Pomp and Circumstance

What an eventful day! Camden had his vital stim treatment, 30 minutes of hard work with Lisa his PT, then we slapped a cap and gown on him for his 6:30 DLC graduation (because he's starting school next year, you know!).
Vital stim was okay, but the Speech Pathologist put tape on him again, which Mommy had to pull off for his graduation. (Can't have that in the pictures, now can we?).
PT was awesome! This is the first session Lisa has had with him since TheraSuit and she raved about his improvements. She noticed better steps (not as much overlap), his progress with long sits and that his shoulder blades didn't hunch in when using the walker. When he was in his walker, he didn't fuss at all like he normally does and was excited to take off. He didn't need half as much support as she'd given him before, pretty much taking charge of the walker and going in whatever direction he chose! He even walked up an inclined ramp! He really wanted to show off for Ms. Lisa.
But my favorite part of this day was seeing Cam-Cam walk during graduation. First off, it was so precious to see him and all his classmates in their little caps and gowns. It was the slowest processional I've ever seen: With Pomp and Circumstance playing on the piano, the little ones made their way down the aisle at a snail's pace, unsure of what they were doing and some going off in wayward directions. They saved the best for last as Camden used his gait trainer so that he could truly walk. He stopped a few times to receive compliments and praise while everyone cheered him on. It was one of those moments I could have cried over, but was too busy trying to capture it by camera while Daddy was on the CAMcorder. It wasn't easy with all the parents hovering in the same spots with their cameras like paparazzi! Once Camden got his diploma, he walked off in the gait trainer which brought some laughs.
These are the moments that just fly by. I can't believe how fast he's grown and how we find new reasons to glow with pride for him every day. Camden's brought so much joy into our lives! God has blessed us so richly.

P.S. Kevin has been working on bringing a little of Ms. Tammy's gym home to Camden. I included some pics of his new rice bath Kevin put together and "Bert" (the i-Gallop he found on Craig's List for cheap!). We've got all the cool stuff, we've just got to do more of the exercises we learned with him. The weekend is coming up and that will give us plenty of time to pack some in!

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