Andy's Accomplishments for 2004 & 2005.

Andy has done an awesome job this last year as well as this year. I am so proud of him. He has worked so hard.

These are some of the things he has working on to accomplished in 2005....
*In Feb. 2005...we switched phyiscal therapist....what a difference. He is learning to stand on his own. He still has a long way to go but hey....he is doing it.

*In March 2005, he took his first step by himself. Boy, I had tears in my eyes.
*By the end of March 2005, He has taken up to 6 steps by himself.

These are some of the things he accomplished in 2004.
*January 2004...He learned to walk independently with his kaye walker. He now uses it to go everywhere. The only time he uses his wheelchair is if we go shopping and will be walking for a long time. Any quick shopping trips he will use his walker.

*The rest of his accomplishments are not in any kind of order.....
*July 2004...learned to blow bubbles.
*June 2004...learned his colors and the signs of each color.
*Learning to swing on a regular swing.
*Drink from an open cup without spilling.
*Learned 75 signs.
*Recognize his name on paper.
*Dress & undress himself.....He knows how to do this but I still help him alot. (It's a time thing.)
*Using his signs in sentences.

I would like to thank Deanna for all the hard work and time she spent with Andy.....She was Andy's nanny last year. She really worked hard with him to get to where he is today. (By the way, Deanna....he loves his blanket....many times a day he looks at the pictures. Thank you very much.)

Lucas Accomplishments for 2004 & 2005.

Lucas is 10 months old this April month. He weighs 19 pounds 1 oz. and is in the 25% for both weight and height. He is doing really well. He is starting to stand up holding onto furniture, and sitting on his knees . He loves to play with cars and balls.

At 9 months old, he started signing "more" and "all done". He blows kissing and waved bye-bye...backwards. (It's really cute.) He loves eating finger foods and pretty much stopped eating the nasty gerber baby foods. He also learned to crawl.

At 8 months, he started to using his pointer finger...and poking any hole he can find.

At 7 months, he started drinking from a straw. He was working really hard on crawling, getting onto all 4's and rocling back and forth. He weighed 17 pounds 8 oz.

At 6 months, weighing in at 17 pounds....He is rolling everywhere....Loves vegetables but doesn't like baby cereal or fruit very much.

At 5 months, Weighing in at 16 pounds 12 oz. He was sick most of this month with bronocolitis (?). Started rolling back and forth.

At 4 months, Weighing in at 15 pounds 10 oz. He started sitting up. He also learned to roll from side to side.

At 13 weeks old, he laughed out loud for the first time. He loved to cuddle with his blankie and play with his hands and thumb.

Horse Therapy for Andy

October 2004, Andy started horse therapy. Each session goes for 6 weeks for 30 minutes. February 2005, a new session started for another 6 weeks. (This picture was taken March 05.) He has improved so much since the first time he got up on the horse. He is sitting up straighter and he is holding on much better. He is wearing his theratogs which have really made a difference in his posture. He seems to enjoy the horses.