Well, it looks as though after much ado, Spring has finally arrived to North Dakota. Things have been going well and we continue to see positive changes and growth in Ethan. For the 1st time in his life, he's able to ride a bike. We were fortunate enough to have additional funds in Ethan's "Germany" account whereby we purchased a special bike that he was comfortable on and supported his needs. He picked out a lime green bike, with a little basket in the back that he can put things in. A video of his very 1st time can be seen below. That was on a Tuesday...by Sunday he rode 1.5 blocks while we took a walk along side him..He loves it! Now, all we need to get is some Toy Story decals to put on the bike and we'll be really set.
Outside of that, Ethan has decided to learn how to climb a ladder and proceeded to climb up the 5 rung ladder into our playhouse and then went down the slide (on his tummy) all by himself. Of course mom was having a heart-attack just waiting for a fall but as Ethan put it... "mom, I can do it--SEE???!!!" He's having a blast with his new found freedoms and the smile on his face really shows it.
In addition, he's growing like crazy as it seems I'm buying him new jeans all the time (my husband is convinced I'm just shrinking them). Its fun to see him stretching out and moving out of that "little boy" phase.
We see the orthopedic surgeon in mid-May regarding Ethan's progress and will be discussing Hamstring surgery as Ethan's hamstrings are still short from the past tone in his legs. Stretching helps some but will likely not be enough to get him stretched out to where he really needs to be in order to stand up straight and without support. For the time being however, he continues to get faster and faster with his crutches and his footing too has showing improvement over the last few months.
We're truly excited to see what the summer months bring...Stay Tuned! :-)
Well..that's its for now. Until later..
Lisa
