Hi all,
    After my last blunder....I had the thought that I might update you on
Lizzy Jo's progress.  I think we joined the list about three or four months
ago, when lizzy was maybe about 16 or 17 months old.  For those new members
or those that don't remember.... Lizzy Jo was born at 29 weeks
gustation(spelling?)(almost three months early) and when we joined the list,
she had just been diagnoised with mild spastic CP,most likely caused by her
premature birth. At that time she was not able to do much....rolling and some
army crawling,a few words, mama,dada,go, things like that.  Boy what a few
months can do!! Lizzy now crawls on all fours( for short distances) army
crawl is still the favorite means of getting around(faster), pulls herself up
on furniture, and this last week she crawled up the stairs(a flight of 7) all
by herself!!  Her vocabulary is out of this world, says all kinds of
things....repeats parts of the alphabet, counts to 5 correctly(10 but misses
a few,hee,hee) and has started putting words together creating sentances(I
see Daddy).  At 20 months, there is very little resemblance to my premature
3.2 lb baby.  She has been in PT once a week for almost 1 yr now(is getting
fitted for afo's next week) and will be starting OT once a week in about 2
weeks.
Probably nothing  really outstanding compared to what most of you did or are
doing, but I had the need to brag about my daughter to people who understand
how big a deal climbing stairs by ones self really is.  My family is no
source of understanding.  If I call my sisters with what is big news for me
,I recieve comments like really, madison's been doing that since she was 8
months, or big deal, when's she going to walk.  They have gone to the extent
to tell me its my fault that she doesnt walk yet...... I coddle her to
much....or.....I dont hold her enough.
Go figure....Anyway, thanks for listening and letting this proud mother brag
a little bit. Meanwhile, I'll go back to lurking and learning about things
from all of you.  By the way you all allow me to drive the PT therapist
crazy, because I ask her about alot of the treatments that you all discuss
here.  Thanks for being here,
Love and Prayers to All;
Lizzy Jo and Cindy Bushnell