Well if you are still following me, we had a baby a year and a half ago. His name is Elijah and he is such a sweet boy. He was born June 12th 2016. At 10 months old, his daycare teacher asked me if i was worried that he didn't straighten his legs. I'm sure that was really hard for her to do, but I said no and blew it off. He never was a fast crawler, and he started walking at 13 months. After he had been walking for awhile, I noticed his legs were still bent and he wasn't straightening them. At his 15 month checkup, I asked his Dr. He was immediately diagnosed with hypertonia. Or high muscle tone. Well what did I do, I googled it and started freaking out. Hypertonia is common in infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy. No mom wants to hear those words. So anyways we were referred to a neurologist. She confirmed the hypertonia and scheduled an MRI. We had to wait 6 weeks for the appointment. We also were referred to an early intervention program for physical therapy. So we went to the hospital 6 weeks later and went to his appointment. He had a cold. He always has a cough. He goes to daycare, and it's winter. So because of the cough, they wouldnt sedate him for the MRI. We had to reschedule. Another 2 weeks go by.
