accomplishment
accomplishment
Am so proud of my baby girl and had to share! As always Aubree continues to amaze me with what she's able to accomplish despite her injury!
We are in the process of potty training, and I've always wondered how she would do with pulling up and down her pants. I never doubted her ability to do it, just wondered how challenging it would be for her. I am happy to say that we've been potty training for less than a week and she is now able (using both arms) to push her pants down. We are still working on pulling them up, she's only able to get them part way, but one step at a time right?!? She has limited hand function (keeps her fingers partially clenched, has little grasp, and is able to open her index finger) so pulling them up is proving to be a little more difficult.
Our kids are truly amazing!!
We are in the process of potty training, and I've always wondered how she would do with pulling up and down her pants. I never doubted her ability to do it, just wondered how challenging it would be for her. I am happy to say that we've been potty training for less than a week and she is now able (using both arms) to push her pants down. We are still working on pulling them up, she's only able to get them part way, but one step at a time right?!? She has limited hand function (keeps her fingers partially clenched, has little grasp, and is able to open her index finger) so pulling them up is proving to be a little more difficult.
Our kids are truly amazing!!
Re: accomplishment
Congrats on the potty training! I just LOVED giving up diapers.
Juliana can't pull down or pull up her pants two handed. She always done it one handed. If she is with other people (like she is wearing a bathing suit under her clothes) she puts her left (affected) hand on her pants, but it doesn't do anything. She pulls up one side, then pulls up the other side (crossing over her body). She is very quick at it and so no one notices. I even thought for a while that she used two hands, because she was so quick. They also wiggle!
Happily, yoga-style pants are still in vogue. They are much easier than jeans. However, now that she is in middle school, she wants to wear jeans. So, some days are jeans days. It takes contortions to button them, but she gets it done. She will only wear the jeans if her arm/hand feel well enough to battle with them. (or if they match the shirt she wants to wear...) Otherwise she wears the yoga pants and no one is the wiser.
Our bpi kids are incredible problem solvers.
Have fun,
claudia
Juliana can't pull down or pull up her pants two handed. She always done it one handed. If she is with other people (like she is wearing a bathing suit under her clothes) she puts her left (affected) hand on her pants, but it doesn't do anything. She pulls up one side, then pulls up the other side (crossing over her body). She is very quick at it and so no one notices. I even thought for a while that she used two hands, because she was so quick. They also wiggle!
Happily, yoga-style pants are still in vogue. They are much easier than jeans. However, now that she is in middle school, she wants to wear jeans. So, some days are jeans days. It takes contortions to button them, but she gets it done. She will only wear the jeans if her arm/hand feel well enough to battle with them. (or if they match the shirt she wants to wear...) Otherwise she wears the yoga pants and no one is the wiser.
Our bpi kids are incredible problem solvers.
Have fun,
claudia
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Carolyn J
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- Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:22 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI. I am 77 yrs old and never had a name for my injuries until 2004 when I found UBPN at age 66.
My injuries are: LOBPI on upper body and Cerebrael Palsy on the lower left extremities. The only intervention I've had is a tendon transplant from my left leg to my left foot to enable flexing t age 24 in 1962. Before that, my foot would freeze without notice on the side when wearing heels AND I always did wear them at work "to fit in" I also stuttered until around age 18-19...just outgrew it...no therapy for it. Also suffered from very very low self esteem; severe Depression and Anxiety attacks started at menopause. I stuffed emotions and over-compensated in every thing I did to "fit in" and be "invisible". My injuries were Never addressed or talked about until age 66. I am a late bloomer!!!!!
I welcome any and all questions about "My Journey".
There is NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION.
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