So many advancements

Erin has made so many amazing advancements lately that I’ve been busy watching them instead of photographing them or writing about them.  I’m sure I’ll probably miss more then a few, but I wanted to at least give a little bit of an update.

First and foremost, Erin officially graduated from PT!  We are very grateful to her therapist, Elva, but are extremely glad that our daughter no longer requires her services.  :-)

  Now that Erin is done with PT, she has to find other ways to stay busy and keep up her physical activity.  Not to worry though, Erin is busy learning how to crawl up AND down a full flight off stairs, get on and off the furniture, climb in and out of boxes, open and close doors, turn the lights off, and even enjoys the slides at an inflatable playground. 

In addition, to her physical advancements, Erin’s speech and cognition are also progressing.  She knows about a dozen words and phrases, including “wow”, “uh-oh”, “all done”, “I got it”,  and “hello, who’s there” (when the phone rings).  She even “barks” with Shadow.  Despite all that, she still acts like she doesn’t comprehend “no”.  Erin is also learning how too stack objects, use the shape sorter, and loves to turn the pages in books.  (In fact, her teacher gave us a nice compliment and told me it’s obvious that we read to Erin at home.)   Next week, she’ll probably know how to program the TV!

She’s also developed quite a fascination for Shadow’s kennel, q-tips, anything she’s not supposed to touch, and has weaned herself off the bottle and taught herself how to go to sleep.  In addition, she’s currently cutting 3 or 4 teeth (her incisors) and will probably have  14 teeth by next week! 

With all that going on, it’s no wonder she’s not walking by herself yet!  Erin is cruising, using push toys, standing unsupported for prolonged periods, and walking alone for a few steps with significant coaxing.  Her PT told us that Erin is ready to walk, but apparently Erin finds it much faster and easier to crawl or ride her toy car wherever she wants to go!  Not that we’re in any hurry.   If Erin’s current locomotion is any indication - once she’s ready to walk, she’ll run!