Coming Home

The end of our (possibly first round) intensive feeding therapy went really well.  Shane came Thursday evening so that he could meet Greyson's therapists and see them in action.  We were nervous that throwing Shane into the mix was going to throw Greyson off of his game, but it totally didn't.  He showed off and did really well on his last day.

We got very specific instructions from his therapists about how to continue his progress at home.  Both of us are aware that there may be a "transition phase" and Greyson may back track on his progress a bit, and/or revert to using some of his problem behaviors during mealtimes.  While this scares me, I am actually leaving the program feeling confident that I know how to handle these issues now.

Here is Greyson's feeding plan:
     -4 mealtime sessions a day (3 meals and 1 therapeutic snack)
     -1 Occupational Therapy session per day
     -Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy through Early Intervention once a week
     -Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy once a week through York Hospital Pediatric Rehab
     -Visit with his team at The Children's Institute once a month

As you can see, I'm going to be a busy woman.  I've made a strict schedule for myself and Greyson to get through the day including everything that we "have" to do.  We even schedule time for things that we "want" to do, like Tot School and (yes) we even scheduled playtime.  I also have plans to do once-a-month cooking to stash our freezer with easy meals because there's not much time for cooking on the schedule.

So Friday we said good-bye to Pittsburgh (which was a great city) through the seventh floor of the parking garage...

and we headed to the mountains for some rest, relaxation, and some fun with the family.  

Watching the men play horseshoes.  

Playing "ball-ball".

Washing up after a dirty day.