First Turn

My Kelly turned this morning from her back to her stomach for the first time!! I am not sure everyone can understand how excited I am about this except other people that have CP kids. Kelly is Spastic, Quad CP with high tone in her legs and arms and low tone in her trunk and head. She was born with her twin Sabrina (no problems) at 29 weeks and 5 days on November 10, 2006. So that would make her adjusted age around 14 months. Anywho, her twin started walking last weekend. I felt guilty because I was happy for Sabrina but at the same time sad for Kelly.
Kelly has made great progress. She can hold her head up for most of the day. She does not like being on her tummy so she has been able to flip to her back for a few months. It is not a very fluid motion at all because her legs are so stiff she basically flops over.
The ability to turn from her back to her stomach takes much more muscle control and is much more difficult. There was a big chance she might never learn to do it. But she did it, she did it!! She only did it once but it was a definite turn to her stomach to reach something, me. Her older sister, Katja age 2, was so excited that she spent the next few minutes flipping Kelly over and over and saying "Turn Kelly".
I called her proud Papa at work to tell him and Grandpa Taylor in Texas. I am going to call the therapists this evening. I plan to spend time with her this afternoon working on the skill further.
Yeah for Kelly.