It will be a hard weekend!

Leah has really become an oral seeker since the accident. Everything goes in her mouth. Stuffed animals. Toys. Blankets. We know that oral sensory can be effective for dealing with trauma. It can be emotionally regulating and provide a sense of safety. When Leah was a year old, we decided to take her pacifier away. We never wanted a kiddo attached long term to one but dramatic times call for dramatic measures and we’ve reintroduced the pac-ee-fier (as Leah calls it). She gets popsicles, suckers, chew toys, etc but we’ve found that post stretches require just a little extra soothing. And we do what we’ve got to do. This whole process requires making decisions that we never thought we’d have to be making. 

Over the last few days, Leah has been making friends with her new OT. The change of scenery in a new clinic has been helping. She is extremely fearful of using her right hand and she still loathes stretching time. One of her favorite times this week was getting to walk the therapy dog, Donsby. 

The OT came in for an additional adjustment to Leah’s brace today because her pinky is still contracting far too much. The request is that we get stretching in 5 times daily this weekend while we prepare for the sedation casting appointment. This will not be an easy thing to do but we are doing hard things these days. 

Local friends, we’ve been convinced to add additional days on to our meal train. Asking for help is so hard for us but not having to think about dinners really has been a blessing. If you feel led, please know we are incredibly thankful. When they told us this journey would be a marathon, they were not kidding.  

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