Thursday, April 21, 2011

Raul's New Wheels

Because of his skin disease, Raul is being kept in "isolation" at the Barlad Children's Hospital ("isolation" being a relative term:  the refrigerator for all the mothers staying with their sick babies is in his room, so they are trooping in and out of the "isolation" room all day).

And because we can't put him on the floor, Raul is either flat on his back in his crib (he can't sit unassisted yet), or on a volunteer's lap in the rocking chair.  I thought that Raul needed to be upright more often, and also that he needs to be able to see what's going on out in the hallway (he's a very curious little guy).

So I bought him a new walker last night, and he really loves it!  We didn't put the wheels on -- he couldn't push it by himself, but we're not taking any chances -- but I park it right inside his doorway, and he can watch everyone go past his room as he plays with the toys on the tray.

1 comment:

  1. Nice job! Little things like that can be a profound improvement in a person's quality of life-- or in the case of a turtle, a heat lamp and water deep enough to swim around in.

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