Practice, Practice, Practice...

We have been very committed and serious about doing what the physical therapist told us to do for our home assignment this week, we bought a stool just like the physical therapist had at her office and we have been practicing all week. Mabel can sit like a pro - and she loves doing it. She sits there on her little stool, both feet flat on the ground and she can reach to each side now without falling over. She can reach all the way to the ground even on her left side. When we started this she would fall over if she had to lean too far or to the left and we needed to support her, but now she is so steady and strong that she can do it herself. She also has taken to pulling herself up to standing by holding on to us from sitting on her stool, now when she first stands up she does have both feet on the floor, but she still lifts up her left foot. It is a vast improvement from the flamingo stand she use to do!

So she goes again this Thursday and we'll see what the doctor wants to do this time. I have to say again that I'm amazed every time I see Mabel sitting on her her little seat. She never got to do that before the cast, she was only learning to sit up unassisted before the cast so I never even thought of trying this before the doctor plopped her on the little stool at her office. It is hard to remember that Mabel should be doing these things and just didn't have a chance to try and do it, I guess I underestimated her! Honestly I don't even think about what she would be doing, I try not to read about what 14 month olds are doing because it does upset me that she isn't walking, standing or cruising, but that's ok, she talking up a storm, "reading" books, and is very bright and amazingly focused and good with her little fingers - she can turn on our ipod and unlock it! She can also unlock Zack's cellphone and turn that off! I'm not worried, she'll catch up!