Julia Bedulia

Oh what a summer it has been for my little lady. After completely shutting down for the last several weeks of school, she has blossomed this summer. She has been more verbal, more active, more happy, and even a bit more sassy. It has been a joy to see her have one good day after another. Even though we've had some rough days, her really good days have far outnumbered the bad. Here's what she's been doing:

• Playing with beads almost constantly
• Opening and closing her left hand to grasp items
• Using her vision to turn towards sound and look at things on her lap
• Spending 30-45 minutes in her stander without complaining
• Swinging and swinging and swinging
• "Talking" to us - she responding to questions and comments with vocalizations, and her timing is too perfect to be a coincidence. She likes to be part of the conversation, and I don't think she always agrees with us.
• Staying awake nearly all day every day (just some short catnaps once in a while after a rough seizure

Joy, joy, joy - our little girl is showing us what a hard worker and contented kid she is!