Update

Oh my. It's been over a month since I've updated! How has that happened?!?! Overall, Jack is doing well. He's slowly making progress. It's hard for Jon and I to see it, but his PT and his massage therapist have both commented in the last week that they're noticing improvements. His foot is still not flat and touching the ground. We think the issue is coming from the knee, his foot (the drop) is looking much better. We just have to get that knee to straighten out!!!

His gait-training is proving to be a huge challenge. He does great at times, and at other times we literally cringe when we see him walk. He can walk really well at PT on the treadmill or balance beam. When he's in that controlled environment and slows down and concentrates, he looks great. But, he's a little boy, and slow isn't his style. It is proving to be quite difficult for us to convince him that he's got to work on it. Lately he's been resisting any encouragement we've given him, so we're laying off for a week. Once Christmas break gets here I am hoping to work with him at home on slowing down and walking deliberately and standing on TWO feet!!!!!

We see Dr. Kogan on December 23rd. We are looking forward to seeing her and getting some xrays done. I am really hoping that she's pleased with his progress and we can end 2009 on a good note.

I'll post a few recent pictures, as you can see we've been enjoying the snow!