He has made great strides in his mobility. Earlier last year I was nearly sick with worry about his muscle tone (as chronicled here) and the fact that he was not walking, much less pulling himself up to a standing position at nearly 14 months. I had so much guilt thinking that somehow this was my fault…maybe i should have been doing something that I wasn't doing, or something happened at birth, etc, as though I as a mom need any more Mommy guilt!
We had ECI come out a few times and work with him before we moved. But in the end, I had to completely put my trust in God and remember that all things work together for good. I remember the day he stood up by himself, completely independent of anything. I was folding laundry in my grandmother's guesthouse where we were living at he time pending our final move. Elias was playing beside me, crawling around, when suddenly, from the corner of my eye I saw him start to stand on his wobbly legs. Once he was at a standing position, I let out a scream like he had just won the world series. It turned out he was motivated by my yell of encouragement and proceeded to stand again and again. He finally took his first steps at the end of July last year when he was close to 18 months. I guess he just needed a little extra time. Nowadays, he is such a busy tadpole! He climbing, running, and doing somersaults all over the place and I couldn't be happier with his progress. :)
Here are some pictures from Elias' birthday party. As always i went a little overboard in the decorations and planning, but had so much fun in the process. I found this cute play center for the kids and thought it was perfect for a 2 year old's birthday party. The theme was Cookies and Milk since Elias is obsessed with cookies…but then again, what two year old isn't? :)
