meet Teanna.

Meet Teanna, Emmett's occupational therapist. She previously worked at Fraser Center and is now with Children's. And man, she knows her stuff! Emmett has had three sessions with her so far, and things are going well! He is growing comfortable with her the more they get to know each other.

working on fine motor skills.

the bean bin. working with textures and how to feel comfortable touching them.

The therapy swing. Emmett was afraid of this at first, but once he rode on it a few times and realized he was safe, he enjoys it. The swing is meant to help the brain engage more in processing the skills needed to ride on the swing, like balance, movement through the air, and depth.

working on oral motor skills by blowing bubbles.

now that Ethnie is done with school, she can come with to therapy. she enjoyed it!

working on oral motor skills while doing therapeutic listening at the same time. this engages all areas of the brain at once. it is an amazing system.

painting with shaving cream and working on touching different textures.

Ethnie was so helpful and learned a lot about the sensory issues Emmett has.

getting silly.

Emmett took a big step when he put the shaving cream on his nose. He immediately wanted it wiped off, but at least he tried it.:)

yay buddy!

once he wanted it off he tried wiping it off his face, which caused smearing all over his face and he began to panic. Teanna cleaned him up and felt it was time to stop the activity.

We feel really good about both of Emmett's therapists and are very hopeful that he will make the progress he needs! The hardest part is accepting the fact that it will not happen overnight, over one month, or even over one year. It needs to happen in baby steps, one moment at a time. I am slowly accepting this fact. I have been praying a lot lately for patience and comfort for myself and for Emmett.

Hope you all had a great weekend!