Two-year-old with hemiplegia walks!
It is official. We have a toddler! But she is scared. :(
Lily Pad can absolutely walk on her own. She does not need her little push
walker dinosaur anymore. Our physical therapist has told us we need to hide it
so she won't rely on it. Apparently, the push walker has trained Lily's muscles
to lean over and falsely rely on it for confidence. So, we start building her
confidence by holding on to the back of her shirt as she walks which is working
out nicely. She totally thinks we are holding on to her, but she is walking
under her own strength and coordination - something we thought we would never
see! And it is so very adorable watching her toddle around. We are so excited
to finally be entering this new era of parenthood. However, we are not looking
forward to the bumps and bruises that come with having a two year old.
And speaking of two-year-olds, Lily has one more week of
being one. But don't let her cuteness fool you. When she is not acting like a
two-year-old she is acting like a teenager. Such an attitude! If she does not
get her way, she complains and gives us her "mad face" which is just
her bottom lip poked out. So cute! Not intimidating AT ALL! But she will do it
on command.
And when we ask her how old she is, she immediately says,
"Two!!!!" I am so thrilled to see more and more of her personality.
Our family is so BLESSED to have a sweet and sometimes sassy baby girl!
