Emanuel Syndrome Warrior
Getting vestibular input for our guy! This one is for all of you special needs mamas…how many times did you hear the term “vestibular input” before you had your amazing little one? Me? Zero. Absolutely never! Now, well now I hear it all the time. …
Joaquin was recently featured in the Talk Tools Success Story Blog! Here is the full article from the Talk Tools site: Our son, Joaquin, has global developmental delays. At 3 years old Joaquin currently cannot stand unassisted, is learning to crawl and cannot safely get …
AFO’s, Ankle Foot Orthotics. These are Joaquin’s AFO’s, they were made from a cast of his foot so they fit him perfectly. Our orthotist, Paul at Brownfields in Meridian, is a perfectionist so the quality is amazing and they are made by techs at Brownfields. …
PROGRESS UPDATE! We recently took the chest support off of Joaquin’s Rifton Pacer gait trainer and he’s been doing great. He’s still using the back to support himself so we need to work on encouraging him to find his balance and stand on his own …
Always up for the challenge! More work on crawling, less support while doing it! This morning, still in PJs and as soon as sister went down for a nap, we got to work!! A post shared by Joaquin’s Life 👦🏻 (@joaquinslife) on Jun 28, …
Waving for the First Time! I know some of you will understand how HUGE this is! Last night we took Joaquin to a parade and as the people passed by waving at us…Joaquin WAVED BACK! 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 I wasn’t sure what I was seeing at first …
Crawling with the Crawl About Crawl Trainer Thanks to Joaquin’s school we were able to borrow this Crawl About Crawl Trainer for the summer 👏🏼! We took it into his physical therapy session this morning and were able to see Joaquin propel forward in the …
Happy Friday!! It’s 86 & sunny over here and we definitely took advantage of the sunshine this afternoon! Joaquin was really struggling with standing in his gait trainer this morning (knee buckling) so we decided to bring his Educube chair from Fun & Function out …
Have you heard of Hip Dysplasia?? We didn’t know much about Hip Dysplasia before Joaquin was diagnosed with mild developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) at 18 months. It wasn’t something that anyone picked up on but we started hearing a clicking sound when we would pick …
It was feeling like Summer Summer Summer Time today😎 Joaquin had some water table fun made possible by his @riftonequipment #GaitTrainer 👍🏼 This gait trainer, that was provided to him by the Wheel to Walk Foundation, has allowed Joaquin to do so many things he may not have …