Devoted to Dominic: Walk This Way

We've had a fantastic couple weeks. We had a blast celebrating Mitchell's birthday and an awesome Memorial Day weekend in Naperville. Mitchell was king for the day getting breakfast in bed, tons of new toys and his first "big boy bike", which he likes to take it for a spin almost daily. We had a fun birthday dinner at Mickey D's and topped off the night with cake. This past weekend Mike and I attended a wedding of one of my friends on Saturday in Naperville and then we lounged by the pool and grilled out on Sunday with my family. The weather was great and it was so wonderful to see so many good friends, most of who I grew up with in church. We have since all moved away from Naperville and don't get to see each other much. It was a wonderful reunion and celebration.

Just an update on how the sippy cup is going....

Happy Birthday to our bud!

Trying out his new bike

Blessed to know these girls!

Swimming is one of his favorite things!

I can't believe summer is upon us. It is so great to see the sun still shining at 9:00pm. Mitchell's last day of preschool is tomorrow as well as his art show. This weekend we're home and Mike is hoping to enjoy some golf with his buddies while I want to tackle a little more yard work. Our weekends are already filling up pretty fast, but one in particular we are looking forward to is in a few weeks. Our family will be participating in the Epilepsy Foundation's Summer Stroll for Epilepsy on June 15th. It should be a fun morning raising money for a great cause. We feel incredibly blessed to be in such a good place right now with Dominic. We know there are so many other families that struggle daily with debilitating seizures. We are constantly reminded what a miracle our little man is. Knowing this makes us want to do even more to help find a cure for Epilepsy and for those that aren't as lucky as Dominic.

If you are interested in donating, you can follow this link!

Any amount would be appreciated!

Dominic continues to dominate at PT and OT. He is getting much more confident walking. He's gotten to the point that he can walk just holding my two fingers. He's a little wobbly, but he's getting faster. He has graduated from the gait trainer to a walker at PT. He's just starting to get the hang of holding onto the walker to support himself. This week Robin put him on the Total Gym machine and had him do 40 leg presses! I was shocked. I initially thought she was crazy and there was no way he could do leg presses, especially on the right side. But he did and he was awesome. Didn't even fight her. Hopefully doing those will continue to strengthen his legs.