At the end of the school year, he was taking 2-5 steps unassisted. He was still pretty wobbly and not very consistent with his walking. He could stand for longer periods of time, but his therapist said he still needed LOTS of work. He's speech was progressing, albeit slowly. His speech still continues to be an up-hill battle. His cognitive skills are up there, but he's just not able to express himself vocally.
Over the summer he has been making steady progress on his walking. He can now walk 8-10 FEET without assistance and no troubles. He still struggles sometimes with his balance, but he is doing SO much better. He stands most of the day. Now that he can stand, he's not a fan of sitting. :) I'm sure that will change once adolescence kicks in LOL When we are out, we try to walk with him but holding his hands. He still gets tired and just wants to crawl, but we try to keep him going. He likes to walk, holding only mommy's hand, in the parking lot. The S from April and the S from now are two completely different peeps :) He's really starting to dig the walking thing. He has also started to try running. I think I may want to start getting in better shape. Once he has this stuff mastered, I'm in BIG trouble. I can't wait to see how his therapist react come this school year.
He is still struggling verbally. He is using ASL A LOT! He's a very polite boy, signing 'please' and 'thank you.' He can say a few words, probably no more than 8. He doesn't seem very consistant with his speaking either. Some days, I swear it's clear as day and other days, eh not so much. I know he's trying. He's very vocal. I need to hopefully get a one on one meeting with his Speech Therapist this year. I have a feeling, we just need to kick start his brain and he'll start talking like a parrot :)
School starts in 3 weeks. WOO HOO
