I'm not going to lie, this week was a little hard. Instead of posting adorable pictures of my son playing in the snow on Facebook, we went to a wheelchair clinic in Peoria. I didn't even know that wheelchair clinics existed before I had a child with special needs.
Monday, February 15th, was President's Day, so Theo didn't have school.
I decided it would be a good time to try to un-clutter my travel map. I bought thread and yarn and attempted to use them to make more space for all of my pins. I think I am going to stick with the thread for now. It looks a lot cleaner than the yarn.
It snowed like crazy on Monday night, so we had to cancel OT Tuesday morning (February 16th) AND Theo's school was canceled.
A local mom posted on our community FB group that her son was available to come and shovel everyone out for just $25. He came over right away, cleared our walkway, driveway, and sidewalks. It was snow much snow and he did it all with a shovel! It took a few hours so I paid him $125. It was worth it!
On Wednesday, February 17th, Ms. Becca came over for PT. Theo has been standing a little crooked in his stander, so I put on his AFOs and put him in his stander so she could check him out. While Becca was adjusting his legs, Theo thought it would be a good idea to try and walk. Okay! Let's go!
Ms. Becca showed Theo how to lift his knees and push off! Theo walked around the house looking for his Beat-Bo's for about 20 minutes. He was definitely getting the hang of it by the end, but we still have work to do!
After PT, Theo and I headed to Peoria for a wheelchair clinic. We met with Numotion and the Easter Seals PT. They measured Theo and checked him over before talking to me about what we were looking for.
I had quite the list of requirements:
- I need to be able to use the wheelchair inside and outside the house
- It needs to be able to fold up, so I can put it in the back of my car
- It needs to have tie-downs for the bus
- It needs to be safe and have a five point harness
- I'd like to have a shade, wind cover, foot rest, and travel bag
- Theo needs to be comfortable
They then brought in a few options for us. A red Convaid Cruiser, A blue Convaid EZ Rider, and a pink and black specialized wheelchair.
We tried out the two Convaid's and decided that the Cruiser would be the best for Theo.
It'll take 3-6 months to get approved and be delivered, but I am excited!
Thursday, February 18th is Emily's birthday and to celebrate the NASA Rover Perseverance landed successfully on Mars!
[Valentine for us from Theo]
On Saturday, February 20th, I finished my 1/2 Marathon Race Training with Tommy Rivs. It was so hard, but also very rewarding. I'm actually going to do it all over again starting on Monday!
Theo went on a walk to look for his favorite guys!
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