I often find unbelievable the changes that are taking place with Ella — and in such a short time after the surgery! Ella is doing so well…. She is eating well and sleeping well and with each day that passes she complains a bit less when moved around.
She is really starting to make some strides (well not on her feet yet, but…). Friday she showed more interest then ever in her Fisher-Price piano when I placed it on the tray of her KitKart. On Saturday, Amanda (Respite Care Babysitter/therapist) was playing with her while helping her with a bit of additional support and Ella was really playing. She was hitting keys with both hands! When I gave her a similar, yet simplier toy that has a few buttons and shapes that light up she hit the buttons so furiously — as if to say “Okay I got this one already.” When Karen, her great aunt, came to visit and saw her piano skills she declared that if she can teach Gaul to play the piano (which she has) she can teach Ella! In short, every day there are new skills gained. Progess is slow, but steady. I’m feeling that things could not have gone better with the surgery — so far.
We still have a few milestones ahead: the EEG this week and CT scan at the end of the month. But we are a very happy bunch these days!