January 27th will live in infamy for the Bertram family. It was the day that Benton finally decided he could crawl on his own! Ever since Christmas Eve, Benton had been trying to crawl and was doing about 75% of it on his own but was still requiring a little extra assistance from mom and dad in the form of helping move his knees. But no more! Without any warning on Tuesday January 27th Benton decided he was going to become mobile and he started crawling without any help. With each passing day he has gotten faster and more agile and can now crawl on slippery wooden floors and get across whole rooms.
Seeing Benton crawl was such an emotional milestone. It brought tears to our eyes, the eyes of his therapists and our dearest friends. As his therapist Laura said "This makes my week, my month and my year." Watching Benton crawl for the first time on his own is nothing short of a miracle. In the NICU the doctors had spoke to us at length about how Benton had been without oxygen and how he had such low oxygen saturations for such long periods of time that it was unknown if he would have permanent brain damage. The words cerebal palsy were thrown around. It was mentioned that he might not crawl or walk in his life. In the months since we left the NICU, Benton has grown in leaps and bounds and has been doing phenomenally despite his difficult start to life. But no matter how well he was doing there was always this fear in the back of my mind that he might not walk, that he might not be mobile. Luckily our fears have been washed away. Benton is crawling and as his therapists have told us if he is crawling he will walk and he will walk beautifully. I don't think I ever really stopped holding my breath until I finally heard those words.
We are so lucky. God has provided us miracles and every day we get to watch Benton grow and thrive despite all odds. Watching him become mobile and explore his world has been one of my life's greatest wonders. We are forever blessed and we can't wait to see what Benton does next.
Seeing Benton crawl was such an emotional milestone. It brought tears to our eyes, the eyes of his therapists and our dearest friends. As his therapist Laura said "This makes my week, my month and my year." Watching Benton crawl for the first time on his own is nothing short of a miracle. In the NICU the doctors had spoke to us at length about how Benton had been without oxygen and how he had such low oxygen saturations for such long periods of time that it was unknown if he would have permanent brain damage. The words cerebal palsy were thrown around. It was mentioned that he might not crawl or walk in his life. In the months since we left the NICU, Benton has grown in leaps and bounds and has been doing phenomenally despite his difficult start to life. But no matter how well he was doing there was always this fear in the back of my mind that he might not walk, that he might not be mobile. Luckily our fears have been washed away. Benton is crawling and as his therapists have told us if he is crawling he will walk and he will walk beautifully. I don't think I ever really stopped holding my breath until I finally heard those words.
We are so lucky. God has provided us miracles and every day we get to watch Benton grow and thrive despite all odds. Watching him become mobile and explore his world has been one of my life's greatest wonders. We are forever blessed and we can't wait to see what Benton does next.
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