I definitely relate to this post.  I am very stubburn myself.  I think it
has helped me face the hard parts of life.  Keep it up!
>> >> >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!!!