Cindy,

        Congratulations to both you and Lizzy Jo. To Lizzy Jo for her will
and guts and to you for your patience and persistence. The only thing that
makes me sad is that I have just sent a paper to the publisher last month
on the emotional support provided by this list. Your post about Lizzy Jo
sitting up would have been a perfect example of what I was attempting to
get across. We do understand.

BTW, isn't Jan. 8th also Elvis' birthday? If Lizzy Jo wasn't born on the
"King's" birthday she must be something!! (from someone in Memphis)

Bobby


>Hi All,
>
>Okay, so I have to brag.  My family would have no use
>for this information, so I thought you would all
>appritiate it or at least understand why I am so
>thrilled.  As you probably know Lizzy Jo turned 2 Jan.
>8th.  She has mild spastic CP.  She crawls, walks with
>a walker, and untill now sat up only with support
>against her back.  Now for the exciting part:
>She was laying on the floor on her back ( her usual
>position of preference) tonight and wanted to sit up,
>I told her she'd have to wait as I was trying to get
>her year old sister Stephanie to sleep.  Well, I'll be
>darned if she didn't try to set her self up on the
>floor and after about 5 tries SHE DID IT BY HERSELF!!!
> I cried tears I was so excited for her!!  We have
>been working in therapy on this exclusively probably a
>good 6 months and she just couldn't do it, had no use
>to do it, or what ever.  As a matter in fact, today
>was therapy day and as usual, we worked and she
>couldn't do it.  Thank Goodness she has a strong
>will(although that does work against us at
>times)what's really funny she is a bit of a
>perfectionist also, and does not usually work on
>things that she is going to fail at in front of
>people.  So maybe now you can understand my
>excitement, not only did she reach this BIG milestone
>for her, but that she allowed me to be a part of
>seeing it.
>As I casually mentioned before my family has no use
>for this information.  They do not understand (nor do
>they want too) what a very big milestone this is for
>Lizzy and us as her parents.  This comes at a very
>good time, as my own faith in what we were told about
>what Lizzy would be able to do was dwendaling.  Just
>proves to me never give up!!!
>
>Love to all     Cindy Bushnell and Lizzy Jo
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