We are glad to be on a "kiddie" roller coaster as opposed to the full blown adult roller coaster that was the NICU, but there are still little ups and downs. I will tell you about both.

Today has been a little bit of a downer because we got the results of some testing our physical therapist had done. This test measures stationary skills, locomotion and object manipulation. She did the same test 3 months ago and the theory is that a child will progress 3 months developmentally in that time frame. In the test Edison is measured against other children who were born in April, the month he was due (as opposed to February when he was born), so his "adjusted age". He has made some progress in all areas, but the progress is so small that the overall test score is down from the previous testing.

While this is frustrating we have to keep in mind that with all standardized tests there can be a lot of variation on something like this. For example he demonstrated several things today that had he done last week would have resulted in a higher score. So we are trying not to focus on it but rather to focus on what he IS doing.

I can cautiously report that Edison has begun to walk. He can't stand up on his own and start walking but when you steady him, he can consistenly take 10 steps on his own. This is huge. We are just thrilled by this development and are really trying to focus our energy on this rather than get bogged down by tests.

Step by step.