Results

Last month when Blayke was 21 months, she had her annual testing done with Early Intervention, aka therapy that comes to our house. She was tested in every category, fine motor skills, gross motor, cognitive, communication, socialisation, etc.

Let me back up and tell you she had this same testing done 6 months ago. She was 15 months at the time, and was not yet walking. Because she wasn't walking, and everything seems to happen after they start walking, like talking, etc. Her scores weren't very good, she scored in almost everything at a 12 month level. Her speech was even at the 10 month level. 

Then she had botox done, had a cast on her good arm, and it was basically like having an infant again for a week. She was 100% dependent on us for everything, I mean everything. From trying to eat a goldfish to trying to play with her toys. It was exhausting, the only thing that got us through that week was going on walks, it gave both blayke and I a break. 

Soon after botox, at 19 months, she started walking! Then she started talking.

The results we got this week were mind blowing, even to her therapists in Early Intervention. She scored in almost category at 22 months! She is behind in the self help category, but her OT and I will be working on that, feeding herself independently with a spoon/fork, learning to dress herself, etc. 

[thanksgiving day, playing with her cousins]

If that wasn't exciting enough, she scored in adult interaction at 27 months and socialisation at 30 months!

I was blown away. In 6 months she came from being about 4 months behind and is now caught up, even scoring higher in some categories! I couldn't believe it! Her therapists couldn't believe it! She met every one of her goals that we made, which they said rarely happens. We set new goals, I am so excited for her!

Blayke and I still go to musikgarten (music class) every week, and apparently, she is doing so well in there, they wish they could put her in their preschool right now!!! But...she has to be close to 2 1/2. So, next summer sometime, she'll be starting preschool!

My little bean will be going to school!!!

We are so so so so proud of her. 6 months ago I was beginning to think, this whole stroke, cerebral palsy, thing had us beat, and that she would always be behind, but now I am starting to believe again that we can beat it! She's not going to let that stand in her way.