A couple weekends ago an exciting thing happend - Ani started skating on her own! It was a huge thing for her and she was so proud. We didn't have our camera then so we went this weekend again so she could show dad how she can skate because he missed it. It is not exactly skating, more like walking on ice :) but that's ok, it is the beginning anyway. I just had to post something because I am so proud of our Ani. Ever since she was about 18 months old she's had a harder time with some physical activities than other kids. She walked at 12 months but as a toddler she had a harder time with things like walking up and down the stairs, jumping, throwing balls, walking on a straight line and so on. She even had a few months of physical therapy which really didn't do much because I felt like they weren't doing anything we didn't already do every day. At the end the therapist said she's still a little bit behind her age yet she doesn't qualify for therapy anymore. So we've been just encouraging her in anything she found interest in. And it's not at all like she has a handicap and we don't ever talk about her as if something was wrong with her because there's nothing wrong. Some kids are just not that coordinated or physically gifted and that's ok. I'm ok with her not being a fast runner or never being picked for a good sports team, but I want to encourage her as she learns new things and support her when she decides she'd like to try something new (well, within reason of course :)).
Anika always loved the thought of ice skating and last year she was very scared to try it on her own but this year we only did it a few times and she slowly got braver and braver and now she doesn't want to hold my hand anymore. She says "I want to skate by myself" :). It really makes me happy to see her getting braver at things and really try hard to do what other kids around her are doing. She reminds me of myself when I was little and I would try so hard to do anything my brothers were doing. She sometimes watches the kids for a while but then when noone is watching she will try and try and not give up until she gets it and that's what I love about her. It can be hard sometimes when I want to show her how to do something and she won't let me because if she can't do it by herself she doesn't want to do it. But in the end, it doesn't matter at all what sports she masters or knows how to do. What matters is if I am there to encourage her and cheer her on and to show her how proud I am of her.
trying to play hockey with Kade :)
Kason is not liking the skates that much but they are a bit small. We'll wait for next year to really work on it.
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