Tears of Joy

Last night, David was at Young Men's (working with the youth at Church) and I was trying to get the girls bathed and in bed, so that I could head out to my presidency mtg as soon as he and Dallin got home. Anyway, I dressed Kylie laid her on the floor and David and Dallin got home and came upstairs as I was finishing. I was talking to them for just a moment when we all stopped and stared at Kylie. My little world stopped and went into slow-motion for a second. She started to crawl. She got up on all fours and moved one arm, then one leg, then one arm, then one leg...about three or four times. I cried (I do that a lot!) and I stared at David to verify what I had just seen and his mouth was hanging open. She did it again a second time and then only once so far today. (She hasn't been willing to do it for the camera yet.) With her everything is slow and it will be a very long time for sure before we are chasing her (if that day ever comes). But what a blessing; she is trying and she did crawl! Plus, she did it on a day when I had gotten very discouraged with her physical therapist and some of things she is doing. I was told that in that last six-months she hasn't advanced past the 7-month old status she was declared to be last summer. The Lord definitely sends his tender mercies at the moments when we need them. By the way, I was late for my presidency meeting and cried my way through the first 15 minutes I was there!