WooHoo!!

So yesterday I started the day like any other.  I get up at 7am, eat breakfast, take a shower, open Luke’s room so he can start waking up for school…and then finish getting ready myself while Luke is working on waking up.  I learned a long time ago to never just wake him up and grab him, if he isn’t happy when you get him up out of bed…he’ll stay unhappy for a long time afterwards. 

While I was getting ready and Luke was supposed to be lying in his bed waking up and getting happy, Luke decided to try a new trick.  I was in the bathroom doing my hair and make-up when I hear laughter.  I didn’t hear any other noises…like thumping or rattling that would indicate that he was kicking his feet or anything like that on his bed.  So I went to investigate to see what was so funny.  What I found shocked me.  Luke was standing up by his mat that is against the wall, and was holding on to the rope!!  I was so happy for Luke!!

This was not something easy for him to do for several reasons.  One is that this bed’s mattress is soft and therefore it is hard to get your balance on.  Two, the rope itself is not extremely tight so it isn’t the most sturdy object to hold on to in order to pull up.  Three, Luke has not even come close to mastering the art of standing up on his own, without holding on to something. 

So all of these things combined really show how great Luke is doing!  He is getting so strong!  When I saw him standing there I just shouted “WooHoo!!”  I was so proud of him.