Peanut Progress

Peanut still receives physical therapy through First Steps.  Last month his PT downgraded his therapy to twice a month instead of once a week.  He's reached the point where he needs less sessions with the PT because he's progressing really well.

Some of the skills he was lacking in a month ago he now does with ease, like just being able to go from sitting to his tummy, and quickly 'army crawl' over to the couch and pull himself up to stand.  He practices this all the time, and you can tell how happy it makes him that he doesn't need help to do it.  He's not as fussy throughout the day because he's getting more confidence.  Also, he's finally really good at getting in the actual crawling position on all fours, whereas before he would be on his tummy reaching up for the couch to try and pull up to stand.  He can finally stand up on his own in his crib! - he gets on all fours, grabs onto the bars and stands right up.  He does it easily, and he loves to do it over and over when I put him down for naps - I love it because he's practicing and building up his strength.  The day has finally arrived where he's standing in his crib when I go to get him up!! 

At his last PT session she worked with him on being able to stand up in the middle of the floor on his own,  to sit down without holding onto anyone or anything, and to crawl up onto the couch.  He's doing really good.  He's finding out he can do this stuff and he practices all the time.  So many things that come easily to a lot of babies / toddlers were more challenging for him - so for us the smallest bit of progress is really exciting.  Some things that seems so trivial to other parents are huge to us.

This video just shows him pulling up to stand (which he does with much more ease now), and then plopping down to sit without falling back or to the side.  Believe it or not, this was a big thing.  You can tell he's really trying hard to sit down!  But he can do it now.  It's been so cool to see him progress from where he was several months ago  :)  

Also, something kind of funny....  he still hasn't been crawling on all fours, but when he's in his crib he gets on all fours and crawls down to the other end.  So we'll see how much longer it is before he starts finally crawling on hands and knees when he's out of his bed.  That little rascal!