Update on Isabella

Here is an update on Isabella. For those of you that don't know, Issy was/is having some trouble getting around by walking. She was still crawling and not even showing a sign of wanting to walk. So we decided to get her evaluated by a therapist. After the evaluation the therapist diagnosed Issy at only progressing at a 9mo old baby stage. So she is 5mo's behind. She has low muscle tone in her legs and that is why she is afraid to use them. They also plan to work with Issy's speech because she is still just saying daddy and blabing the rest. They said she should already be saying at least 8-9 consonant's. So they plan to work with her along with my help on that too. The therapist will be coming to our house at least twice a month to do some exercises with her and other stuff for an hour on every visit. After the very first evaluation Issy finally started to make her way up the stairs and loves to do it all the time. I think she feels extra special when she makes it all the way to the top. We are working on her learning to come down now. I'm just proud of her for finally doing this. Emilee was doing this at 9mo's. Issy has also started to stand up next to the furniture, but no scooting yet since the last appt. She is also starting to pull herself up onto things. They plan to work with her for at least 6mo's and hopefully that is all she'll need. If she isn't showing an improvement by june then they will get an MRI done on her lower legs to make sure there is nothing serously wrong. We appreciate the prayers during this time for some patience and not to push anything.