I wanted to share this moment with you wonderful parents because we need to share our moments of joy as well as our fears. Plus, I know of all people out there, you guys GET it.

For those who don't know, my daughter had surgery on both feet and ankles in April, then spent the entire summer in two big casts, recovering. The casts came off in July and we've spent several weeks getting her up and moving again. Well, on the first day of school last week,, Ree walked to her classroom from the parking lot, using her walker. Her goal was to walk to class on the first day and she did it. She was so proud. When she walked to the door of her class, several of her friends were hanging around and when they saw her coming they all started smiling and saying, "Look, Ree's here." They gathered around, saying hello, making her beam. The last time the kids saw her, she was in her wheel chair with two big pink casts and unable to put any weight on her feet. Now she is standing, albeit wobbly, but standing none the less.

I am so proud of her! It has been a tough summer, and she still has many months of PT and hard work, but she walked to her class today! The doctors were saying she might not get up from the surgery, and look at her! She is wonderful.

My hubby and I grabbed a coffee together after dropping her off to have a mini-celebration. I was so happy, I was tearful. But then he began to talk about how her feet are still turned out and her knee is bent the wrong way and he was getting depressed that after going through so much she might still be stuck in a wheel chair in a few years. I held up my hand to stop him and said, "She walked to class today. That's all that matters right now." He nodded and smiled, then we touched paper cups in a toast and he said, "We are f-ing incredible parents."

And she is an incredible child!