Makayla in her Stander

Well, for those of you who don't know, Makayla has been making a lot of progress physically. She is almost standing up on her own with shoes on and is rolling around everywhere. The physical therapist fitted her for a stander about four weeks ago. It has made all the difference and is the main reason for all her progress. She will be fitted for splints in a couple of weeks, because they think she has weak ankles. The splints will help her stand alone. We are all hoping she is standing on her own by Christmas and walking by her birthday. Besides that, her speech pathologist thinks she is ready to do another swallow study at the end of December. She feels like Makayla might be ready for a thinner consistency of fluids. She hasn't aspirated since the hospital and has stopped tilting her neck back to drink which is a good sign she is learning to swallow correctly. We are so happy she is making such great progress. Here are some pictures of her in her stander. This contraption helps stabilize her legs so she can use her back and hips to pull her body up.