Full Day of Work

Yesterday was my first full day of work. It was exhausting, but fun. I treated 4 kiddos...cute kiddos! For me, it's a little bit difficult to come in and do my own thing with kids that have been treated by another therapist for quite sometime. In a way, I feel a little bit restricted to do what they have been doing, but I'm going to have to change my thinking and remember that I'm not a student anymore. Once I get in the mindset that I am a Physical Therapist, I think I will become a little more comfortable. There's also a period of adjustment, with children, that they must develop a trust in you and you must discover their likes and dislikes, how to motivate them, their capabilities, etc. I look forward to that day. But make no mistake, this is what I was meant to do. I LOVE IT!

Reese had a crazy day at school too. When I dropped her off, she sat beside another little baby and they started picking at each other. The other baby was picking at Reese's lip and Reese was picking at that baby's ear. Reese was smiling and talking (squealing/grunting) to the baby...it was SO cute! She seemed to have fun, but I'm discovering that she might be getting picked on a little bit. The little boy in her class stole the toy that she was playing with, she got pinched in the head, and she fell and hit her head on a toy :( Poor thing. She's not only the "new kid in class", she's the smallest one too. She's a tough little cookie. Her daddy was not happy when he heard about her getting pinched. I think he tried to crawl through the phone and come up there. He said, "Who was it? Did that baby get put in time out? What did the teacher do about it?" he was so mad...the baby that pinched her is only 8 months old too.

Speaking of 8 months old, Reese just turned 8 months old on Saturday!!! Still doesn't seem like that long ago.