The Mitchells: New Sitting Position!!

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

New Sitting Position!!

Well, we aren't quite to sitting yet, but this is what we learned in physical therapy today and Ella is doing EXCELLENT at trying to sit in this modified position:

7 comments:

Michael, Sara & Micah said...: Ella- Aunt Sara and your cousin Micah are so proud of you. You are doing a GREAT job. Good way to keep mommas spirits up. We love you.; 1:34 AM
mrchrishill said...: PDS FOOTBALL RULES!; 9:50 AM
Beck said...: "Mama says theys magic legs." Those things are why you're meant to be a runner, Joe!

Hi Ella Bella!; 4:59 PM
Unknown said...: do you have a bumbo?; 10:24 PM
Anonymous said...: YAY Ella!!! You are such a beautiful little girl! We love you all!
Jason and Ashley Smith; 12:04 PM
Christi said...: Way to go, Ella! You are such a big girl!

...don't you just love the chubby arms and legs! So squeezable!

She is doing fabulous!

Merry Christmas!; 8:48 AM
Debbie said...: Yea Ella! I knew you could do it! Joe, Andrea needs to feed you more! :); 10:28 PM

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Ella's Story

Elizabeth "Ella" Hope Mitchell was born on May 10, 2006 at 3:45pm...by 5am the following morning the whole world turned upside down. The doctors came in to inform us that while Ella had been resting in the Newborn Nursery, she began to have irregular breathing and seizures. It was touch and go for the next 3 days. We were told several times that she probably would not make it alive through the ordeal. She had contracted Group Beta Strep which had resulted in meningitis. Due to the seizures and the infection we had no idea what the long-term effects would be. After Ella spent a long and trying month in the NICU we came home to see where the effects of her illness had left us all.

A few months later, almost a year, we had an official long-term diagnosis...Ella has Cerebral Palsy. She is a happy and loving child. She struggles with physical delays, cognitive delays and all sorts of things that have come and go.

2-eye surgeries to correct lazy eye
3-EEG's to check for siezures
5-MRI/MRV/MRA to check actual brain damage
3-CT scans for brain stuff
1-G-button/feeding tube surgically put in (and then Ella removed herself)
10 (approx)-Swallow Studies
1-Scoliosis Study
2-Kidney Reflux tests
2-Upper GI tests
1-24 hr reflux test
8-hearing tests
countless UTI tests
seemingly a million developmental tests
a hand splint
bath chair
adaptive stroller/wheelchair
stander
gait trainer
AFO's

ha, not to mention all of the therapist...currently: OT 2X/week, PT 3X/week (2 land, 1 horse), ST 3X/week (2 oral motor, 1 speech), develomental 1X/week, vision 2x/month, and we are about to start ACCDAT camp.

As of 4/8/2009.