The Stander

Hadassah has a new toy! For a few months now we have been trying to get a Supine Stander. We knew that we would need one to help Haddie out. We tried to get one through our insurance but they wouldn't approve the one we wanted. So Help Me Grow contacted the Shriners Club who sometimes helps with those things. They approved and bought the $7600 piece of wood for us! It finally came on Thursday! So what exactly is a stander? Check on the videos and that should give you an idea...

This device will help Haddie to put weight on her feet which will increase muscle tone. It will also help her with head control.

The best part is, she likes it. She needs to spend about 2 hours a day in it and we are working up to that. She seems to enjoy standing up and reaching for things.

All in all, things are going well with Haddie. She is eating well, gaining weight, slowly crawling, reaching, and tracking better and better.

She has quite the personality. The only negative thing is that we think she has figured out a way to throw herself into a seizure when she is mad. Why? Because she will scream with a seizure. Why would she want to scream? It makes dad and mom come running at 3 in the morning to pick her up, feed and change her. Or it makes mom and dad give up on trying to feed her something she doesnt like. Yep, we think Haddie has found a way to control us. The only times she has those seizures is when she is very mad.

I guess it is good that she is expressing herself. We just wish she would find another way to do it.

Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. We are excited to see how the stander helps Haddie with her development!