The Klawiters: Therapy, Vacation, and Don't Mess With Oli!

We went on our first official family vacation since Oliver has been in the world. We were very nervous as to how it was going to work since Oliver seems to have seizures everytime we leave the house. We made it and actually had such a great time we stayed an extra night! The first night Oliver only slept for two hours, which means we all only slept for two hours. The next few nights went really well and I made it through the half marathon. While I was packing to leave on the trip, the kids were a little too quiet for comfort. I went out to see what trouble was occuring and Adina was acting as Oliver's little therapy helper! It was so cute! She loves her brother so much. I added some pictures of her showing Oliver his vision cards.
While we were in Duluth we went to Canal Park, the Great Lakes Aquarium, Watched/ran the half marathon, and saw friends and family. Adina's favorite sayings while we were in Duluth were 1) Birdie Poop!! (there is a lot of that in Duluth) 2) When I was a kid, I would (she would fill it in with random stories 3) Mommy, I don't want to grow up...
Oliver started new therapy at Gillette last week. We discovered that Oliver really has strong feelings about certain things. He has just been very angry with his new physical therapist. She is great, he just is putting her through Oliver training I guess. He has yelled at her both times, and when she left the room he chuckled a little bit. I wonder if he knows what he is doing, as soon as she came back in the room he started to yell again. Little stinker. Don't mess with Oli!! =) Oliver has temporarily graduated from the feeding clinic. They want him to become more centered before we really push on to the next step in foods. He gets sensory overloaded very easily. They decided that Oliver has such major sensory issues that we need to take a little step back and get him into the Therapy pool. I guess it is the best way to start acclimating him to the world. I guess if you think about it and try and close your eyes for a day, you would become very sensitive to everything.
He does have triggers for seizures we are learning. Loud overcrowded environments and overstimulation. So, if you are ever holding Oliver and he starts to cry and fuss (it is not you, it is Oliver) please don't be offended if John or I take him. It is the best thing for him to stay calm, he just gets over stimulated easily and knows different hands. Again, it is nothing anybody else does, it is just simply Oliver. That is what we have been told and we need to do what is best for the little dude. We still want everybody to hold and love Oliver, and talk and sing to Oliver, and snuggle and touch Oliver, and not be afraid of him. Everything in moderation.
Enjoy the pictures =) More to come soon I am sure..

Who is driving this ship!