June 16 = Put Together a Desk Day

When we moved to Maryland, it was the first time we let the military move us instead of doing it ourselves.  It was so nice not to have to stress about packing and not having to carry in countless boxes in the heat.  The only downside is we had quite a few damaged objects.  There is now a hole in the back of our bookcase and the stairs for the bunk bed we bought Liam 2 days before we moved has a crack down the side but the worst damage happened to our desk.  One leg snapped in two pieces and the shelf that the keyboard rests on wouldn't slide in and out.  So our plan was to wait until we were reimbursed for the damages and then buy a new desk.  The hole in the bookcase is covered by the far too many books we own and the stairs are against the wall so you can't see the crack but the desk really wasn't functional.  After we waited over a month and a half and still had not been reimbursed, we decided to go ahead and get another desk- especially with Zachary having so many papers to write.  Now he has a nice space to spread out his books and papers.  Liam's favorite part of the desk was- shocking- the box it came in!  Here are some pictures of him crawling up and down the boxes.

I also snapped some pictures of Liam walking on the treadmill at PT.  We had an interesting PT visit this week.  Normally, when we drop Liam off at the church nursery or the Kid Zone at the Y, he has no reaction.  We mentioned this at his Infants & Toddlers Program evaluation because it's always been interesting to me.  The evaluation was on Thursday and that night, Zachary took Liam to the Y and he got upset when Zachary walked away.  He did it again Friday and Saturday and then Sunday he cried when we dropped him off in the church nursery.  So when we went to PT on Monday, I warned the physical therapist of this new development and she invited me to come back.  That's when I snapped the pictures of him on the treadmill but he was upset because he could see me but wasn't allowed to be near me.  So the physical therapist and I decided it'd be best if I went back out to the waiting room.  He got pretty upset but eventually moved on and had a good session.

Using this, the physical therapist is able to use her hands to keep his legs closer together instead of using them to keep him upright.  Beginning walkers walk with their feet far apart because it gives them more stability so this is a good way for him to work on narrowing his stance.  I know he doesn't look happy but I do think it's pretty neat that they have this available for him!  Maybe with time he will learn to love it :)