Perseverance

I recently read an article that said that perseverance was a better indicator of being successful than were skill or talent.  If that is the case, then Matthew is going to be a-okay.  He perseveres more than anyone I have ever met.  It took him weeks of trying, probably dozens of times a day, but he has finally figured out how to climb up on our bed.  And who knew that the simple act of walking had 2 dozen intermediate steps? Matthew tries, and tries and tries. And though he is frustrated a lot lately, he very rarely seems to get frustrated at trying, again and again and again. 

Matthew up on the bed, on his own.