Update on Zoe's Program

This is the update everyone's been asking for. We survived another trip to Philadelphia and Zoe has a brand new program for us to execute. Here are some of the highlights of her accomplishments:

Weight gain: 4.5 pounds (goal 5 pounds, previous 6 months gained only 1 pound)
Chest growth: 125% of normal
Head circumference growth: 125% of normal

While we were in Philly, Zoe decided to pull herself to standing and let go - several times for several seconds (5+ sec.). Her balance has improved, her creeping/crawling is lightning fast when she wants to motor but more often she prefers to cruise along furniture. Independent walking is getting closer and closer.

Zoe has become more and more vocal and is more consistently responding yes or no to our questions and comments. We will be focusing a lot on her reading program to make sure the print size is comfortable for her and that the content is where her interests lie. We will be resuming the Intelligence cards but it will be based on choices Zoe makes so I have to figure out how I can manage that process and we will be beginning more advanced math with her.

We'll be starting a new respiratory program with her to help Zoe take deeper breaths. This will be in addition to the 40 masks we do with her every day. We are reintroducing patterning and we're continuing with the Overhead Ladder program. She'll still have a marathon day of creeping and there were only minor changes to the nutrition program (we're still doing a 4 day rotation of a diet that eliminates the 10 most common allergens).

All in all, we're very pleased with the progress Zoe has made and the new program addresses exactly what we wanted to focus on. We have no idea how we'll get it all done, but we'll move forward and do our best.

The 3 main focus points are her breathing, walking and reading. And that's exactly our priorities as well.

Every has been asking how they can help and the best way for now will be with the Intelligence cards but I will have to give assignments for the categories and they'll have to be completed within a week. If you are interested in joining or continuing on the Intel team, just let me know and I'll figure out what changes need to be made.

We've been so thankful for everyone's support. We could not do this without all the help from such wonderful friends and family. We love you all very much!