First Steps!

So a little over six weeks ago I shared how Addie had started walking in her walker. She has continued to improve and now has free wheels so she can go wherever she wants in her walker and she loves it!! We got her a knee brace and she has started bending her knee so much more! She can now pull herself up onto both of her knees and holding on to the couch crawl around up on her knees! It has been amazing! But yesterday after a weekend of seeking God's direction and presence in our lives Addie took her first steps!! She stood on her own for about 2 seconds 2 weeks ago and yesterday she was standing for 10-15 seconds and then took a few steps!! So many kids with arthrogryposis do not walk especially unassisted! But here she is 2 and able to take a few steps. As her strength grows so will her walking!! We are so thankful to God for His healing hand on our precious daughter! The therapist yesterday said she can never predict what Addie will do and I told her she has too many prayers to be predictable!! When you bring your concerns and petitions to the Almighty Healer things happen!
Hebrews 10:23 "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."

 

Psalms 100

1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
²     Worship the Lord with gladness;
    come before him with joyful songs.
³ Know that the Lord is God.
    It is he who made us, and we are his^[a];
    we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving
    and his courts with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.
⁵ For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

We are His. In the good and the bad He is worthy of praise and our trust! He is faithful to us. He is healing her legs and we are trusting for her arm and shoulders. She will outshine the expectations set before her because He will shine through her and His name will be praised through each phase of her journey. He is healing her! The doctors and therapists are all a part of His healing. I am reminded yet again He is the Healer and our trust is in Him. After our last appointment in Cincinnati the doctor told us that at this point there is nothing else he can do for Addie's arm. While she has improved a lot she does not have much movement or strength in her shoulder. God asked me as I sat there if I was trusting Him to heal her or the doctor. The answer was Him! The answer is always Him!! And after that look at her walking! As I look back on this blog I can't help but realize what a big miracle it is that she is stepping already! It was only a few months ago that she could not even stand and move the gait trainer that pretty much held her up and now she is walking solo! My heart is rejoicing in my God! I am so thankful for His hand on my baby girl! What an awesome God we serve!