Proud Mama!

Sorry folks, but I have to brag for a minute. My little Nellie can tie her shoes! She has been working on this in OT and after a lot of practice she can do it! These little milestones are not little for her, they are huge! She is so proud of herself, she even ties my shoes when we are going out. We had a "Shoe tie celebration" and went to Denny's to celebrate. Go Nellie! I am so proud of you. Can a little girl be your hero? Yes, I would say so. This little girl works so incredibly hard to achieve the tasks. Of course I am so grateful for these wonderful people who work with Nellie, she is very blessed.
Several years ago (about 7) we went to a Cri-du-chat conference. One of the sessions was on how to adapt items for our children. I learned about putting velcro on pants instead of snaps, you can even take the buttons off a shirt and put velcro on so the children can get themselves changed. I was so worried about all these types of things and I worried for nothing, she is learning to do it all! Wow! I'm amazed again.