For those of you with “typical” kids, this will be no big deal, but to me, it was fantastic! Today during occupational therapy, Maria allowed Chris (the OT) to clap her (Maria’s) hands! I even heard the clapping sound! We’ve been trying for years, literally, to get her to clap, but she closes her hands and won’t allow us to bang her hands together. Lately Maria’s been keeping her hands open, so I’ve been doing “high five” with her (she learned that back when she had music therapy). She seems to like her hand being high fived. The new clapping skill is good timing, since we’re going to see the Wiggles in a week or so!
Maria’s been doing pretty well with her walking. We’ve been walking with her more (that’s one of the good things about having several different caregivers each day, she gets more practice with her walking). She’s taking lots of independent steps, which is much better on my back (and others’).
Our friend George came by the other day with a friend, who happens to be a preacher/minister. They prayed over Maria and said God would heal her some day (one of the many who have said that). One step at a time, right?