Look who is riding a bike!

I have not written about Zac in relation to his adoption for a long time. It most certainly is an important part of his life story, but has not seemed to be a huge focus for us lately. He is simply our son.

But, occasionally my mind wanders back to April of 2008 when our child's abilities and life experience was so different from what they are now.

Zac's gross motor skills were lacking when he came home to Omaha. He had trouble bending over to pick something up without falling and his gait was wide and a bit awkward. He also had very weak muscle tone.

My have things changed! He runs, wrestles and jumps. He legs, arms and chest have defined muscle. There is no stopping this ball of fire!

As you can see above his latest accomplishment (no doubt an effort to keep up with his brother) is riding a bike without training wheels. At 2 1/2 Zac had poor balance and body awareness. At 3 1/2 he is balancing on a bike, riding speedily and dismounting off the bike and landing on his feet because his legs are a little too short to touch the ground while on the bike.

We are so proud of him!