What a day!

Megan started going from knees to standing again at her therapy session last week.  The therapist showed me a "trick" to help her without her knowing it because she doesn't always want help.  It was working and going well until about Thursday when every time she tried to stand up she fell over.  It seemed like she had stopped using her arms and was trying to stand up just using one leg.  Anyway at her therapy session yesterday Mandy moved her back down to the lower surface and she did much better.  She got up by herself multiple times - though she is back to trying to stand up without bringing her knees up. 

Okay - so today she did great as soon as I started working with her.  She stood up by herself too many times to keep track of - and did it "correctly" or the easier way about half of the time.  I was so proud of her - she worked really hard this morning and then again after morning snack and before lunch and then again after nap.  She even stood up at 2 of her toys.  She is still having to be motivated - meaning she is not just going over and doing it by herself.  I have to put a toy on the ottoman and encourage her to come over - unless of course I find the magic toy of the moment - then she just crawls right over and stands up.  I am very much looking forward to the day, hopefully soon, when she will stand up somewhere without me having to entice her. 

In addition to all of the standing Megan decided to become consistent with 2 of her toys showing her fine motor skills.  She repeatedly put a coin into the slot of her piggy bank toy (only the big yellow one - couldn't seem to get any others to work for her); and she repeatedly put the 1/2 circle shape into the correct slot of her shape sorter. 

She also hugged Sam; he was laying on the floor playing beside where she was sitting and she put her arm around his waist and just left it there while they played.  In true big sister form she did scissor-kick him a few minutes later - she squished him in the middle. 

She also seems to be trying to talk today, not just pointing and grunting but trying to form sounds.  Sometimes we can also hear a word from her - like "more" or "um" for Sam or "mom".  There was another one but I can't remember it at the moment - UGH!. 

Such a big day for our little miss.