Day 270- Gaining Confidence

When we get home in the afternoon, the first thing Nora wants to do when I put her down in the carport is head to the back yard and barrel her way down to the neighbors' fence to visit with their dogs, Rita and Baby. She no longer waits for me to go with her. Sometimes she will stop and look over her shoulder to make sure I'm not too far away, but she doesn't need to be carried; she doesn't want her hand held.

 

 

Once she is done visiting with the yip yip dogs next door, she forges her way back up the incline in our back yard- a little wobbly near the top- and as she takes on big step back up onto the pavement, she gives the sweetest, proudest little smile, sometimes accompanied by some clapping in recognition of her huge accomplishment.

 



She is gaining confidence and becoming more independent every day. Watching her grow in every way is truly awesome.