Looking Strong

Just before Stem Cell Therapy, I remember lamenting to myself at how Ari had largely fallen into the pattern of army crawling using only her arms, while dragging her legs and feet behind her. She would, occasionally, bend her knees and do a little wiggle, but she wasn't using her legs to move.

Ari is now using her legs and bending her knees to help her belly crawl. She hasn't acquired any new skills in the past two weeks since her therapy, but she has improved on the skills she already has. She just looks stronger. Even Ari's PT, who is as objective as they come, commented on Ari's "more consistent" use of her knees to assist in her crawling, and said she's noticed a definite, recent improvement. She is also using both knees quite a bit more regularly, whereas before she tended to favor her left.

Ari's sitting (and especially her bench sitting) are looking better than ever. She is wanting to stand more, while holding on to something (like my hand or a gate or a table), and her weight-bearing looks awesome! We hope that she continues to progress at this rate for at least the next six months. Keep it up Ari!