Guess What?!

So no pic's with this one but we are excited. So the last couple of Physical Therapy visits for Hayden have been hard. He is so tight through his gastrocs and hamstrings that the one therapist who comes to our house says lets use this time to work on his speech. She really didn't expect to progress and his other therapist that we go see is waiting almost till the Botox to see him.

Well, he is mastering climbing up stairs, amazing since we really don't have stairs here and he is going up the stairs on his slide and, he can climb onto his push toy train and get his leg over and sit on it. We are still working on the dismount but the fact that he is figuring out how to do this despite the drawbacks with his body is so awesome!

Also he is trying to say a few more words and kind of copies us still. We are trying to do what is advised by the therapist and try to get him to do animal sounds but for now he laughs at mom and just wants to look at the pics of the elephants. Funny, he loved dogs and the pics of dogs but now the elephant wins everytime. I really can't do an elephant noise of course.

Anyway that is our excitement. We are preparing him with practicing positions and stretches so that when he gets the botox this week he will know what to do, well and I guess when the casts come off as well. But we are hoping that they will help keep those little heels down and he can balance and maybe take a step or two.

He still is the funny man and will do anything for a laugh. He loves playing rough with dad. Still loves to cuddle with mom and gives good hugs and great kisses (those are his favorite).

Amazing what he can and will do. He is very motivated to move and to be on his own. This week he used his walker correctly and if he would only use it more I amsure that he would feel more independent. He loves to be standing and walking but mom can't try to have him use the walker, it has to be his idea. And he will use it the way he wants to. He did get in the right way and leaned back and the wheels slid backwards and he was walking backwards and it was so funny. So, of course he kept doing it. What a pill!