Hugs!!!

Yesterday, I was sitting on the floor while Abby was walking around playing with her toys.  She came up to me, and hugged me.  Abby gave a hug.  This is huge.  For those of you who get hugs every day, this may not seem all the monumental, but believe me, it is.  I got my first one last week (made me cry).  I mean, a huge, arms-around-the-neck-and-squeeze kind on hug!  She has given small ones before, where she taps our back, and we assume she is trying to hug, but this was so different.  It was a rare glimpse of her body doing what her brain tells it to do.  She raised her arms, put them around my neck, and squeezed.  That's quite an accomplishment.  It has made my day week.  Keep them coming, Abby! 

She also went back to school yesterday and had a great day.  Her teachers said she was all smiles all morning.  That makes me so happy to hear.  She starting having periods during the day where she won't swallow on Sunday, but not nearly as much as last week.  I am thinking maybe she has a scratchy throat still?  I don't know.  She is happy, though, so that's enough to make us happy.  She is doing awesome using her left hand, after having it in a cast for a few weeks.  She made choices well at school, and she was finger feeding great when she got home.  Go Abby!  Her left hand is, by far, her dominant hand, so it's good that she is using it again.  She doesn't use her right hand for much, other than mouthing and patting.