Maddox's Road To Recovery: New 14ft outdoor Trampoline is Priceless!

(I say "outdoor" trampoline because we Maddox already has his 8 ft trampoline downstairs and a 5 ft trampoline that travels between the screen porch and the living room...anything for our Maddox's needs. Gavin hit the jackpot on all of these therapeutic toys he gets to share now!)

Successes:

~Maddox played really well with his little cousin, Amelia outside on the play-system and on the trampoline. They were very funny together and he was actually acknowledging her and they were laughing at each-other bounce around the trampoline! He let her slide with him and climb on the same apparatuses. Great parallel play all afternoon!

~Maddox said "more" for me today after prompting and waiting 2 min. and giving him some space. He also did amazingly well mimicking my actions on the trampoline again tonight. He was very engaged in playing with me...he helped me get up, and hugged and kissed me a lot. My favorite!

~Maddox said "Yeah" to me twice in conversation! I typically talk to Maddox as if he is talking back (as I realize how frustrating that would be to want to respond and have a voice but, just can't get the words out) and he responded appropriately with a smirky smile, "yeah" twice in conversation!

~Maddox overall did a great job going "pee-pee on the potty" today.

Regressions:

~No poopy today but, I'm sure first thing tomorrow. He just loved that trampoline so much today that I think it was hard for him to focus on what his body was telling him. I will help him with tummy exercises in AM and hope that does the trick.

Therapies:

~2 hours with his Senior WEAP therapist (Wisconsin Early Autism Project)went really well. Again, he really enjoyed doing some of his set programs outdoors on his trampoline.

~15 min of exercises/x4 times today (Maddox working with mommy) -Brain Balance exercises (methods stimulating the different areas of his brain where there's a lack of proper connections, and working towards simultaneously raising them to the same level for real-time integration) Sensory-Motor Exercises, Coordination and Balance

Food Journal: (All foods are organic & free of gluten, egg, casein, soybean, strawberry)

Breakfast~ GF (Gluten Free) buck-berry waffle, 4 pieces of nitrate free Turkey bacon

Snacks~ 2 cups of green grapes, 1 cup GF Whole-O's cereal with dried organic raspberries added

Lunch~ 3 allergy free dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets, 6 dried large pieces of mango, 2 cups allergy free pretzels

Dinner~ Attempted Tortilla pizza, no success. Ate 1 1/2 cups green grapes, 1 cup applesauce.

~3 bottles of water throughout the day

Supplements: (Mixed with 1/4 cup Aroniaberry juice diluted & pressed-organic apple juice)

~AM~

DHA 2.5 mL(1/2 teaspoon)

Pure Vitamin D(4 tiny drops...each little drop=1,000 IU

Digestive Enzymes w/Isogest(1 capsule)

1/4 teaspoon Probiotics