climbing
The little things just stun me
I’ve noticed some tiny but amazing things about Jordan lately. First, she’s certain she can do anything… And I mean ANYTHING. Most of the time she’s right. She can put her pants on and off all by herself. She can take off all of her own clothes. She climbs stairs of any size. She can…
Read More +Climbing
Suddenly Jordan is climbing… She’s trying to stand on chairs and today I caught her trying to get on top of a table. I’m a little nervous about it all. There are a couple of reasons: 1) She’s off balance and the fall would be scary. 2) I don’t remember her brother climbing around at…
Read More +She climbs!
I looked away in the backyard for one moment… And suddenly I look up and Jordan is on the first rung of the treehouse ladder. I rush over and spotted her as she climbed all the way up on her own. Success!! She was very proud. I’m nervous. Cam would have never climbed that ladder…
Read More +Another rash
A day “airing out” Jordan’s little arm didn’t really help get rid of her heat rash. So I put some cream on it before bed time and I hope it helps. I’ve been obsessively cleaning the prosthetic, so I know that’s not the reason behind her rash this time around. The day ended with Jordan…
Read More +Great day
Jordan did such a fantastic job in therapy today. She climbed up and down the little step between the living room and the foyer many times with her arm off and on. AWESOME! She’s getting braver and braver! It makes me so proud to watch her. We figured out how to get her to do…
Read More +A big step
Jordan climbed onto the bottom step in the basement this morning. I had the phone on the fourth step, and she was trying to go after it. She was on her knees reaching when I noticed. She was stable, but when she decided she needed to get down, she wasn’t sure what to do. I…
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