A day of Milestones!

Today is a day of milestones in the Dean home ~

1. Madison walked four steps from the table to Grandma's chair (In the quest of the all important CEREAL)
2. When she got there she got that 'look' and signed "potty" and my Mom said "You want to sit on the potty?" Now mind you we have been trying very hard to catch 'the look' for "number 2" and we either get her to the potty too early and she does it after we get off the potty, or we get there too late and have a full diaper when we get there.  This time was different! Grandma rushed her in there and stripped her (which isn't easier with winter layers) and she proceeded to go both #1 and #2 for the first time on the potty!  Grandma did lots of singing and was thrilled. She emailed me right away and said that Madison seemed proud of herself as well.  While this is a milestone for today and we hope it continues, we will take the joy for today even if it doesn't happen again for a while. We aren't getting our hopes up, but trying has been fun.
3. During physical therapy (yes the physical therapist is still visiting and is determined to continue seeing Madison until she walks - she admits she really enjoys her time with Madison and since "walking" was written into her plan, she justifies her fun visits.) Madison took 16 STEPS unassisted!  While I missed it, I got an excited WHO HOO email from my Mom and then when I got home Madison walked 4 steps from Rick to me. It was that adorable wobbly drunk walk and was so cute I almost cried!
4. She is signing 140 words now and the new ones include: Xylophone (there is always one in our alphabet books), Work and Money, (When she asks for Mom during the day, Grandma tells her "She is at work to make money to buy you more toys!", and Sorry, Violin and Gloves.  She is funny with "Sorry". She sometimes pinches me accidently when she is pulling herself up on me and I yell out "owie, that hurts mommy" and yesterday she signed "Sorry" unprompted.  It was adorable.  Then we were in the hall and she went to touch the night light which she knows she isn't supposed to touch. I said/signed "No touch  light please" and get this....she reached over, touched it and then IMMEDIATELY signed "Sorry"!  What a little sneak!
5. She is verbalizing more too...and saying the funniest things.  "Bird Cage" comes out "Birday", "Lasagna" comes out "ananya", "Zoe" comes out "Oowee" (long O).  It is really fun. She tried to say "Trapezoid" and LAUGHS so hard when I say it (Tupperware Shape sorter). TOO CUTE! It is so funny what makes her laugh and what she is interested in on a given day.

What a glorious day!