Sometimes only the fingers work...

Small achievements lead to great victories! 

That is the statement for today.  Cora has struggled with using a fork for a few weeks now, and finally, achieved success.  She was so happy with herself that she waved the fork in the air after getting her piece of scrambled egg on it.  The egg immediately flew off the fork and Cora learned an important lesson.  Swinging a fork makes you loose the food you just put on it!  LOL.

Not to be undone by the fork, she went right back to trying again and was successful at getting another piece on her fork and fed herself.  This is  a wonderful milestone for Cora and I spent the greater part of a half hour clapping and encouraging her whenever she was successful.

She now spends most of her mealtime alternating between fork use and hand use.  It is a great victory for Cora as she was tenacious and kept trying until she succeeded. 

Remember its not how fast you run the race, its finishing it that really brings on the feeling of accomplishment.