But today, Mum was grinding back the od, lumpy bricks at the side of the house. We have to get the outside ready for the renderers!
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Usually, the sound of grinding comes from me... and my grinding teeth habit!
But today, Mum was grinding back the od, lumpy bricks at the side of the house. We have to get the outside ready for the renderers! More here. Today, I got to do something pretty cool.
I had my first ever swimming lesson! I was all on my own! There was no Mum or Dad to hold me. I was a big boy! It was so much fun. I love swimming and splashing and kicking. I was really talkative to my teacher, because we were having so much fun. He was very comfortable with me, too! My cerebral palsy didn't scare him. I can't wait for next week! (I'm trying floating in this photo!) Look who joined me at my school today!
I'm not sure who was more excited... her or Mum! (My baby sister decided she needed to be in this photo too!) Happy Back to School day, everyone! Because my Dad works long hours, we don't always get to see him every day. Some times, it can be a few days that we don't see him. We miss him. So, it was really fun to get away over the long weekend. We went to Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo! We rode in a golf cart! I loved sitting up the front with Dad. We went swimming, every day, and even had a spa. We saw the big dish at Parkes and drove around the mountain at Bathurst. We laughed lots. I love my Mum and Dad. How fun! We drove around the Western Plains Zoo in a zebra golf cart! Look how big I have gotten! Maybe next time... I could drive... We loved sitting on the giraffe... We all had so much fun. Can you tell? :) Because of my GO-To Seat, I could sit in the front seat, with Dad! It was so fun; having a couple of days away with Mum, Dad and the Noisy Sisters. I like it when we can go fast. Dad drives much faster than Mum. They put me near the rhino's butt... What?! This was cool, too... but, it's more of a 'grown-ups' thing. This was the view, from where we stayed. One day, maybe... I can ride the track really fast!
These posts can be written to suit either a personal computer screen or an iPad or phone screen.
They have been written to fit neatly on computer screens, but maybe we should change that. Maybe more of you are reading these posts on iPads or on your phone. We can make the posts look 'pretty' and neat... But, if we use the wrong style, the posts will still look messy. So... Personal computer or mobile/iPad? Let us know. See that red mark on Mum's shoulder?
I did that yesterday! She tasted good! She wasn't very happy with me, for biting her... But look what happened today? I lost my second tooth! We can't find that one either! Never mind! The start of the year means I start having appointments again. Today I had a vision review. It's always hard to have reviews. It’s hard hearing things about my disabilities because I am always on the ‘bad side’ of text book definitions. Hearing how I am at the lowest end of the scale isn’t fun and it makes Mum a little sad, all over again. But, the vision therapist told Mum that we are doing a great job! She said my family are giving me every opportunity to keep developing my eyes. (My eyes work just fine, but because of my brain damage, the message sometimes gets lost.) My new kitchen bench top makes a great plain backdrop for me to concentrate on my looking! A solid, plain background helps me focus on an object. My bedroom is perfectly set up, too! I have some cool lights, including disco lights. I have paintings with reflective paint, from Aunty Terese. I have black animal cut-outs, which make for cool contrasts, from Aunty Eggs (ericamade). The vision therapist loved my light box (my secret chill out room!) and she loved the colour board Nanoo made. If you want to show me something, hold it close to my face. It helps if you move it slowly. If you ask me about it, give me time to respond. It helps if there is a plain background behind the object, so maybe put some black paper behind what you show me. And, don’t give up on me. Give me a chance to learn to understand the messages my eyes are sending me. So, while I might only be ‘level one’ in most aspects of my vision, I will keep doing my vision therapy. It’s working. And, my family love it when I look them in the eye. My bedroom is pretty cool, right? Some of these lights were excellent presents!
My new house is perfect for my walker. (And my floor roller!) I have lots of space to walk in and the floor is even and smooth. On my good days, I walk laps of this section! The other day I was in my walker, and I was feeling so determined! After I had done a couple of laps, it started to hurt.
I took a big step… and then, I cried. Aunty Carol asked whether I wanted to get out. I shook my head… No! I took another big step… and then, I cried again. Aunty Carol asked whether I wanted to get out. I shook my head… No! I took a big step… and then, I cried. I was feeling so determined. My Noisy Sister could see I really wanted to take more steps. She could see it was hurting me. She came and stood just behind me. She was watching after me, making sure I was ok, and encouraging me to keep going. She had my back. Aunty Carol wasn’t as strong as I was. She got me out of my walker, and we had a big cuddle. It was hot today! So we went to one of our favourite places - the river. This was the first time we have taken the beach wheelchair there. It was really fun floating in the water. We did get a lot of looks, but we are used to that now!
Sometimes, I hate having sisters!
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