Billy's Therapy Has Begun!

Hey, Gang! Just a quick update. Billy turned 16 weeks old on Thursday, and he's already starting to show a stubborn little personality! He's discovered how to roll over onto his tummy, and now we can't keep him off of it! Every time we lay him down on his back, he rolls right over. He even sleeps on his tummy at night now, even though we put him to sleep on his back - he flips right over. You can see in the pictures below how strong he's getting and how well he can hold up his head now. He still can't roll over from his belly onto his back. Billy is very frustrated by this, and usually starts fussing and crying when he wants to roll back over and can't figure it out!











The other big news is that Billy's therapy to correct his Torticollis has started. Torticollis is defined as: "A contracted state of the neck muscles that causes the neck to rotate and tilt sideways, forwards, or backwards." In Billy's case, he has trouble turning his head to the right, and prefers to look to his left. His condition is very mild, and his physical therapist, Ray, thinks that Billy's case can be corrected in a few weeks. Below, you can see the photos from Billy's first visit. Ray does the work in Billy's room, which is really convenient for Mommy!

Here Ray is loosing up Billy's shoulders. He's not too sure if he likes it or not, but he's a pretty good kid and didn't cry once!











Here Ray is stretching out Billy's neck in the first photo. He repeated it on both sides... The second cradle position stretches Billy's entire spine. Mommy is supposed to do these exercises with Billy every day! But it's not as easy for Mommy to do it as it is for Ray...












Here, Billy lays on the exercise ball and Ray tilts him from side to side. The goal is to get his neck muscles to strengthen as he tries to instinctively keep his head centered as his body tilts.










And here Billy does the same thing, but from a sitting position. You can see how much more he enjoys it when he he's face-to-face with someone. He's a little charmer!

Billy will see Ray once a week for a couple of months. And now, we've got to go because Billy is yelling for Mommy to stop typing and FEED HIM!

Love,
Karyn, Jeremy and Billy.

PS:

Billy wants to wish Auntie Kris a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

:-)