Monday, March 26th

Annie performed a new trick for PT Debbie today. Debbie was working with her, helping her to sit on the floor, sit on the big exercise ball, and practice kneeling on hands and knees. Then Annie took a break, and laid on her back for awhile. After a little rest, Debbie said, "Okay, Annie, now it's time to roll over." So Annie started to roll over. Hooray!! This was the first time in a long time that Annie obeyed a command, and frankly, Debbie wasn't exactly telling her to roll over, just that it was time for Debbie to help her roll over. So we were all surprised when Annie actually initiated the action.

Also today when we went out for a walk in her stroller, Annie waved to our neighbor across the street. Hooray!! Another response to a command. It's weird, but in the hospital before her surgery for the g-tube, she seemed to begin to respond to commands. Then that surgery seemed to be a big speed bump for her, and she stopped responding to any commands. Today, however, she seemed to take another big step forward. Conscious response to commands is the next best thing to her talking to me--it is so encouraging.

Praise God for answering our prayers!

Jean