He sat for about 2 minutes today for Cyndi. Everyone is thrilled about his newfound core strength. He's been working very hard and its starting to really pay off.
We also met today with Katherine, Charlie's service coordinator and therapy support guru. She did a 21 month work up and assessment of his physical, mental and social progress. It's just a little snapshot of his current state for doctors and therapists. He is now scoring in the 8-10 month range for most physical and mental stuff, which is mostly due to his lack of mobility and speech. He's scoring a few months ahead of where he was in the fall, which is great. The wonderful, yet not surprising news is that for social interaction he is scoring in the 18 month range - normal for a boy his age. Yay!
