It has been forever since I last updated. We moved into our new house at the beginning of Jan. 2008. Then, 2 days later, we took Jake to Michigan for 3 weeks of intensive suit therapy.
This was a make up session for Nov. 2007 when he was suppose to do 3 weeks but ended doing none because he got very sick.As soon as we came home from Michigan, we don’t have enough hours in a day to work, organize and buy things for the house, take Jake to school and therapy, assemble furniture, put up blinds, etc… My first priorities were to get Jake’s bedroom all cleaned up and organized, then his exercise/therapy room all set up.
Speaking of Michigan, Jake did great this time. He walked almost 40 steps without 
assistance which was amazing to watch. Now that we have so much more room in the house, especially since most of them are empty, I encourage Jake to walk as much as possible. Jake ‘s walking has really improved a lot. I feel him taking stronger and better controlled steps when I hold his hand. When he tries to take independent steps, he is still unsteady, but he is learning to gain better control. I bought a big balance board to work with Jake on weight shifting. (It hasn’t arrived yet). It used to be a far far away dream that Jake can walk by himself, but now I truly feel that it will become a reality. But here is the thing, it is never enough….when he takes one step, I want him to take 5, when he take 5, I want 10, when he takes 40, I want him to walk around the house…
Sometime I read from other parents with special needs children that as parents, we should enjoy our children the way God made them; we should let them enjoy their childhood and not be bombarded with therapy. It is such a fine line with how much we should push Jake and I understand we expect a lot from him. So on the weekend, we try to go out as a family, to the mall, to the aquarium, to restaurants… I hope when Jake grows up, he will understand that we are doing the best we can to not only give him a happy life now, but that we are doing everything we can to help him live an independent life in the future.
It has been forever since I last updated. We moved into our new house at the beginning of Jan. 2008. Then, 2 days later, we took Jake to 
assistance which was amazing to watch. Now that we have so much more room in the house, especially since most of them are empty, I encourage Jake to walk as much as possible. Jake ‘s walking has really improved a lot. I feel him taking stronger and better controlled steps when I hold his hand. When he tries to take independent steps, he is still unsteady, but he is learning to gain better control. I bought a big balance board to work with Jake on weight shifting. (It hasn’t arrived yet). It used to be a far far away dream that Jake can walk by himself, but now I truly feel that it will become a reality. But here is the thing, it is never enough….when he takes one step, I want him to take 5, when he take 5, I want 10, when he takes 40, I want him to walk around the house… 