Eddie's Therapy: Session 4

We were enjoying a quiet evening at home last Friday night, playing a thrilling round of Trivial Pursuit, when we noticed Eddie. He was no longer where had set him down, but was shooting across the living room, making a break for the open movie cabinet. After a few moments of disbelief, we realized the horrible truth: Eddie had figured out how to crawl... forward. He's not very fast yet, but he gets where he wants to go, which is always where we don't want him to be. Dave put together the following clip that sums up our trepidation concerning this development. Make sure your sound is turned up.


Yesterday, we had Eddie's 4th physical therapy session. Julie is always impressed with Eddie's progress, but this time it was even better given his newfound mobility. After Eddie demonstrated his crawling technique for Julie, we got to work on the next step - standing. Our new exercise is to set something he wants up on the coffee table, then sit Ed on our knee with his feet flat on the floor. Then, when he reaches for the bait, he stands up on his legs. He did this several times while Julie was here. When I told Dave about the next thing Eddie will learn, he voiced my feelings when he said "AH!"

That's right... we're still not ready for it. But, it will happen whether we're ready or not. Once he starts standing up more, Eddie will probably have to get special inserts for his shoes to help him stand on his feet the right way. When he stands, he turns his toes out and rolls onto the insides of his feet. It looks really weird, and we don't want him to get in the habit of that.