Dad's update

It's Sunday morning and as I sit here listening to the birds in the court yard outside the family room welcoming the sunlight, it is hard to describe what a great day Saturday was for Donovan. I can't say enough about the therapists here at MFB and the effort our little guy has already put in. Needless to say, we were hoping he would be ok just moving around a bit. But instead, in his very determined way, he would have none of just a little progress today. As Bridget described below he made great progress with each succeeding session while finding time to play with Thomas, air hockey, video games, play doh, and of course watching a few kids shows. He fell asleep with Monkey and Puppy in arms at 8pm!

The cherry on top of the day, in his last PT session, he sat on a bench and got up into a standing position on his own, with only the therapist guiding his hips and "spotting" him to help his balance. He is a very determined guy to play the way he wants to play! His attitude is great and he complains very little, except as Bridget mentioned, when he is frustrated. It is truly a remarkable blessing how well he is handling everything. Much better than Mom and Dad!