Remy's first appointment was back in April before his seventh birthday. It was a pretty good first appointment since he just sat on the mini refrigerator overlooking circulating traffic through the huge window. Our osteopath is also a naturopath, so it's really handy to have one person help is troubleshoot diet, supplements and osteopathy.
At the end of the first appointment it was time to put hands on Remy. Well, that was not easy! But with enough gentle persistence and help with the entertaining window of moving traffic, Remy did allow Jason (our osteopath and naturopath) to touch his stomach and back. In fact Remy started shifted Jason's hands to where he wanted the touch!
So our second appointment was even more spectacular. Remy still watched traffic while sitting on the mini refrigerator but Jason was already with towels in the right places. Remy allowed about 15 minutes, and Jason was able to get to work on his head and neck.
The whole afternoon after the second appointment Remy was very calm! I love that!
Let me just share the most exciting daily developments I see with Remy:
1. He has been opening doors for me to push the stroller through
2. He is consistently nodding to respond to yes-no questions while looking right into people's eyes
3. He even shakes his head if the response is a 'no' - we are just trying to give him enough time to process the question and give him the chance to respond.
4. He continues to wave hi and bye-bye to people with less prompting.
We definitely see some positive growth.
Along with the growth, there also some challenging behaviours to embrace as well such as running off, ripping leaves, urinating in public or in places other than the toilet, etc. but what do I want to focus on and nourish? I want to celebrate his positive growth!
Yay, Remy! Let's keep growing :)
Thank you all for spreading our video and for your kind thoughts of hope.
Blissful blessings,
Kim
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