Determination

It's amazing what a little bit of determination can do.

I've written before about how Krassi is getting so much stronger and coordinated in his abilities to get himself up on the furniture. He's been practicing frequently, and I'll usually hear him whimpering a bit and know that he wants to get up but just can't quite do it without that bit of support at the transition. But he's never been able to do it by himself.

I believe I've also written about how much Krassi loves to be in the addition. Sometimes he will sit and whine on the floor under the window-that-will-be-an-opening. Well, today was no different, but since we'd been all out there a few days ago just playing around when it was all completely open and clean, he was freshly interested. But there's a lot of work going on out there right now, so he can't be out there.

But BOY does he want to be! So, this is what I found him doing a little later...

Do you see that? He is standing up!!! His legs are completely scissored, but he did this all by himself!!!

I keep thinking that this kind of internal self-motivation and determination are big parts of this little boy's character that helped him to survive in circumstances of severe neglect for over nine years of his life. Even more exciting to me is thinking about what he may be able to achieve now with the combination of self-motivation, determination and a family who will do everything we can to cheer him on and equip him to be all that he can be. It's hard to put words to how beautiful it is to be able to be that for this boy.

You go, Krassi!