WALKING!!!!!!!!!

Gabriel has really been practicing walking on his own since last week when he took his first unassisted steps. Tonight he amazed us with his motivation and will to walk! He walked from the living room into the kitchen with no help and only fell on his bottom twice. It was awesome! We are so proud.

Gabriel also had his evaluation for First Steps today. First Steps is a program for preschool children who may have developmental delays. He did really well on the evaluation for as best we could tell. He was able to identify Momma and Dada in pictures. He could orient a book and turn the pages. There are certainly many things that we need to work on. He should wear high top shoes to support his ankles. He needs to start using a spoon to eat. He needs to have more choices and decision making activities. We are also supposed to show him objects/pictures, name them, and have him choose them by name. We'll see next week if he will qualify for any services, but right now we doubt it. We know now how to help him better at home, so I don't think that we will agree to services if he qualifies.