Maggie 16 months

Baby girl is just growing up before our eyes and we couldn't be prouder to call Maggie our daughter. She is such a sweet soul and a bright light in our little family. She is also a very hard worker! Because of all her hard work, Maggie is on the brink of being an independent sitter. I still wouldn't set her down on a counter and walk away but I timed her at 9 minutes the other day. She was playing with her little people home and was sitting very well. I realize at 16 months most children are walking-- Will was certainly all over the place, but we're still proud of the milestones Maggie reaches, regardless of how old she is when reaching them. We still put her splints on when needed, but I really don't think she'll need those forever or maybe too terribly much longer because she opens her hands alot. Maggie takes good steps in the walker at therapy; in fact, I wish we could get one for the house- I think Marliese is trying to track something down. She's transitioning in an out of sitting more and better now-- she has gone from sitting to kneeling a few times and sitting to lying down without just throwing herself down.  Maggie can also stand with less support. She needs help getting into that position but once up, she needs minimal support at her hips, especially when wearing her AFO's. So, all things in due time. We generally have therapy 8-9 times a month and her therapists are always happy with her success and her progess. That's all we can hope for. God is working a miracle in our baby girl's life and we're blessed enough to be witness to that. To all our prayer warriors, please continue to do so, she's come a long way but still has a long way to go. She's getting older and becoming more aware of her limitations. We're praying the healing continues and she can be independent one day- hopefully before she's really aware of any limitations.

I love you so much Maggie, you've brought so much joy to our family these past 16 months!!