In a new and very exciting way.
She's been crawling on her belly now for months, and has been crawling on her hands and knees with very little assistance for a while. But this weekend it all clicked and she started crawling on her hands and knees all by herself!
This is a HUGE accomplishment for The Gracer. Her physical therapist told us that this was the hardest milestone for a child with Down syndrome by far. Take small (and in some cases, quite pudgy) hands, add short arms and low muscle tone and you've got a big disadvantage. But crawling is an important step in the developmental sequence, because it develops coordination and core stability needed for more efficient walking. This PT mom couldn't be prouder!
Now to figure out how her size 3-6 month feet are going to hold up her 75th percentile body....
Yay grace!!!! You rock. Love yA
ReplyDeleteSo, so proud of you, Gracer! Way to go! xoxoxoxo
ReplyDeleteGrace, what an accomplishment! You will be exploring all of the rooms where you live - Mommy and Daddy will have to start shutting doors and watch what they leave on the floor.
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I love the cheers at the end...I am cheering for you over here!
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"In His time, in His time. He makes all things beautiful in His time. Lord, please show me every day as you're teaching me your way, that you do just what you say, in your time."
ReplyDeleteOh Precious Amazing Gracie Grace, you do all things too, in your time. No one should ever doubt you. You are a fighter and a winner through and through. So proud of you girl. Now go explore to your heart's content. There's a great big world out there and it all starts in your house. No more secrets from you, huh baby girl!!
I knew it had to be close when we were there for the visit! So exciting, her new name should be "Speed-Gracer".
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Grace, you are truly amazing! I'm so proud to be your grandpa. Jesus loves you and I love you.
ReplyDeleteHurray for Grace!!! Happy exploring! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWay to go Grace!!
ReplyDeleteGrace, hurrah's you are DUE...what a go go crawl you do...so proud of you and for you...just watch the road ahead, be safe...Cheers to you dear little one....xoxoxo K&J
ReplyDeleteYay Gracie!! Such an important step. It took forever for Arina to crawl like that. It actually seemed like walking was easier than crawling!
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