[blparent] Michael's walking!

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Right on, that's exciting!

Jo Elizabeth

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, 
unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into 
advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt

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From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 7:48 AM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] Michael's walking!

> Hi all!  It's been a while since I posted to the list but guess what has
> been taking up all my time?  Michael's walking!  He took his first step
> about 2 months ago when he was working with the physical therapist.  It 
> was
> only one step but it was on his own.  Then, on the day before Mother's 
> Day,
> he took up to 7 steps on his own.  Ever since then, he's been taking more
> steps all the time.  Michael was at my parents' house this past weekend 
> and
> I've noticed a real boost in his confidence.  He's walking all over the
> place now.  I got those squeaker shoes for him and they're helping a lot.
> However, they don't make any noise when he's crawling and he still does 
> some
> of that too so I still have a bell pinned to the back of his shirt with a
> diaper pin.  He doesn't even touch it back there.  He is also saying daddy
> now and he said Ma clear as a bell this morning.  He's a happy boy and is
> constantly curious about the world around him.  That's all on the update 
> for
> now. There will be more to come, I'm sure.
>
> Leslie
>
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