Sunday (day 192)

Good mornign all. Today again we have been given a beautiful sunny day after all the rain we have experienced this summer we can surely see the sunny days as blessings. We've been very busy driving back and forth home this week as our house is again in the midst of hopefully the last major renovation. It is progressing slowly and is supposed to be finished by Aug 25 (hopefully earlier). Shawna meanwhile continues to improve. Her eye contact and tracking have improved a lot. Her smiles are huge and sometimes border on laughter when some jokes and funny things have happened. She has seen herself in a mirror and was smiling about that as well. Physio continues also to improve as they increase the performance demands. They had her in a stepping machine to try to teach her how to step but she could not step on her own but she did try to lift her right leg. Her right arm movements have been getting more fluid as its getting harder to let go of her hand as she catches you again very quickly. She reaches for certain visitors as soon as she recognizes them. The progress is very slow but God teaches us patience every day and we accept and thank him for his favour on our daughter. Her staples will come out this week as the incision has healed beautifully and her hair is still mostly there except for the cut site. I will post some pictures on facebook friday or saturday after Will's wedding as Shawna will attend as bridesmaid. Shawna and Katie are still very close and Shawna is very excited about being there. We pray that all may go well. May you all have a blessed Sunday of praise and worship. Thanking you again for your prayers and support. Al and Deb