A little story about a yellow walker

Today is a day of happiness. Makayla was given a new walker last week by a little friend of hers.( thank you) For some reason Makayla loves this walker!!! We have tried many and I do mean many different walkers over the last year. Most were seen as 'EVIL' for reasons I also do not know. I think a huge part of it is a sudden increase in awareness, but only Mak really knows. The point is this little yellow walker is totally awesome to Makayla so lets go with it. Over the last week I have been working with Mak to walk across the living room maybe 8 feet. Today I decided to take it to school and Mak walked from the car to the building and than down a very long hallway and than all the way back. She was so excited that she just wanted to keep going!! It was so amazing.

The challenge has been the fact that Makayla would not hold onto the handles of anything for any length of time. She loves to have her hand in her mouth or hold onto a favourite toy ( typically Buzz the bee!) She seemed to have no awareness for her safety and this caused some serious issues with trying to get anywhere with her walkers. But today she held on, she held on and she just went for it. Awesome is the word, simply awesome! and yes I have witnesses!!!

Why its so exciting? Well because as many parents of special needs kids will tell you the hardship is the extreme slowness of progress. There are days/ weeks/months/ years  that simply seem to go nowhere. All the effort of therapy and appointments and hard work on our part seem to be pointless at times. However than out of nowhere they make a huge gain! Today was that day!!

Some people say never, some say maybe, some say some day, Makayla said today!

Parents get to brag about their kids all the time, I never have gotten that! Until today! My Makayla has Cerebral Palsy and walked over 50 feet today with her little yellow walker!! Yeah Mak!