Adorable four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy takes his first ever steps

This heartwarming video shows the emotional moment an adorable four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy takes his first ever steps. Courageous Louie George Wood can be seen taking a few small steps before looking at the camera with an enormous grin on his face. Proud mum Jodie Morgan, 33, captured the amazing moment on film and says she had to "fight back the tears" as she watched on. Louie, who requires round the clock care, was attached to his dad Tom Wood, 34, with a special harness that enables him to stand and move.Without the device, which costs £400, the youngster cannot even crawl on his own. Fill time carer Jodie said: "I was absolutely bursting with pride to see Louie walking -  I had to pick my heart up off the ground. "As a four-year-old boy he should running all over the place but he can't because of his conditions, so see him up and about like that was absolutely huge."She added: "Louie was so excited, he was doing loads of 'oohs and ahhs'.

His face said it all, he was grinning like a Cheshire cat."Louie lives with mum Jodie, dad Tom and eight-year-old brother Jake in Barnsley, South Yorks. He was born prematurely at 28 weeks and has quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy, a brain injury called periventricular leukomalacia and delayed development.Doctors said he would never speak but last year said the word 'mum' and he has continued to defy medical experts ever since. Jodie said: "Louie has a very cheeky character and he's also very loving. "He knows what he wants and when he wants it and he'd not afraid to let us know."The harness which enabled him to walk is called a Leckey Firefly Upsee. Using straps and footholds it can facilitate gradual weight-bearing, standing and walking with the assistance of an adult. Since getting his Louie has enjoyed playing football with his brother Jake while standing up for the first time ever. Due to his condition the family haven't been able to leave the house since lockdown began.Jodie said: "It has been so difficult, usually Tom and I have help from family but at the moment we obviously don't. "We're both absolutely knackered."She added: "We don't know when we'll be able to go out again but we can't wait to get Louie walking down the street and playing in the park."The family are fundraising to pay for a life-altering surgery for Louie.

This heartwarming video shows the emotional moment an adorable four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy takes his first ever steps.

Courageous Louie George Wood can be seen taking a few small steps before looking at the camera with an enormous grin on his face.

Proud mum Jodie Morgan, 33, captured the amazing moment on film and says she had to "fight back the tears" as she watched on.

Louie, who requires round the clock care, was attached to his dad Tom Wood, 34, with a special harness that enables him to stand and move.Without the device, which costs £400, the youngster cannot even crawl on his own.

Fill time carer Jodie said: "I was absolutely bursting with pride to see Louie walking -  I had to pick my heart up off the ground.

"As a four-year-old boy he should running all over the place but he can't because of his conditions, so see him up and about like that was absolutely huge."She added: "Louie was so excited, he was doing loads of 'oohs and ahhs'.

His face said it all, he was grinning like a Cheshire cat."Louie lives with mum Jodie, dad Tom and eight-year-old brother Jake in Barnsley, South Yorks.

He was born prematurely at 28 weeks and has quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy, a brain injury called periventricular leukomalacia and delayed development.Doctors said he would never speak but last year said the word 'mum' and he has continued to defy medical experts ever since.

Jodie said: "Louie has a very cheeky character and he's also very loving.

"He knows what he wants and when he wants it and he'd not afraid to let us know."The harness which enabled him to walk is called a Leckey Firefly Upsee.

Using straps and footholds it can facilitate gradual weight-bearing, standing and walking with the assistance of an adult.

Since getting his Louie has enjoyed playing football with his brother Jake while standing up for the first time ever.

Due to his condition the family haven't been able to leave the house since lockdown began.Jodie said: "It has been so difficult, usually Tom and I have help from family but at the moment we obviously don't.

"We're both absolutely knackered."She added: "We don't know when we'll be able to go out again but we can't wait to get Louie walking down the street and playing in the park."The family are fundraising to pay for a life-altering surgery for Louie.