A little piece of heaven » Life http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog The Nathan and Belle chronicles Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:00:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Just because http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/just-because.html http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/just-because.html#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:40:47 +0000 Marcela http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/just-because.html Nap time!

]]> http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/just-because.html/feed 1 Bits http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/bits-10.html http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/bits-10.html#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:15:30 +0000 Marcela http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/?p=2377 * We had a 2nd opinion with an orthopedic surgeon at Children’s Hospital LA. He evaluated Nathan’s back and hips. The good news – his back is perfect! No signs of scoliosis! As for his hips – not so good. The left hip is now at 40% subluxation – up by 7 % in just a few months. Instead of recommending surgery or botox, he wants to start by having him sleep with a brace in between his legs to stretch him out passively. After 6 months he’ll evaluate again and then determine the next step. He also prescribed DAFO’s – feet and ankle braces. He wants the ones without hinges as he believes Nathan needs the extra support and this is meant to prevent deformities of the foot and ankle. I’m not so sure what to do as this goes against what ABR and ABM reccommend. Oh what to do, what to do.

* Belle’s developing her temper quite well! She’s trying so hard to roll from back to belly. She can turn about 80%, but then she gets stuck and can’t complete the turn. Subsequently she starts crying because she can’t get to her belly! She cracks me up every time!

* My diet failed miserably. I did well for a few days and managed to lose 3 pounds…at the cost of my milk supply. I guess you really need carbs to make milk. So I had to abandon the diet and the 3 pounds came right back on. Doh. Oh, and in case anyone is interested in increasing their milk supply… Belle’s doctor prescribed BEER. Yes, you heard me right. Beer. So I had a couple of beers over the weekend for Owen’s birthday and my milk supply came back with a vengeance!

* For the first time in his LIFE, Nathan is tolerating spending time on the floor! Since he’s on vacation from school, we’ve been leaving him for bits of time on the floor to try and get him to roll and play by himself. He whines a bit at first but eventually he settles down and I’ve even caught him playing. Hooray! This is a HUGE step for him! I think once he starts spending more time on the floor he’ll have more time to explore movement with his body, and good things will then start to happen.

So that’s it for now. Have a good night!

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