The second torture technique is an attempt to get her to stop chewing her finger and let it heal. As a self soothing, sensory input thing, Cailyn likes to chew and suck on her middle finger to the point where it's ripped open and easily infected. So we have a cover for her fingers but that's plastic and we try to give it a break overnight. We have been putting a sock on her finger overnight but then she sucks on that and the finger isn't given any fresh air and time to dry up and heal. So now we are using a no-no that I had "borrowed" from the hospital. It's basically a straight arm splint and won't allow her access to her finger. She doesn't seem too pissed.
Today we had Cailyn's Open House for School. We met the teacher and the speech therapist and another little boy in her class and walked around the school. We also dropped off her school supplies. We had to drop off diapers, wipes, a change of clothes, all things I expected. We also had to buy ziploc bags, batteries (for all their sensory lights and whistles toys), tissues, glue sticks and an art smock or apron. I am very interested to see what kind of "arts and crafts" they'll do with my little lady who still doesn't use her hands. I assume fingerpainting and not sure what else. This will be a very interesting year and I'm hoping for some dramatic changes for Cailyn.
I hoped by her 1st Christmas she'd be sitting...
I hoped by her 2nd Christmas she'd be sitting and crawling...
Cailyn unfortunately has her own timeframe for accomplishments and I've had to accept things move at a snails pace. Now I am just hoping she either sits or crawls at the end of the school year.
She's happy and seems peaceful so that's more important.
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