8/1 Stander.

Anya finally got her stander last week. She started out going in it about 4 times/day 10 minutes each. She's been tolerating it very well so we're slowly increasing time. We are firm believers in following a natural developemental sequence of stages, i.e. creep, crawl, stand, walk, run, fly (we aim high). This stander is not really intended to teach her how to stand but rather to get her hip sockets to grow appropriately. When the bones don't experience that normal upward stress, the socket doesn't know to grow around/over the ball. Hopefully this will prevent future hip dislocations and potential surgeries. Plus it's pink. The boys love pushing her around the house (away from the stairs).