Timeline


Apr-11 Homestudy began
Jul-11 Signed with Holt
6/28/11 Found Jospehine, but another family is
currently reviewing
7/13/11 Received information for Josephine
to review
07/20/11 Asked for additional information about
Josephine's development
08/20/11 Filed I800A
08/23/11 Received additional information from her
orphanage and asked to hold her for me
08/24/11 Josephine went off Great Walls list to Holt
08/26/11 Sent LOI (Letter of Intent)
9/2/11 LOI uploaded in china
9/7/11 Got fingerprinted
9/29/11 800A
10/14/11 DTC (Dossier to China)
10/18/2011 LID (Logged in Date)
12/14/2011 LOA!
02/03/2012 Article 5 Pickup
02/16/2012Travel Approval
03/13/2012 Travel to CHINA!!!!!
03/29/2012 Homecoming


Wednesday, April 4, 2012

PT evaluation

Josephine had her evaluation with Beth today. Doesn't the picture look like the two will work well together! Beth has been so good to us and I'm excited to start working with her to help Josephine gain mobility!

Beth is very knowledgable and noticed and explained a lot about the way Josephine has compensated for her weaknesses. She is setting goals to help her improve her strength and balance. We start therapy next Wednesday!

The best way for Josephine to gain the most function is to start back at the beginning with core strengthening, crawling, and then walking. Josephine will resist this because she is too young to understand why.

I remember well the tears Madalyn had when forced to work hard before she was old enough to understand. But it's so worth it! As soon as Madalyn mastered sitting up it was like she understood the purpose and she has worked hard ever since. I hope Josephine will find the same determination from within!

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