We had a follow up appointment with the physical therapist this week to evaluate Kiya's posture and neck again. The appointment went surprisingly well. Kiya had her moments where she was just done being fussed over and she made sure to let us know but she did well and I was proud of her.
As far as her neck muscles go, the therapist thinks there has been great improvement. She had good range of motion and her head isn't as tilted as it was before. We worked on some more exercises to help even more.
As for her posture, well she is sitting up straighter sometimes but still prefers to slouch. The therapist says this can be common for kids that scoot versus traditional crawling. She did notice improvement which was good but we for sure need to keep at it.
Where does the big green monster fit in? Well Kiya is no longer afraid of it. She sits on it and bounces and will roll on her back on it with our help of course. She is getting there and she has learned to say "ball".
We will also be working on getting Kiya to bear more weight on her knees and to try and get her to kneel in a more traditional fashion. If she kneels her legs look like she is sitting Indian style and not straight out behind her. She isn't such a fan of this but we do a little bit multiple times throughout the day so it isn't too bad.
Kiya showed off her many words while there and she showed the therapist how she gets herself into a sitting position. Last time we saw the therapist, Kiya couldn't put herself into a sitting position from laying down so the therapist was very pleased to see this improvement.
So the plan is to keep working with her both at home and at daycare. One of Kiya's teachers is familiar with the exercises and the therapist as her son also went through something similar so she is helping Kiya. We will see the therapist again in March for a progress check.
In the meantime we are just chugging along and watching our baby girl flourish in her own dramatic fashion.
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