1 Year Photos/Vitil Stem

Before I bore you with my recap of our first electrode or Vitilstem Therapy session, I had to share these pictures. In addition to having to cancel Brady's birthday party we also had to cancel his one year photo shoot. We were able to reschedule a little over a week later. Brady was just finishing his nasty virus and I don't know if it had to do with that or if he was sleepy, but whatever the reason Brady was Mr. Fussy Pants. And he's NEVER a fussy pants. Just my luck! I was pretty bummed but our great photographer told me he thought he was able to capture a few good ones in between melt downs. I just got them back and LOVE them. There aren't a lot due to the meltdown, but still some good ones.
Here is the link...
http://bludoorimages.com/gallery/jones-762287
Here are a few of my favorites
So, have I mentioned life is stressful at the moment? Throw in a SCREAMING baby, flailing his body, turning red and blotchy he is so upset, because a stranger is trying to hook up electrodes to his neck, and the stress level just sky rockets. That was Brady Monday and as soon as the SLP finally got the electrodes attached to his neck, Brady would rip them off. Wash, rinse, repeat about ten times... The SLP said Brady was the most unwilling patient she had ever had. Nice. We finally got him connected and distracted long enough for him to leave the wires alone. Once Brady gets hooked up, all he has to do is sit in a highchair, eating and drinking and watching cartoons. Oh and get an electrical current sent to his neck. We were pretty worried that Brady would not tolerate the therapy since he got so wound up just having the wires put on, but he did really really well and didn't show any signs of discomfort during the therapy. She started him off really slow and will increasingly add strength. The goal is to have 45 minutes worth of therapy. Monday Brady did 15. But it was a start and the SLP was pleased for our first session. Our next one is in the morning and I pray it goes a little more smoothly. 1 session down, 17 to go.