Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Why did the tennis ball cross the road?

Because it is stuck to the bottom of Pat's walker and he wanted to go to Wal-Mart which is just across the fence from our new house.  Okay he isn't walking to Wal-Mart yet, but probably soon!!!

What's up with us?  New house pictures coming soon.  As soon as we get all of the way unpacked that is.  Hopefully in a week or two.  Since all you would see is mess, construction, and boxes right now.  It wouldn't be very fun. 

Pat’s working on his walking, but he has been pretty secretive about it.  He wants to surprise everyone.  :)  I will just say that he is starting to walk a little (very little) straighter and he is only falling about 5-7 times a day now.  I know that seems like a lot, but he doesn’t use the wheelchair in the house and he has some pretty bad leaning and turning habits that he is having to overcome.  I think it really helps that he is on his own for most of the day and he hasn’t earned his TV yet (25 crawls a day for 10 days) so he gets pretty bored.  He even made up his own exercise routine that he has been following this last week.  For once, he did it on his own without anyone bugging him.  This might be the time that it works...  I hope at least!  He has figured out a way to use the wall as leverage so that he can stand up from the floor with his walker and has started to do some walking without his orthotics and very occasionally without his shoes and socks.  I think it is helping his balance.  Be expecting great things, but don't tell him I told you.  He doesn't like the pressure of everyone knowing that he is working on it because he thinks it sets your expectations too high. 

I say, how can we be his cheerleaders if he keeps it all a secret?  :)