Amazing

Yesterday Macie had the "Marathon therapy day". She had speech at 10:30, OT at 1:00, then DT at 5:00. She did AWESOME! When the OT was packing up and getting ready to go, I was wiping tears of joy from my eyes, and she said "it's days like this that remind me why I do what I do."!

Macie has been doing very well in therapy all along, but yesterday was different. It was a breakthrough day for her. Macie actually initiated play with the therapist, she referenced her while playing, and she allowed the therapist to touch her through most of the hour. After Macie was done with her dance party, and letting the therapist pick her up into the air, she sat down on the floor. The therapist had 12 rings, 6 colors (2 of each). Macie went over to them and paired them up by color, and placed them in a row on the floor! I could hardly believe my eyes. I am constantly working with her on colors, numbers, alphabet, but always have the thought in the back of my mind that she's just "not getting it". I hate having those thoughts, but I can't help it. Despite the thoughts, I keep going and keep teaching her, and reading to her, etc. I was so proud of her, shocked, and amazed all at the same time. We celebrated all day....we're still celebrating!

Then DT came at 5:00. I had a feeling that Macie would pretty much be done by this point, but wanted to give this schedule a shot. The therapist had to move our appt. from Tuesdays to Mondays. This meant that she would have THREE hours of therapy on Mondays. I was nervous she would be too tired, hungry, etc. She did amazing with her too. The therapist has a Candy Land Bingo game. Macie picked out the Green Gingerbread Girl game piece first. She waited and took her turn, AND when the pieces came out of the gingerbread house she matched them by color and shape on the board!!!! She got each and every one of them right!

We are two extremely proud, happy parents!!! She has been "different" the past two weeks. She is more focused, attentive, playful, calm, loving, happy, etc. She loves playing in front of a mirror and checking herself out, she loves playing in her room and having dance parties with Mommy and Emma. I asked her yesterday if she wanted to draw with the blue, or green marker and she said "blue".

This is all HUGE!