The doctors tested Keelie with the Mullen Scales of Early Learning. This test can be used to identify a child's strengths and weaknesses and it assesses development. This test uses five scales to provide a complete picture of cognitive and motor ability. Keelie scored a 100 on understanding and matching. They showed her a picture then mixed it with two other pictures and she picked out the one they showed her first. She scored a 70 on expressive which is a mild delay. And she scored an 86 on fine motor which is also a mild delay. They said she definitely would benefit from being in Occupational Therapy.
The speech doctor wants us to look at the Childhood of Apraxia of Speech Association of North America. http://www.apraxia-kids.org/ She also wants us to buy Keelie a gummy yummy for her to chew on along with her chew tubes and z-vibe. She did say to work hard with Keelie to try to keep certain things out of her mouth and to try to explain to her that hands and other objects don't go in her mouth. She said if she is persistent at putting her hands in her mouth then try to explain to her that only clean hands go in your mouth. The doctor says Keelie puts her hands or other objects in her mouth because she is has low oral sensory. This means she is looking for different feelings in her mouth because she doesn't feel like we do. She does believe this will get better.
On a bad note, Keelie came home with a cold. I'm not surprised with the different temperature changes we went through. So we are back on Xopenex along with Pulmicort. The Pulmicort is a preventative medication she is suppose to stay on all winter to prevent wheezing. She is actually really good at the nebulizer. She will turn it on and off herself and sit there like a big girl until it is done. Hopefully, we got a head start and she won't end up as sick as she normally does. This time last year was when she was in the hospital for 3 days for respiratory distress, flu, and tracheal bronchitis. She doesn't seem too bad although she does have some congestion, but the drainage is just a little yellow.
Here are a few pictures from our trip.
This is a hat we bought Ryland at Bass Pro. I told Josh that the little boy needed a hat.
This is Cayden's smile for "how much longer". ha ha I heard that quite a few times.
The girls loved seeing the rocket in Huntsville. I couldn't resist stopping.
Keelie's sad face. A new trick she has learned to get what she wants. She has Daddy wrapped around her little finger.
A picture inside the Bass Pro Shop. The kids loved this place. Well the adults did to. LOL
glad you took some fun photos along the way Linds!
ReplyDeleteWish we would have known you guys were stopping in Huntsville!! We would have loved to see all of you!
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