Sean will have leg braces

[Mrs.Starling]

Ok... As if it wasn't enough for me that Sean was going to have surgery next week, something else has come up. Sean has been in physical therapy once a week since July. At that time he was not sitting up at all, not crawling, not pulling up, nothing. He just laid there at a year old. Well, the therapist has been working with him all of this time and he has been improving greatly. He is now sitting up, pulling himself to stand, and trying to cruise (not well though). Well... he was reevaluated today. His therapist said that he will have to be fitted for leg braces. When I heard this, I felt like crying. I mean, what else is my little guy going to have to go through. Don't get me wrong. I know their are babies out there going through much worse stuff, but it just seems like one thing after another. Please keep Sean in your prayers as he has a long road ahead. Please pray for my daughter, Ali, as well. She has become very jealous of Sean because of all of the attention he is getting from doctor appointments and physical therapy sessions. She doesn't understand that we love them both the same, it's just that Sean requires more attention. She is 5 and my husband and I are trying to give her some extra special time with mommy and daddy, but that is hard when Sean requires so much of our time. If you have any suggestions as to what my husband and I can do for that situation, they will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[AbbeysMom5507]

Nov. 1, 2008 at 11:58 AM

I'm so sorry to hear that. Ya are in my prayers

[nothingbutgirls]

Nov. 2, 2008 at 4:37 PM

Hi my name is Bre. I have G/B twins who are almost 9 months. They require a lot of attention as well. My girl twin has Hypotonia and will start physical therapy this month. They go to a lot of appts because they were born at 31 weeks and have had health problems because of it. I have 3 older girls also. They are 7, 4 1/2, and 2 1/2 yrs old. My 2 1/2 yr old is the one that is VERY jealous. The older to are also jealous just not as much. I usually sit them down when the babies are taking a nap and hug and kiss on them and tell them that they are my big girls and I need their help with the babies because only big sisters can give me the help I need. I tell them that God gave me them first because he knew that they would be great big sisters and he knew that they would help me out with the babies. I tell them they are special and without them I would not be able to take care of the babies like I do. Just try to let her help as much as possible and if she doesn't want to tell her that is ok and maybe next time she can help. Give her praise as much as you can and reassure her that she is your special big helperand she is your only girl so that makes her even more special! Try to sit down at least one day a week and do what she wants to do (ex. dress-up, tea party, board game, etc.) and let your husband take care of your son while you do this, and vise versa. You and your family are in my prayers.

[Mrs.Starling]

Nov. 2, 2008 at 9:56 PM

Thank you for your kind words. Thank you Abbeysmom for your prayers. I appreciate them very much.

Nothingbutgirls, thank you for your inspiration. It is reassuring to hear from another mom different things that I can do to help my daughter with this difficult time. I try to give her as much time and attention as I can but, right now it has been rather difficult. We do have some alone time each day. It's not much, but it helps a little. She goes to the school that I teach at (my husband takes Sean to the babysitter) so we have the car ride to and from school. We always talk about how the day went. That's a nice time for me because she actually wants to talk to me. At home when daddy and brother are around she won't talk to me.

Thank you so much for your encouragement. It means a lot!

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