Wednesday, January 19, 2011

"Happy" Water Therapy

Although the holidays brought lots of chaos, they also brought Landon a much needed break from his busy therapy schedule.  We were at a bit of a stand still where water therapy was concerned.  When Landon began water therapy, he was very receptive to it.  But as time went by, he became quite stubborn and pretty much made his PT work MUCH harder than he did.  We tried pretty much everything, turning off the lights, talking softly (to avoid the echo) and keeping his ears covered with a "swim band".  It was just enough to pacify Landon into getting in the pool where he would then turn to complete "mush".  It was pretty pathetic!!  lol

I guess............absence REALLY does make the heart grow fonder!!  After a 4 week break from the pool, Landon gave us all a BIG surprise!!  Not only did he just tolerate his session......he actually worked (willingly) & ENJOYED it.......with the lights on & no swimband to drown out the sound!!








Note to Self:  When times get stressful, take a break, regroup and TRY AGAIN!!

9 comments:

  1. I'm so happy he is enjoying it again! I still wish this was an option around us! Looks like such a great therapy option!

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  2. Look how cute he is! With the way Arina loves water now, I can't wait to take her to the pool! Her and Landon would have such fun together!

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  3. Great job Landon! Looks like you were having tons of fun! Could you please come visit us and tell Gavin how fun water can be?! :) Cute pics! Glad he is enjoying himself now!

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  4. It's amazing what a little break will do! Looks like my little buddy is having a great time!!!

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  5. Yeah Landon! Love your note to self...Great advice for all of us.

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  6. Darling little water baby!

    Taking that advice myself.So hoping that it yields the same positive results.I'm not holding my breath though!Not the rosy,positive attitude I should have,is it?

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  7. That is so true! Sometimes we all need a break from routine! Love the pics, he does look like he's having a blast!

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  8. I so wish we had water, and music, therapy near us! Looks like the little break did him a world of good!

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  9. oh that looks like such fun therapy! Glad he enjoyed it!

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