I've been thinking for the last week, "boy, I really should update the blog," and then Aubrey wakes up, or needs to eat, or there's laundry to do, or errands to run, or I'm at work, or we're spending a smidge of time with Adam before he goes to work, or, or, or... So, needless to say, I haven't updated in a while. Here goes:
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| She's working on that whole standing up thing. |
Went to PT/OT last week, and they want Aubrey to come every week for 4 weeks instead of skipping weeks like we'd been doing. They say she's doing well, but there are some things that she's doing in a weird way that they'd like to try to correct. For example: when she's sitting on her hiney and starts to fall over, she doesn't just put her hand out to stop herself; she flips all the way around onto her hands and knees. Or, when she wants to stand up, she either pulls with her arms or leans forward and stands on both feet at once instead of reaching one foot out into a kneeling position before pushing herself up with her butt and leg muscles.
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| Her hair after a bath when mama doesn't brush it right away--either she has my curls or Adam's cowlick, or, heaven forbid, both. |
Now, I would think that she's just being innovative and getting up any way she can, and the therapists say that she's not doing things that will hurt her exactly, but she's just doing things atypically or different than most babies do it. Well, now we all know that Feisty is not most babies. The therapists said that they don't see anything that's a red flag in her development; they just want to try and teach her the correct way to do things now so they don't cause any issues in the future. Oh, and she cried through the entire therapy appointments the last several times, so they're hoping seeing them more often will make things easier for her. She only cried through half of the appointment yesterday, so I guess that's an improvement.
Aubrey is doing her best to stand up, but can only do it with some help. I had to lower the pack 'n play and take her crib apart and lower it because she can pull up on them. She is crawling all over; she's not sitting up very well yet, but she has done it and is getting better. I'm currently watching her chase a plastic cup all over the living room floor--dang thing keeps getting away. :) Eating solid food is still going pretty well, though she can spit that up just as easily as she can spit formula up, it seems.
-Keli
I know you are so busy, but thank you for the up dates. I do so enjoy reading them. In my opinion she is doing great, I bet other babies can not try to get up or fall over the way she can. I understand it is suppose to be a correct way to do things, but, this is correct for her. She is just advanced in trying to flip, handstand and other things that she likes to do. The next thing you will see her do is standing on her head.. Make sure you get a picture of that. That is enough of me trying to be funny, but she has come such a long way and I am so proud of her and of course you and Adam also. You have done a wonderful job with her. I do hope you have had a good Holiday weekend. Pat
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