Today I just have to share what great thing happened just this morning. As I’ve mentioned in the past when Luke does something new it feels so wonderful. As a parent when you child finally feeds themselves, crawls, walks, or talks….you feel such a relief in that they are becoming more independent. Well…when Luke reaches these kinds of goals the relief and thrill seems so great…it reminds me that God is listening to my prayers for healing in Luke…that He continues to work in Luke even when we don’t always see it.
I felt this when Luke started crawling, when he started using his walker on his own and when he pulled up for the first time last summer. Today I felt this again.
I was sitting on the couch and Luke comes over and pulls himself up. At first I thought he was just reaching for a toy that was up there with me, but then I noticed he was trying to put a leg up on the couch. Now, he has tried this in the past…but not like today. Today it was like he wasn’t going to give up…no matter what he was going to get that leg up on the couch.
Luke was getting frustrated, crying to me…so I decided to help him crawl up on the couch. It didn’t take much to help him, just give his leg some support. Then after a while he wanted down off the couch. So I helped him do this. It became a cycle that I helped him with a few times, then all of a sudden he stands up to the couch, puts his knee into the place between cushions and pulls himself up onto the couch!! All by himself!! I was so happy for him.
Luke continued to do this throughout the morning and early afternoon. Six times in total!! It is just another step towards his walking and talking goals. But, each step like this is so BIG….and I am so thankful.
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