Jordan had a chance to hang out with her old friends from her first preschool… Seriously. How could it have been a year ago since we moved schools? Anyway, she’s lucky enough to get to visit with some of her friends! So last night after a busy day at school, she got to create some [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Prosthetic'
Dance class success
October 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009, Dancing, Prosthetic
Using Jordan’s helper arm at dance was a huge success… You can see in this blurry picture that she’s still reaching a bit to touch “hands” but her balance was so much better when she wore “bouncy hand” to her class. She also had no problem walking across the balance beam with it one. Last [...]
Tags:bouncyhand·Dancing·helperarm·jordan·october09·Prosthetic
A dancing challenge
October 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009, Dancing, Prosthetic
Jordan loves to dance – and this year she’s taking a dance class that has a couple of performances in the year. It’s certainly a bit more intense from the sweet and calm version she took last year. So her dance teacher and I (who also happens to be a co-worker/friend) are trying to decide [...]
Busy times
September 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
As I get back into a new semester in our newsroom, I’m not updating any of my blog often enough! Jordan is growing so dang fast, I really should document it more.
Yesterday was an interesting one… Jordan apparently had a hard time at school. She didn’t want to listen. She’s more hard headed right now [...]
Good moving forward
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · 2009, Chicago09, Prosthetic
Jordan and the rest of the family met up with David Rotter – who built Jordan’s current prosthetic (and its many hands). The girl LOVES “Mr. David” and I wanted Randy and Cameron to meet him too. So we all showed off Jordan’s growing skills with her bike arm. I’m pretty darn excited to see [...]
Tags:2009·Chicago09·museum·Prosthetic
Camp No Limits!
July 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · 2009, Little Arm
The kids and I wrapped up our Camp No Limits experience yesterday. This is the first time I’ve been able to get onto my computer since then. It was the first time the camp came to Missouri – so it was very small. But there are also camps in Maine, Florida and Idaho this year. [...]
Tags:biking·camp·Camp No Limits·june09·Little Arm·Prosthetic·Video
Good news all around
April 30th, 2009 · No Comments · 2009, School
I took Jordan to meet with her pediatric orthopedic specialist this week to make sure she doesn’t have any anomalies in her hips or spine. We decided to take this step after her physical therapist was concerned about a number of tiny issues with Jordan’s physical abilities and structure. It was so great to watch Jordan bravely [...]
Check this out!
March 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · 2009
Since Jordan was very small, Randy and I have talked about how cool she’ll be when she gets her iArm – a prosthetic that will contain her iPhone, a small knife (for protection of course), a USB drive and all kinds of technically helpful tools. It will be SO cool. So when I found out [...]
Mixed feelings
January 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009, Therapy, jordan
I had a big meeting with the public school district yesterday to decide if she would qualify for their Individualized Education Program or IEP. It’s a specialized plan for a child with disabilities in a learning environment. I had mixed feelings about the process since I don’t consider Jordan disabled… But I kind of wanted [...]
The big snots are back
June 22nd, 2006 · No Comments · 2006
Jordan has a cold. I took her to her PM&R appointment and saw the new hand the prosthetist ordered. We all talked about how we need a different way to fit her arm into the prosthetic and I think we’re moving forward. The doctors all had to go through this meeting with [...]
Tags:Prosthetic·prosthetist
Rolling and giggling
May 27th, 2006 · No Comments · 2006
Have I mentioned that Jordan can’t pay attention when I’m feeding her these days? It’s a very standard issue for babies at this age. The world is exciting, and she doesn’t want to miss any moment that is happening behind her when she’s eating. So she eats a little, turns around to [...]
Rolling over!! Both ways!!
May 25th, 2006 · 2 Comments · 2006
I’m so excited. Two days ago, Jordan’s teachers said she rolled over. They missed which direction she rolled. Today I was in the prosthetic office when I got Jordan to roll one way on camera… And then she rolled the other direction! Very cool.
If you can’t see it, click here.
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The fittings just keep going
May 8th, 2006 · No Comments · 2006
So we had another fitting today for Jordan’s arm. She was so good… The test socket is made of a plastic form that kind of moves around like a soda bottle — it’s thicker, but very similar in how it stretches and bends. Actually, it’s kind of the thickness of a Livestrong bracelet. [...]
Tags:fitting·Prosthetic·prosthetic1·prosthetician·prosthetist
Go girl!
May 2nd, 2006 · No Comments · 2006
So I mentioned to the OT that Jordan tried to grab onto something with her hand and arm over the weekend… So we worked on that skill today. SHE ROCKED! She’s figuring out that if you reach further out with her hand and meet up with her little arm, she can hold onto [...]
Tags:Prosthetic·Therapy
Our first step towards a new tool
April 25th, 2006 · No Comments · 2006
Working Randy’s shift and caring for both kids in the morning is insane. I wake up early, get the dogs ready, convince Cam to get dressed and eat and then I rush to wake the baby (which kills me to do by the way), dress her, feed her, pack her into the car seat… [...]
