Daniel's Den

Earlier this week, Isaiah and I hit up a local wheelchair accessible playground, Daniel's Den. We've been there once before with his daddy, when his wheelchair first arrived. They have it kind of separated where you can go into the "Tot Lot" or the lot for "School Age kids".  Most kids love to play in the School age area, which left us to roam the Tot Lot on our own.

He had lots of fun in the forts, and I realized he's definitely sitting taller now because I had to angle his head to get through some of the kid doorways (he didn't comprehend that he was too tall and lightly bonked himself a few times- I was holding onto his chair so he didn't slam his head but honestly I wanted him to realize he was too tall so he could adjust himself).

We had fun sliding through tubes and tunnels....

And one of the big moments of the day: Isaiah rode his first playground swing!

I just decided it was time....of course, I didn't think about how to pull him out until he was in there.

After a successful time in the swing (where I was able to get him out without an issue! Take that OI!), we decided to go for another park staple: the slide!  He saw it and pointed excitedly "slide! slide!"

Um, mom? I've changed my mind.

LOL don't worry, he didn't slide down sitting up...not ready for that one quite yet.  I laid him back to slide down in my hands. :)

To say our trip together was successful feels like an understatement.  We had a great time playing and plan to go back for PT soon! :)

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Isn't that just awesome?!  Kid is making leaps and bounds in his speech everything lately!

Isaiah's New Play Kitchen

Last week, I was looking for Christmas ideas for Isaiah on various websites....I somehow ended up on the Fisher Price website* (because Isaiah needs more toys? LOL)...it's a dangerous thing (especially because they had a coupon code and free shipping)...when I came upon this:

It's an adjustable kitchen/table.  Adjustable.  Adjustable to a perfect height for Isaiah's wheelchair?!?

So of course I had to order it.  For Christmas, I said.

And then it arrived two days later...and of course I just haaaaad to put it together so we could see if it really would work with Isaiah's wheelchair.

Well, one of us put it together. ;-) Teach 'em young. ;-)

Once Isaiah was all done building it (ha), he went right to playing...He was seriously able to roll right up to stove (minus the oven...that blocked his way). It thrilled me that he could just roll right up to it....a typical toy!  Most times we have to prop things and adapt them in major ways; all this needed was the oven to stay off of it.

And then our guy was cooking...

I even pulled out my old Fisher Price kitchen toys (the hotdogs and a few other toys on the table in the picture below) from when I was a kid so Isaiah could cook himself a hot dog. 

I am so grateful that we have found Isaiah a little kitchen that is wheelchair accessible (without having to make it or breaking the bank) and gives him the ability to independently play (Momma does not need to hover with this one).

He clearly approves of his own "cooking".

And now we'll likely hide this table in the basement....hopefully to be forgotten until Santa brings it back upstairs and pops a big ole bow on it in two months. ;-)

*We have zero affiliation with Fisher Price.  I just seriously love the table.