We are "WALKING" and "ROLLING"

Fast forward to when she is 2 years old and she still isn't' walking, crawling sure but walking no. She would get around however she found a way and she was still small enough to be carried around or put into one of those little umbrella strollers when necessary. Until one day...

My mom and I used to love to go to garage sales, so we would do that on pretty Saturdays whenever we could. Well we came across a little dinosaur walker that doubled as a seat scooter exactly like the one pictured below, she bought it for like $5.00. When we got it home we cleaned it up and put it front of V. We showed her how she could scoot on it and then showed her how she could use it to push it, (she used to knee walk so we thought she could push it instead of use it as a "walker" since she wasn't doin that yet) or so we thought. She stood up using the dinosaur walking and took off walking, just like that. No walking behind so she wouldn't fall, no stumbling, nothing. She stood up and walked with that little dinosaur everywhere around the house. My mom and I just stood their in disbelief tears rolling down our cheeks because this was the first time we saw Valencia using her legs to walk. We were stunned and completely happy. 

That little 5 dollar dinosaur became such a blessing to us that day. Valencia was walking, with a walker (per se) sure but she was still up moving those little legs they way God intended. It was a beautiful day and one we do not forget or take for granted. One thing to remember when dealing with a disability is that you always need to focus on the abilities. The little points of movement that otherwise weren't there, the smiles that can come unexpectedly, just the small victories that most can take for granted. Yes, we've been walking and rolling through our abilities ever since.