Speech and communication progress, growth spurt/new shoes, cousins

Megan started making great progress 2 weeks before we left NC.  She verbalized her first two-word phrase.  She was playing bubbles with the therapist and had been saying "mor" and then said "mor buh-buh".  It was a VERY exciting day.  She continued to verbalize "mor" and even said "o-en" for open during her last therapy session.  She has always "pointed" at things with her entire hand but has also started pointing with just one finger, which isn't a big difference to me, but it is on the checklist; so yay Megan!

She started climbing/walking like crazy at the playground by our house just before we left too.  She was walking over the hump bridge without holding onto anything, and Sam still doesn't do that.  She was so proud of herself.  She learned how to climb onto the coffee table and can get up on our couch if she tries really hard, it is a little too high for her to reach easily.  

About 2 weeks before we left NC Megan had an appointment with her orthopedist and he said he thought she would outgrow her orthotics in 3-6 months so we should just keep an eye on them.  Within 3 days of being in TX she started having issues with them and by 3 days later they were too small.  Yesterday I spoke to her NC doctor and he agreed to fax a prescription for her to an orthotist so they can fit her since we can't get in to see a new doctor here until November.  In the mean time they told us to just put her in tennis shoes since she is able to walk barefoot and she should be fine.  Fine was an understatement.  We went yesterday afternoon and got her fitted (she is now a size 5!) and she loved them.  She walked everywhere.  We let her walk some in the mall and she kept going into a store and turning around and coming out, she did that at least 10 times before I directed her to keep walking down the hall.  

The last time she was downgraded as far as support goes she started doing better and yesterday was no different.  

We are staying with my mom until our house closes and my nephew Chris lives with her.  Megan adores him and can't get enough of her extra-large (6'8") cousin.  She also loves my mom's furniture because it is low enough she can climb off/on by herself.