A year ago, my friend Rachel http://josiecomehome.blogspot.com/ emailed a photo of her beautiful son standing on his own... I've since dreamed of having a photo to post of Gracie doing the same thing. It was always one of those wild-don't-think-it'll-ever-happen kind of dreams, a romantic, fairy tale type of dream. But this week, Gracie made another leap in development and muscle tone. It started when I leaned her up against the wall and planted her feet a shoulder-width apart. For the first time, she didn't lunge for the safety of my arms or hands, but rather, she allowed herself to stand steadily on her own two feet and she kept her center of gravity centered over her feet instead of wildly in front of her or to one side or the other. She even quickly figured out that she couldn't lurch around in excitement while standing on her own two feet with no support but a wall behind her back, but rather had to express her excitement over this new development with a gentl...
First day of school - Gracie looked stunning (as always) and ready to go as she caught the bus this morning and got loaded on in her wheelchair using the wheelchair lift. What a nice break for me to not be lifting her in and out of the carseat and in and out of various wheelchairs and lifting wheelchairs in and out of the van. She seems to enjoy the bus and the ride is not nearly as long as I feared. She's come a long way from barely waking up for preschool at 9:10 to being ready for the bus at 7:30, even eating some breakfast! She's NOT a morning person - her body takes a while to get moving. But sleeping through most nights makes mornings possible now!
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