My Smart Girl

So, Analeigh had vision therapy on Monday. The nurse, Mary, set her up in her Kid Kart so we could use the tray for the toys the therapist, DeDe, brought with her. First, DeDe tried various toys that were attached to the lid of a Rubbermaid container... she didn't really seem very enthused by that. Next, they introduced some black & white patterns printed on paper which apparently was very popular with her because she got extremely upset when DeDe took them away. Next on the agenda was this thing with about 8 squares attached by velcro. Each square had a different texture... one had large bumps on it and was red, another was a mirror and still another, something very soft. DeDe put Analeigh's hands on the squares at either end (the red bumpy one and the soft one) with the mirror square in the middle. Analeigh was reclined back in her Kid Kart (because she rarely tolerates sitting straight up) but she brought her head all the way down to the tray in front of her and started making a strange sucking noise with her head turned to the side. I corrected her posture a couple of times but she kept on putting her head down very close to the tray.

We finally decided that she was trying to put the red bumpy square in her mouth and it appeared she was looking at herself in the mirror. So, we decided to stop correcting her posture but rather watch what she did for a while. She kept her head very close to the tray, making that sucking sound with her head turned to the side. I thought maybe, just maybe, she was doing this because she wanted to see the toys. After a little while, she took both hands and put them on her tray, pushed her weight up until she was all the way back in the Kid Kart that was still in a reclined position. I was impressed!! Then after a minute or so, she put her head back down close to the tray and did the same things all over again... and then pushed all her weight back up on her own AGAIN.

I don't know what any of this means but she impressed me, Mary AND DeDe. DeDe says she believes Analeigh has some vision... we don't know how clear or how far she can see, but she seems to react to certain things. When DeDe took the toy with the squares away, Analeigh got very upset until she turned her head and saw the shiny purple pom pom they had hung up next to her... after a while she would turn her head the other way and when she looked back at the pom pom she appeared to have a look on her face like, "Oh, there it is!" Mary says she thinks Analeigh is going to surprise us all one day with what she can do! I hope and pray that she does! Just thought I would share because I really was impressed by her! :)