After a little hiatus Max went back to Physical Therapy on Wednesday and he's been doing great! They changed up his routine from range of motion exercises to more massage and between that and the cold laser I'm seeing more of a difference. His back legs actually are doing more of a walking motion when he decides he's going to walk, his front arms are still behind with the program but he has some movement down to his wrists (yep... he has limp wrists still).. however he now can push using both arms when they are up in the stirrups of his cart and when he's positioned right he's cruising through the house crashing into things and rolling over Buttercup - not sure how long that will last before she loses patience...
He's been doing pretty well with eating by mouth. Sometimes it's a little slow and can take up to an hour to get a full can in there. Tonight I was able to get him to eat his regular food finally - so he's back to eating the honest kitchen. He ate a whole bowl, no problem.. however he's still not eating it on his own, I do need to pry his mouth open to spoon the food in there - except usually the first but he'll open his mouth up wide for that one... and the more full he gets, the more he clenches his teeth shut!
He's grunting and sighing sometimes when he wants something and smacks his lips when he wants attention. His eyes are starting to follow a little more... and.... he's starting to lift his head up in his cart! Below is a video - all be it not a great one... of him lifting his head up a little bit. (In Physical Therapy they've also been having him practice standing up on his own and leaning against them. It's helping to build up strength in his upper arms and his neck. )
The other thing that Super Max has started to do is push himself up to a standing position if he's propped up on pillows the right way and his legs are bent under him... Will get a video of that one of these days - but he requires spotting..
He's been doing pretty well with eating by mouth. Sometimes it's a little slow and can take up to an hour to get a full can in there. Tonight I was able to get him to eat his regular food finally - so he's back to eating the honest kitchen. He ate a whole bowl, no problem.. however he's still not eating it on his own, I do need to pry his mouth open to spoon the food in there - except usually the first but he'll open his mouth up wide for that one... and the more full he gets, the more he clenches his teeth shut!
He's grunting and sighing sometimes when he wants something and smacks his lips when he wants attention. His eyes are starting to follow a little more... and.... he's starting to lift his head up in his cart! Below is a video - all be it not a great one... of him lifting his head up a little bit. (In Physical Therapy they've also been having him practice standing up on his own and leaning against them. It's helping to build up strength in his upper arms and his neck. )
The other thing that Super Max has started to do is push himself up to a standing position if he's propped up on pillows the right way and his legs are bent under him... Will get a video of that one of these days - but he requires spotting..
So glad to hear Max is doing well in PT (and that Mom got a short break, hope you got to sleep in late and laze around). Looks like some fancy new bumpers to help keep him in position? Glad the eating is going well too. Wonder why Max clenches down after the first go around? Rubs for Max. Dude and Dude's Mom
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