Walking with support

Today, Stryker had another therapy session with both OT & PT. I was at work; therefore, unable to attend. Logan & Coco were able to be there for the session. Andrew (OT) was able to get Stryker to take circles off pegs & then place them back onto the pegs. Stryker was also able to hand toys to Andrew when asked. Wow! He's making great progress! Kristi (PT) told me that she was excited about how well Stryker was doing. He loves to show off in front of people so he was able to stand independently while Kristi sang "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" - the entire song without falling! She wants us to work with him on standing independently in order to prepare for walking. Stryker must have listened well because he began walking with support of a toy for about 30 minutes when he got home. He would hold onto his train & walk without falling! His little legs looked so cute taking steps. I'm thinking an independent child is what we have on our hands now because he would get upset when the train hit furniture & we gave assistance to turn the train around. He loved walking. I hope walking independent is not too far away!

The down-side of therapy today was the news of needing a pediatric orthopedic hand specialist to look at Stryker's thumbs. The therapists are still questioning why his thumbs want to stay adducted during fine motor skills, especially since the MRI was negative. We were able to get an appointment for Monday, February 7th. Praying we get answers.