Walking

Carsen walks everywhere!  I used to sit and watch Carsen as a 1 year old and wonder when he was going to sit.  When he was two,  I wondered why he couldn't walk.  At age 3, I doubted his abilities.  At age 4, I felt blessed to have small steps in his gait trainer.  When he turned 5, he was in school full-time, still using a gait trainer, and hardly keeping up.  At age 6, he walks.  I think about how much his life has changed.  How long he waited to walk, to see his friends at eye level and to feel in control of his body.  Six whole years.  Six!  He walks into school, into the grocery store, in our house, to the car, to greet his friends, to give his para, Vicki, a friendly "good morning smile" and he walks around our house. His life has changed completely.  Everything is exciting for him and he is pumped!  My counters are cleared by him as soon as he gets home from school.  He loves to dump it all on the floor.  I love it.  He walks back into his bedroom and back out to me.  ALL.BY.HIMSELF.  The most amazing thing as a mom at the moment is to watch Carsen and Jace run around in circles and chase each other.  They giggle so hard with each other.  It is so fun to watch Carsen discover his new sense of balance and control his body like every kid should.  I feel so very blessed this holiday season!  My big boy is walking!