Weekly Update -- 4 - 10 August 2008

Yay, I'm 83 weeks old today!

Masinja did a great job at PT this week. He took more unassisted steps than T.M. and I have ever seen him walk. His theraptist was pretty impressed too. He pretty much performed for us also. T.M. and I were telling her all the words that Masinja is saying now and each time we said a word he would repeat it. His vocabulary now includes: Mama, which he uses both to address me and whenever he wants something, probably because he knows Mama will give it to him; Daddy, which sounds more like Gaggy sometimes; Doggie, which he says whenever he sees or hears the dogs; baker's man, he obviously loves playing Patty Cake; and last but not least, hockey, which we think stems from the fact that he loves to watch T.M. play hockey on the play station.

Masinja also walked up stairs for the first time this week. We often have to take him downstairs to the undercroft and let him walk around during church because he gets restless. I usually let him walk back to the staircase and then pick him up and carry him back to the chapel. This Sunday he decided he wanted to walk instead! I let him walk to the base of the stairs and was about to let go of his hands and pick him when he picked up his right leg and placed in on the bottom stair and began to push. He walked up the entire flight of stairs except for the last 6 steps. I was so proud of him. I told T.M. when we got back to our pew. It was T.M.'s turn to take Masinja downstairs about 15 minutes later and when they came back Masinja walked up the entire flight of stairs again!! He is certainly making progress. It will be interesting to see what he does at PT next week.

Masinja has a followup appointment with the neurologist next week. We'll let you know how it turns out.

That's all for now.

Peace,
T.M.M.