Hats Off!!!

With your chubby little cheeks you look so adorable in hats! Here are some of my faves!
Diana, Im hoping when Im in Ohio you can help me with my blog.. I want spice it up. I love that site you sent me. .. as you can see I used one of the backgrounds but for some reason just cant get it right! :)

Im posting this video for a patient of ours that is nine and half months old....
D~ This is a movement pattern that needs to be done with him EVERYDAY!!!!! One of your hands will press down on his right hip while gently pulling his left shoulder as if you are trying to roll him over onto his belly.  Just pull shoulder up slightly until his left knee bends.  He's going to want to roll over but try not to let him.  Then quickly do the other side.  Try to do it five times in one sitting and repeat twice a day allowing one hour in between.  Have you noticed how when he crawls he doesn't pull his left knee under his body but rather "crawls" on his left foot? When I did this with him today in the office he pulled that left knee under when he crawled for a few "steps"... this should get longer and longer.

This next one will be a lot easier for you.  While holding him on your lap lean his body slightly forward then back then right and then left.  Hold each position for a couple seconds.  You are looking for his head to move in opposite direction of his body... ie when you lean him forward his head should lean back etc. (Levi doesn't have this reflex yet).  These movements are really important for balance and teaching his body how to react to gravity.  If you feel insecure because your body has not yet fully learned how to right itself against gravity you will take a wider stance when you crawl which is what he is doing.
Email me back at coretherapies@yahoo.com with any questions :)