New Ramp

So this week had been a productive week. We noticed that Srikar is creeping a little when placed on his tummy. So we thought that if he is kept on some slope he will try to crawl. So last weekend we went to the Home Depot and built a ramp for Srikar. Father and Grandpa were the ones who built it and from a couple of days we are placing Srikar in the ramp.

On the first day Srikar was a little scared of the new development from flat surface to an inclined surface but yesterday and today he is doing much better. He isn't crawling yet but he is creeping little and little to reach the bottom end. And sometimes if he is angry he just lies there as if he is protesting... :) ...

Thank you Brande and Monika for your valuable information about the ramp. It was very helpful.

His therapy is also going great. He has been much more active in his OT, PT and ST. All his therapists are happy with his development. He has been holding his head straight much longer and he has been sitting in his Bumbo seat for a longer time.

Thanks to Srikar's Therapists Sarah (PT), Alyssa (OT) and Darrah (ST) for working so hard with Srikar and be a part of his progress.

starting new medication

Srikar is put on new medication to control his myoclonic jerks. He is having 20 ~25 of those everyday. Sometimes he is not bothered by those, but sometimes he takes few seconds to come out of those.
His incision on his stomach and head are healing well according to the Neurosurgeon who did shunt surgery.
Srikar also had appointment with Pediatric opthalmologist last week. His optic nerves are looking fine, but his eyes are little bit out of sync which is common in Hemi kids. Opthalmlogist might do a small procedure to correct his eyes in future. But for now we wait and see how he develops.

Nowadays he is enjoying his therapy and also finding ways to get away. He acts as if he is tired and wants to sleep As soon as I bring him out he is all smiling and shouting. He is using his left hand to explore other things and is moving his right hand up and down when he is happy and angry.

He is having great time with his grandparents and aunt.