It's a Bird.. It's a Plane...It's a Trampoline!

Santa brought us the motherload this year. I think he surveyed our family over the past 12 months and said.... "Hey. Now there's a family who has 3 kids in OT, 2 in PT, and 3 in Speech Therapy. Come on elves, let's get to work!"

Each kid got one toy and one educational board game. But the real presents were the toys that could be doubled as therapy use:

A mini-trampoline with a stabilizer bar (also helpful for mama to work off that crockpot full of cream cheese rotel)

A see-saw

A mini skate board ramp to work on walking up an incline

Two pedal cars

and a rockerboard for balance and trunk stability

Insurance pays for ONE 30-minute therapy session for 30 weeks - so from mid-July till the end of December - we have to pay out of pocket or do without. And... cough cough.. it's $185 an hour PER therapy.

So Santa got smart this year, hit the sales, visited a flea market, used the services of a great friend who is a fabulous carpenter, and used some coupons (yes, even Academy Sports has coupons)... and there ya have it... therapy tools at our fingertips 24/7.

But what's even better is the bond that's developing between Noah and his siblings. He can finally play with them. Eli loves being able to get on the see-saw with Noah. He has never been able to play with Noah before. It's brilliant - and so heart warming. He even begged to sit with Noah at supper last night.

Thanks, Santa!