Try This....

Try this the next time you are working out...knee walking on the treadmill. Luke did it for over 10 minutes today (with his wonderful helpers guiding!) Little stinker, when they first put him on it, reached right up and pushed the red stop button.

Flamingo Boy-balancing on one leg.

His most favorite part of the day-Ms. Geni and Tomatis "listening" therapy. He is so good at making sounds and words for her...even some we have never heard before.

Have I mentioned yet how much I LOVE this place?? We have made great steps up that mountain we are climbing by coming here!

Almost Halfway

I can not believe that tomorrow Luke is going to be halfway through this therapy. It is AWESOME...almost worth moving to LA for...that is until you try to get on a freeway around here! He is working so incredibly hard every single day! He is one determined trooper. I ask him every morning if he is ready to go to "school" and he gives me the thumbs up sign. He knows it is helping him...amazing...amazing. If I ever happen to win the lottery, I would for sure open a place like this in AZ. Here are some pics of what he has been working on the last few days:

Standing on the balance board swing.

Walking in the walker with his awesome therapist, Raf.

Luke spent over an hour today crawling. He did not like it, but persevered through. The other 2 ladies helping him are PT students from USC.

Pics

Expect a miracle...

Sorry for not updating sooner, but WOW! this place is awesome. The sign when you come into the Napa Center, the therapy place where Luke is at, reads "Expect a Miracle!" I believe it. They work these kids hard. I know there is no way I could work out 6 hours a day 5 days a week. Luke is tough...my hero for sure. You will not ever find me complaining about my little treadmill run from here on out! He goes to therapy at 8am and ends at 2pm. Unlike the intense therapy we did last year at St. Joe's, here they start at 8:00 sharp, not 8:10 or 8:15, and do not end until usually after 2:00 (with a half hour lunch break.) These therapists are great!!! They push these kids, and the most important part is...they believe in them. Lynsey and my mom are here this week, so Lynsey has us sightseeing in the afternoon when Luke is done. We went to Manhattan Beach on Mon, Santa Monica Pier on Tues, and today to Hollywood Blvd to see Up in 3D at El Capitan theater! As we were leaving we saw (and got a pic) of Denzel Washington. Lynsey didn't even know who he was. No rest for the weary around here, that is for sure!

I have some great pics of Luke hard at work, but for some reason the uploader is not working now. I will try again tomorrow. Until then, the next time you are working hard to push through something, think of Luke, Rylee, Cannon, and all of the other kids I have seen here working so hard, giving it their all, and maybe just maybe it will give you the strength to go...expect a miracle and always...