Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Merry Christmas!!

It was a nice Christmas and for once I think Jackson is really enjoying his presents!  He is so hard to buy for since can do so little independently, but we did good this year.  He got an ipad with a mount so he can use it on his futon and his wheelchair.  Here he is splashing in his koi pond scaring the fish and turtles.

There are so many reason why this is a great present for him.  It can be a passive thing for him if he is not feeling like doing anything.  It gives him something to visually stimulate him while he is listening to music.  If he is feeling up to interacting with it, there are tons of cause and effect apps for him to use independently.  If we do hand over hand, he can do some more advanced educational apps.  We can make a youtube playlist and have it play back to him. It is something that Zoe can do (and wants to do) with him.  And one of my favorite things is that it can get him looking to the right side, which we can rarely get him to do!

He also got a really cool light up switch toy, a bubble blower switch toy, and soft soled leather shoes that I sewed for him, among other things.

Zoe also had a great Christmas, but she is much easier.  She got books, puzzles, legos, a toy piano w/a microphone, and a camera plus more stuff too.



Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Hi, we're still here!

I'm just too tired to blog...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.  Sorry!!