Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Big accomplishments

We have been working with Joe on riding his kettler bike since last summer(we took a break over the winter). Last year it pretty much involved us pushing him or him just shuffling along using his feet to make the bike move. His therapists told us it would likely take him longer to learn the skill of pedaling and steering because of the motor planning piece to it. To our great surprise, Joe biked all the way to the park tonight. We just went to the same park on Sunday and he had to be pushed the majority of the way. So we were not expecting such a huge change in a couple of days, even weeks or months for that matter. Something must have just clicked for him. Marc and I shared a proud moment just watching him go! We only regret not catching it on video. Go Joe, go!