Sweet summertime 🌞

August was a whirlwind of a month. Audrey and I devoted the last 3 weeks to a PT intensive in Woodland. This meant that our schedule changed quite a bit and added more commute time each morning.

She worked 5 days a week, 3 hours a day on fine and gross motor skills. (Minus the three days we were out due to a nasty virus that hit her pretty hard)

Here are some of the skills Audrey worked on while at CTC intensive.

*Pull to stand

*Creeping along furniture

*Holding on to swing

*Controlled steps in walker

*Using the theratogs body suit to help facilitate appropriate muscles

The amazing therapist we worked with focused a lot on the importance of weight bearing with hands so that Audrey can become more stable for standing and walking.

Part of this therapy included Audrey touching new textures and playing in slimy/sticky things such as paint, whip cream and pudding. Sensory play is hard and not fun for Audrey but she did great and worked up quite a tolerance to some of them!

I know over the next few months we will really start to see these new skills in action. She has already started pulling up to stand but now we are just fine tuning it to make sure she does it correctly and safely.

In addition to this intensive, here are some highlights from this summer:

*Tried lots of new foods including some healthier snack options (win)!

*Started climbing up and over objects

*Enjoyed the sand at the beach

*Discovered her love for horses

We are both going into September ready to work.

Exciting new adventures start up this week!

*Sac State STEPS treadmill program starts back up again

*Audrey gets her custom adaptive trike from NorCal Trykers September 8th

*All regular therapies will resume back including ABA, Weekly OT, PT and Speech services

Looking forward to #KickingCASK this fall ❤️