We had a great Halloween, although Eva did not participate
in the Trick or Treating because it was to cold, she did dress for the
occasion.
As I am sure I have mentioned that therapy has influenced
this household in many ways, but today, I could really see it's affect. To start, Elizabeth wanted to play “therapy”
with Eva. She decided that she wanted to
color with her as our DT has on many occasions. She was grabbing the crayons and paper and
patiently letting her go at her own pace.
Then, after dinner was over, Victoria decided that she wanted to join in
on the festivities and they placed her in the ‘therapy throne’. Although I do not think that Eva was doing
anything productive, but she was definitely entertaining her sisters. 
Finally it was bath time.
Have I ever mentioned that Eva loves baths? Well, when she ran for the tub, she started
to hoist herself into the running cold water and then stopped in her
tracks. She placed her leg back onto the
floor and took her own diaper off. I don’t
recall a therapist teaching her that but I guess the pinching/grasping skills
are starting to become more natural.
After she successfully was bare bottomed, she sat down and lifted her
foot to let me know that her socks needed to come off. I took them off and then placed her into the
tub. I decided tonight that she could
get a few new (actually just old toys put away) from the closet and gave her a Dora
mermaid doll and two rubber ducks. She
was so excited about the ducks that she didn’t really notice Dora. She was implementing speech, OT, and DT with
those ducks. She was doing the signing
for duck while making the quacking or grunting sound for duck and then she
would squeeze the ducks water out of its underside to make is squeak. It was great.
All that Play Dough interaction during therapy doesn’t just leave a mark
in the carpet; it actually forces her wrists, hands, and finger muscles to be
put to work. I think these 'new' toys will be cherished much further than I ever imagined. 
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