Day 379 - June 29 - Subconscious movement?

A couple of days ago (don't ask why I didn't post this immediately - I don't know!), at the end of the day, we were getting ready to move the boy to bed. To set the stage, let me describe how this goes - Connor's chair is placed with the bed to his left. We take off the stuff on the left side of the chair - foot and arm rests - and with me facing him, we undo the various restraints so I can lift him into bed. There's a few moments during that time when the potential exists for Connor to fall over (because of the lack of restraints - remember, he can't hold himself up right now), but for the most part he can sit there without any help and be balanced in his chair. Even so, Cherié usually kneels on the bed from the opposite side and helps stabilize him with her hand. Well, on that evening, Connor was in a really good mood and was entertaining himself, and us, as we worked by tossing his head to the left, which was causing him to tip over toward the bed. Cherié immediately jumped in and pushed him back upright in his chair, then would straighten up - only to have the boy do it again. It took her two or three times before she caught on that he was messing with her, and we were all laughing at his antics and her reaction. After a number of times with Connor continuing to throw his head sideways, him tipping over, and her pushing him back up, she finally said something along the lines of "C'mon, sit up!" What was interesting was that when she said that, he was at that moment tipped way over on his side - and he sat right back up.

I mean, HE SAT UP! All by himself, no help from Cherié or me - he just sat up. You should have seen the looks on our faces! At the same time as Cherié and I both said "You did that yourself!", Connor's eyes bugged out and he said "How'd I do that? I've gotta figure out how I did that!"

Wow!

This wasn't a spasm. This was clearly a massively large controlled movement of his upper body against gravity - he went from a position where he was tipped about 45% off center and pulled himself back upright. There's no question in my mind that it was a controlled response to what Cherié had said to him.

He immediately tried again and again to make it happen, but unfortunately to no avail. It appears that his body's not yet ready for commanded movement in that degree, but somehow there was signal there - maybe subconsciously his brain is able to communicate when his conscious mind can't for whatever reason. Still, it's amazing, isn't it?!!

So we are reminded once again of God's promises to us, and we are able to gird ourselves again for another few steps on this journey. We continue to trust God to be faithful to His word, and continue to pray, believing that we have already received our heart's desire - to see our boy standing and made whole, healed by the name of Jesus Christ, glorifying Him in his words, actions, and life. Amen and amen!

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