Christian has made a lot of progress in the last few months when it comes to his sitting. He has been working really hard and it has paid off. He can now sit extremely well while propping himself on his hands, and is getting better every day at sitting with no hands at all. However, with all of this focus on sitting, he has shifted his interest away from walking in his “car.”
Very recently Christian had started to walk in his walker or “car” on his own. When given something to walk towards or knock down he would take several steps on his own. We were really excited because this was a big step towards him getting around the house independently. Recently he has stopped walking independently altogether and hasn’t liked spending much time in his car at all.
Yesterday, during his physical therapy session, it all changed. His therapist adjusted the walker to make it easier for him to move, and all of a sudden he was walking! Today he walked into his sister’s room, played tea with her for a while, then said he wanted to go into the living room. With a few taps from me to keep him from crashing into the walls, he walked all the way into the living room, went right to the piano, and started playing.
The source of most of Christian’s frustration is that he can’t get himself where he wants to go. It pains me to watch him struggle with this. Today I got a little glimpse of what life might be like in our near future. With some hard work and dedication, my little guy may be pretty close to independent (in his walker) walking. What a beautiful thought!
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