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Nathanael's been exercising daily on his swing . Apart from sitting down and going round and round, moving sideaways and up and down .... is that he is made to stand to hold on to the ropes whilst moving him gently on the swing. This will help him to improve his overall balance when he stands up. :) [tags : darentiff nathanael zoejoy ]

Baby Aiden Pu is so cute. We managed to take a peep at him in the baby room of the hospital when we visited yesterday. Praise God!! cos Karen said that it was a natural delivery and the entire time in labor was not that long. For more details ... speak to the PUs lah! :) Baby Aiden Pu Born : 750am Weighs 2.99kg When we were visiting, Aiden Pu opened his eyes a wee bit. So cute lah! Ps Linda praying for mommie and daddie Pu and ko ko Wesley [tags : darentiff baby born aiden pu ]

When we first posted up Nathanael's new sensory integration exercise , to be swung in cicular movement on a make-shift swing, we asked for help to build a swing. We are so thankful for friends who read the blog, and friends who have the knowledge and skillset to help build one for Nathanael. Bergson was telling us that he read about our plea for help to build a swing for Nathanael last week. And this weekend he popped over to build a swing for Nathanael! Just like that!! BIG Thank You uncle Bergson!! Making of Nathanael's Swing [ story by Nathanael ] The idea was to get this little U-shaped hook to be stuck firmly in the ceiling, so that this would form the base structure to hand the swing. [For the trained eye, you will know that this is the same hook used for the Ceiling Fan] Placing the U-Hook up on the Ceiling, Bergson took some measurements and immediately started drilling into the ceiling. Thank GOD that Handy Bergson has all the canggih tools ... Power Drill with L...

If we use the children's pool in our area, Nathanael can actually stand in the water and be above the water. So one of the things that we have been hoping he will release is the round float that's he's in. We have always wanted to see if he could just go by with just the floaties on his arms. Look Ma, No Round Floats! Its just another regular swimming day in the Kids' Pool. Checkout Zoe and me in the pool. Boo Hoo ... i am gonna miss my round float very much!! Its the moment of Truth. I will embark on a new journey in the pool without the Round Float! ! ! ! Zoe Joy was just enjoying herself in the water with her plastic balls! :) TA DA!!! Who took away my Round Floats? I am not happy with these arm floaties!! Gues we will have to bring him down to the Kids Pool a couple more times without the Round Float! :) We're hoping that Nathanael will give u a BIG Smile soon! :) [tags : darentiff nathanael zoejoy ]

We are thankful that our new place has a very nice gym area. Nathanael and Zoe Joy have use the Gym area for their workout! :) Check out the Abs & the Muscle Tones! :) hehe Actually the Treadmill is a very good exercise machine for Nathanael! We will show you a video soon of how it helps Nathanael to learn to walk when he's put on one! :) [tags : darentiff nathanael zoejoy ]

At our new place, both Nathanael & Zoe Joy have been enjoying the pool! Nathanael learning to Kick and move around on his own in the Kids Pool Nathanael sometimes would be lazy and just not kick! But its really great when he starts kicking and propels himself forward in the pool. Zoe didn't join him this time! Check her out as she Poses for u by the Poolside! Mommie ... can i come out now? :) [tags : darentiff nathanael zoejoy swimming ]

We rekindled therapy sessions with Ms Teo again. When Nathanael was initially diagnosed with infantile spasm, we had a regular therapy session with Ms Teo. Ms Teo is a Christian and practices physio and occupation therapy at home. Ms Teo also does a lot of sensory integration as well. She was evaluating Nathanael's current progress and state that we need to continue to work a lot more on him, so that his motor development would continue to progress more and thus helping him overall. One of the other things that we need to work a lot on Nathanael is his balance. Ms Teo mentioned that his posture needs to further improve and that we need to help him to start learning to balance and move in many many directions! One new tool that Ms Teo is suggesting for us to set up is like a Swing Contraption. (We need help .. any smart person out there who knows how we can build one for Nathanael?) WE have get a board large enough for Nathanael to sit on and then tie the board to a hook/lever and...

The kids were really blest during Christmas! Nathanael was blest with a Drumset from koko Ben!! Yeah knowing that Nathanael loves to hit with his hands, so he bought Nathanael a really cool looking set of Drums! Check out Nathanael on the Drums!! .... Take, Take, Take It All!!! ..... And of course baby Zoe can't help but join the band during the drumming jam session! Thanks KoKo Ben! [tags : darentiff nathanael drums ]

Nathanael attends the Bridges Early Intervention School, and for 2008 his sessions with Teacher Dolly will no longer be on One to One! He will now learn to interact with other kids who are also attending Bridges and the things he learn will now be collective and with the group. Mommie with Nathanael at Bridges during one of the activities Zoe Joy tags along to Bridges too. And here she is having fun on the swing while waiting for ko ko From water play, to art work ( can get real messy but VERY GOOD for tactile input), to handicraft and more Nathanael is taught on how to harness his creative skills to design work of art masterpieces!! ** I think we'll start scanning their Art Work and share them online too! ** [tags : darentiff nathanael bridges early intervention ]

One of the FUNNEST times we have as a family is just right before bed time. That's when we would play with the kids on the bed, tickle them ... laugh with them and just enjoy the merriment of being together as family. We would then spend some time to read their Kid's Bible and then Pray and then sleep! Mommie manage to get some nice shots when daddie was reading the Bible to Nathanael and Zoe Joy Nathanael & Zoe Joy really loves reading. They are always intrigued with the cartoon characters in the Picture Bible. :) WE pray that they will be blest even at this young age. [tags : darentiff nathanael zoejoy ]

Nathanael was pretty blessed during Christmas (we've not blogged about the kids' Christmas yet) .. and Nathanael was blessed from 5Ku Por & 6 Ku Por with a Balancing Board. As part of Nathanael's therapy and daily exercise to stand, we've added a one step up, to aid Nathanael to balance when he stands. Nathanael still needs to learn to balance on his own, as you can see he's still leaning on the door! So pray for him yah!! A Close Up shot of the Balance Board. It functions pretty much like a see saw. Where Nathanael will stand on the the far end of the boards to keep his balance upright! [tags : darentiff nathanael ]