Accomplishments!

Mia does not do tunnels! You know, the long, fun tunnels that kids love to climb in and out of. Yeah, those ones! She has never liked them. Her PT and I think it is because she is afraid to crawl on her knees for fear that it might hurt. It is her way of protecting herself.

Well, today, after swinging on the swing for a long time, pumping her legs back and forth, and then running up and down the matted ramps 50 million times without any hesitations, Mia turns to Mary and says, "Tunnel? Tunnel?" Mary and I looked at each other completely shocked. Several weeks ago, we tried to get Mia to go through the tunnel. When we got it out she looked interested and tried to position herself in front of the entrance to go inside, but then gave up and told us, "No! No! NO!!" We figured it was because she was protecting her joints. So, we were quite shocked when she asked if Mary would get it out today.

So, we set it up and put a ton of balls inside and Mia immediately got down on her hands and knees and crawled back and forth, passing balls to both Mary and myself, and laughing hysterically the entire time! We just stared with our mouths open. Mary said several times today how great Mia looks - from her squatting to her running - but this topped everything! Today was a VERY good session and we are very proud of her recent accomplishment!

This week: Mia has an MRI scheduled this Wednesday to get a better look at her right ankle. We are believing God for an excellent report and that her rheumatologist will be completely amazed at how well Mia is doing!