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Big Girl Maddy


Maddy is getting much more adventurous in the way she gets around. This video shows how much she had improved in walking since the beginning of the summer.

Maddy also started swim therapy yesterday. She had a great time. She is so small they had to put floaties on her arms a floatie around her waist and then put weights on her ankles so she wouldn't tip over. They played all kinds of games in the pool and the therapists were so impressed with how confident she was in the water. By the end of the session she had almost gotten the hang of balancing herself upright in the water without the weights on her ankles. We'll do swim therapy every other week. I think it will be great for her.

Maddy is doing great with language skills and also developing quite an imagination. Yesterday we went to Wal-Mart to do some grocery shopping. On the way in we saw a bird in the parking lot. Maddy told me, "That bird's going grocery shopping." Hilarious! She is also great at remembering everyone's names. She remembers relatives names, even ones we don't see often. She knows all her therapist names and the names of a lot of people from church. He memory for people and names just amazes me.

We feel really blessed right now by how Maddy is progressing. Thanks for all the prayers and continued prayer for her progress are much appreciated.

Comments

Anonymous said…
She is so funny! That's great she did so well at swim therapy! What a great idea. She is progressing so well. Such a miracle to witness. Love it!
brittany
September 23, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Drs Meyer said…
I was thinking about when she said, "I'm gonna get you avocado!" the last time I was there and just laughed out loud. She's just gotten so big and full of life...I LOVE it!!! Keep up the good work, mama!
September 23, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Chrissy Cross said…
Precious! She is quite a talker!
September 24, 2011 at 8:57 AM
bee said…
Way to go Maddy! You are getting to be such a big girl and GREAT walker. She has really improved a lot.
September 27, 2011 at 11:22 AM
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