Today was a great day in the Madsen home. Kate started off the morning by moving her left arm! I excitedly called Robert and told him the great news. Kate has repeatedly moved her arm today, and I have video evidence! You can watch the clip to see it for yourself!
I went to St. Louis a few weeks ago, and the team of doctors I met with were very positive about Kate's diagnosis. I met with a physical and occupational therapist afterwards, and they gave me more exercises and things to do with Kate. We stay busy each day working on Kate.
On another note, Max has been extremely busy. He is getting into EVERYTHING!!! He uses chairs to get up on counters, beds, dressers, etc. He found a pen the other day while I was blowing my hair dry, got the lid off, and colored me a pretty picture all over the glider cushion! He was so proud of his artwork. Max is adding to his vocabulary at an astounding rate. It is so cute. He says "love you!" when we put him in bed. Max entertains himself really well. Yesterday when he was supposed to be napping, Max was playing in his room. Rob went and checked on him after 30 minutes or so, and Max had pulled everything off his bed, put his fireman hat on, and was crawling on his furniture. When he saw Rob, he climbed out, and said "Hat!" So silly! Max can be a picky eater. He didn't want taco soup or chicken fried rice, but he did want black beans, chips and yogurt! He dipped the chips in the yogurt, and ate them! Yuck! Yesterday Max stayed in nursery all by himself! It was a first. There were many tears shed (by Max), but he did it. Hopefully this trend will continue. Max is strong enough to hold and push the vacuum now. He thinks it is awesome to vacuum the house.
