Just a couple of weeks after her first birthday in December, Kylie Jo Sizemore reached a major milestone- she started to crawl.

"They didn't think she'd ever crawl," Joe Sizemore said.

Joe and Natasha Sizemore say at 4-months-old, their daughter Kylie Jo suffered serious injuries after her babysitter abused her. At that time, doctors gave Kyle Jo grim prognosis. But now, nine months later, Kylie Jo has exceeded every doctor's expectation.

"She's using her right side a lot more. Of course she's got to wear her brace," Joe Sizemore said.

And though each day she continues to exceed every doctor's expectation, this incident will affect Kylie Jo for the rest of her life.

"They did diagnose her with Cerebral Palsy after this," Joe Sizemore said.

Joe and Natasha Sizemore are now focusing their efforts on trying to get a law passed in Frankfort. That law would aim to prevent what happened to Kylie Jo from happening to any other child ever again in Kentucky.

"It's called Kylie Jo's Law," Joe Sizemore said.

The Sizemore's say they plan to meet with State Representative Russ Meyer next week to discuss

. Ultimately, if it passes, all convicted child abusers in Kentucky would have to register similar to how sex offenders register.

The Sizemore's say Erin Thompson, the woman accused of abusing Kylie Jo, was released on house arrest in late 2016 while she waits to accept a plea deal or go to trial. Joe Sizemore says he is frustrated that the judicial process is taking so long.

"I think it's really unfair for us and Kylie, especially Kylie. To be at home and got to enjoy the holidays with her family," Joe Sizemore said.

So for now, while they wait for justice for their daughter, the Sizemore’s are celebrating the precious milestones and moments with their daughter that nine months ago, they weren't sure they would ever have.

To sign the petition pushing for "Kylie Jo's Law," click the link to the right side of this story.