Lila had her evaluation by the physical therapist today and it went great. From a practical standpoint, she napped on the way there so she was rested and ready to go during her appointment - yeah! :)

The PT said that she does have some weakness in her lower trunk and legs, but that it's nothing major at this point. She even got Lila, with some help and encouragement, to stand up while holding on to something a few times - she's never done that before! The PT told us a few things to do to help her practice her skills and build strength and we'll go back in a month for a follow-up visit. I'm very relieved (but not surprised)!

I am officially on a mission to get this house baby-proofed as quickly as possible for the sake of my sanity. I can't tell you how tiring it is to follow Lila around all day trying to keep her out of things. And it's no fun for her if Mommy is always saying "No no!" to her! I had already been taking steps toward things like covering outlets, etc., so we're doing alright there. But there are three big things that we need to do:

1. Put doors on the cart that holds the electronics - these are Lila's favorite things to go after!

2. Find some way to rearrange the desk/computer arrangement so that she cannot get to the computer boxes. Her second favorite things to go after are the power buttons!

3. Get a new media center (with doors or drawers) to hold our cds and dvds. These are Lila's third favorite thing to go after!

All that being said, I'm so excited that Lila can crawl! I want the house safe for her so that she can crawl all she wants and explore! Maybe I'll go do some baby-proofing now...