Briella's quest to walk!

Briella is not quite walking yet at 17 months old.  At her last doctor appointment the doctor really wanted her to get into physical therapy to see if that would help. Honestly, she has the strength she just doesn't seem to want to walk.  We're trying all different kinds of techniques, per the physical therapist (who is fantastic!), to help her but she is just taking her time. I really need her to walk because with my belly getting bigger, I can't carry her for very long (my back is letting me know!).

In late November she took her first steps by herself (as you'll see in the video) and we thought she would just take off from there but she's doing her own thing.  :)  (Connor was our fabulous camera man!)  :)

Then she had a walker (from physical therapy) that gave her more independence and the therapist thought this would jump start her.  Not quite.    She and Connor both thought it was pretty cool though.

So we've put the walker away for now and we're on to another technique.  It reminds us of 'walking the dog' - you'll see in the pics.  This is suppose to help her with her balance and get the feel for walking without holding on to something or someone's hand.

She's getting stronger and better each day!  She's doing great.  It's interesting how different every child is.  :)  

Good Job Briella!!!