Watch Out!

Today was a monumental day for our little girl. Today Charlotte received her very own wheelchair! We're calling it her "Zippie", which is actually the make of the wheelchair, but as soon as we saw how quickly she figured out how to use it and how fast she could go, we realized it was a perfect nickname. If the weather is good we're going to take it with us to the zoo tomorrow and see how she does. To be honest, within the first few minutes she had figured out how to turn around, go forwards, backwards and even move the the armrests. If you were to put ME in a wheelchair I guarantee it would take me a few hours to even be able to make a decent left turn without injuring myself and/or an innocent bystander. How did she teach herself so fast??!!

The next lessons we will attempt to conquer are:
1. Wheelchair Etiquette 101 - where you learn that Ozzie and Bart really don't appreciate you hauling ass over their tails, and that you should say "excuse me" BEFORE you bump into someone
2. How to Handle Hills - when you weigh 23 pounds the bump in the sidewalk constitutes a hill
3. Wheelies - I don't want to be around for that one. Brian, just make sure she's wearing a helmet, ok?

Brian took a quick video of her right after we first put her in. Enjoy! (And, yes, we know that's she's missing a footrest in the video. Don't fret, that has since been correctly attached).