When we moved from Utah county to Salt Lake county, we switched from Kids on the Move (KOTM), to Jordan Child Development Center (JCDC), which meant that we needed to return the stander and bather that KOTM let us use. We received a new bather pretty quickly, but they customized a stander for Kai, which took a little longer.
The new stander was ready at the end of March, just before we went to Arizona. The OT came while we were on vacation and showed the nurses how to use it, and then when we got back, she showed me. The first time we put Kai in the stander (with me there), he was a little less than enthusiastic. He alternated between crying one moment, and content blowing raspberries the next.
I don't know if it is the positioning of the stander or if he was just happened to be more vocal that day, but we could hear his cries (most of the time when he cries it is silent) and it distressed Zuri greatly. She became very upset with me (and the OT) and wouldn't leave the chair next to Kai. She kept yelling at me to stop hurting Kai.
I tried to point out to her that he wasn't constantly upset, and showed her when he was fine, but she still didn't like it. She wasn't okay until Kai was taken out of the stander.
Because the stander is such a big device, it will not fit through a standard doorway, so it remains a big eyesore in our family room. I have tried one other time to put Kai in it while Zuri is around, and even though he tolerates the stander better (there are days when he will go about 15-20 minutes without fussing), she still gets very anxious and upset when I bring it over to his area. I have found it easier to put Kai in the stander when Zuri is at school.
With Zuri's school ending this week, it will be interesting to see how the summer works out!
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