As Alex's Botox and phenol treatments have gradually helped his legs loosen up, we've seen a lot of improvement in his ability to move...he is frequently asking to "walk" (while holding on to our thumbs). He needs improved leg strength and his brain needs to learn how to balance his body standing up, but if he is able to pull those two pieces together, I think we're going to see him walking with canes within the year.
Here is another milestone. Alex's grandma had picked this little scooter up for him prior to his arriving home. Well, he wasn't able to balance on it, much less make it go, for the longest time. But just the other day, he figured out not only how to balance, but how to make it go. Here's what it looked like:
