12/13/07 Update

Amanda had a wonderful day yesterday and is having a very good day today. She blessed us with a 5 am wake up this morning to boot. She is increasing the use of her right side to deliberately reach for toys. I have attached a video to today's posting to show her progress with the use of her right side. This is very impressive given she had virtually no use of this arm following surgery and usage has been limited to date. She is also much better about catching herself with that arm to prevent tipping over, weight bearing, and pulling a spoon to her mouth. She gets her cast off for a few minutes today. She loves getting the cast off because she gets to splash in the bathtub for a few minutes. Then, they change the dressing underneath and reapply the cast. The cast has a big cut all the way up so it can be easily removed and replaced. Anyway, we are excited about her progress. Enjoy the video....