Courtney has overcome some big physically challenging obstacles recently. With a body that has low-tone, balance is more of a challenge for her than for others. However, she recently has been overcoming her fear of larger slides. I'm so proud of her for sliding during her OT session now 1-2 times per week.
Tonight she blew me away...
We were at Courtney's Great-Grandma's 75th Birthday Party. They had bumper cars where we were. I was surprised when Courtney wanted to ride them. She had to ride by herself, it was dark, and the music was playing loud. The nobs to turn and go were somewhat difficult to push...all things that normally lead to an unpleasant experience for Courtney. I was VERY worried that this was going to end with her screaming, crying, having to stop the ride and escort her off.
Boy was I wrong...
It started, she pushed on her levers and took off. She LOVED it. She was racing around, bumping people, spinning her car and keeping up with all of us. She had a look of vengeance (as she raced toward her cousins, me, Arron and my cousins and brothers) and at the same time complete joy on her face the entire time. As she climbed out of her car at the end and headed to the exit she exclaimed, "That was AWESOME!"
I'm so proud of her!
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