July 4, 2012

I know it has been a very long time... I am sorry. So many people have asked when I was going to post again. I have a hard time finding time for anything these days. I post on Facebook often because I can do that quickly. My blogs tend to take a lot longer. Well Sam is now 15 months. Can you believe it? So now that we have hit a year, we are starting to see more of a divide in Sam's abilities and other children around her age. She is still not crawling, however she really wants to. You can't put her on the floor without her instantly going to a crawling position but her legs just don't like to cooperate. Actually last night around 3 in the morning she must of woke up, sat up and got into that position. The problem is that she gets stuck so when I woke up from her crying I found her stuck in that position. It bothered me because I was unsure of how long she had been there since I am not the lightest sleeper. She is making some progress on standing for very short times (close to a minute). She still gets in her stander several times a day to strengthen her legs. She loves it. Her favorite show is Yo Gabba Gabba. She gets all excited when it comes on. She loves bubbles, riding in the wagon, swinging and doing anything with Gwen. We are going to see a specialist for the increased tone in her legs at the end of the month. I hope that she will be able to do something that will help Sam in some way. I know she gets really frustrated. Here are some photos. Thanks so much for all your support and prayers. It was about a month ago when I realized that I had so many pray requests that I was forgetting to pray for Sam's legs and head daily. I pray for my children daily but I was not praying specifically for their needs. As always I give God the glory for all of the accomplishments for Sam. I remind myself daily, "They said she could be on a feeding tube her whole life." So blessed God has brought her so far. Have a Happy 4th Everyone!