And the final verdict is - Jackson loved it! It gave him so much more independence and there were so many more things to see and do. You know, more cupboards and drawers to open and close!
One of the reasons for taking the stander home with us was so that we could document how he responded to it. We kept a journal throughout the week so that we could present it to his therapists and they in turn could use that info in their letters of justification to send to the insurance company. We also took lots of pictures and videos too.
Here are the journal entries for your viewing pleasure. It's a nice review of all of the fun stuff he did that week.
This is also when one of the first times that he's been able to "play" with his cousins at their level. Usually they get down on the floor to play with him. But, while we were at Denise and Amanda's house decorating gingerbread houses he was able to hang out at the table by himself and not in a high chair or on someone's lap. He also was able to leave the table and go see what the other kids were doing and go follow them around the house. That night was actually one of the times that he was in the stander for over an hour. He would've stayed in it longer but we could tell that he was getting fatigued.
Most of his therapy sessions that week were done in the stander. He also played with some toys up to a table which put him at a different eye level with them. He also got to play pool with Mommy and Daddy and bang on some drums. He was very excited to do that. In fact, he got mad when we told him we were all done and time to go to bed!
Here's a video of Jax cruising around at home in the stander:
We've also got a video of Jax playing pool with Daddy:
And, another video of Jackson banging away on the drums:
I really wanted to get another video of him playing pool and banging on the drums but the batteries died in my camera and there were no more to be found in the house. Boo! Although, in hindsight I'm sure there were a ton of toys I could've
** Update - As it stands right now, we should be getting both the wheelchair and the stander. Additionally, all costs should be covered by our insurance with the EI program picking up the remaining balance. What a blessing!!! There was a lot of paperwork to fill out and right now we are waiting for our insurance to approve the requests. They say it will be a month or two before we get them. Hopefully sooner rather than later! Jackson was so happy that week and loved his new-found independence and we want him to experience that again.
And now, let's finish off this post with some more pictures, shall we? ;)
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| He spent more time playing with the drawers on the china cabinet than with the toy, but who cares? He was having a blast! |
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| Peek-a-boo! I see you! |
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| "I got this shot Dad! Let me take it!" |
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| Baby Pool Shark |
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| Little Drummer Boy! |
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| Had so much fun bang-bang-bangin' on the drums! |
Peace out. 'Til next time.
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