Updates

I mentioned last post about how we have a little STANDER around here now! She started pulling up to standing in her crib first since she could hold on to the bars at any height that felt right. Now, it doesn't matter WHAT it is, she can pull up. Seriously, she is remarkable. :)

Showing me her "find" on the coffee table. We are MUCH more careful what is left up there these days!!! Like that cup of milk you see.... yeah, stuff like that no longer resides anywhere in B's reach. But it is SO GREAT that we already have to babyproof that way!

Here is a video of how she gets there. I focus in on her feet and how she stands on them because I took this video last weekend to the hospital with us for her check up. Since she did NOT perform on cue like we wanted her to (and with 4 specialist sitting and staring, I don't blame her!), thanks to our therapist I came prepared with a video to show.



This is what I wake up to find every morning now!



Little playtime with her new Rainforest toy thingy. She looooooooves this thing!

Anyways, so once the specialist people saw how well she crawls and how good she is getting at standing and taking some steps, they immediately said "get that girl some AFOs!" (ankle/foot orthodics) That is what we were hoping for!!!! Here she is getting casts made for her fancy new "boots."

Then, she decided she was NOT a fan of this process.

A little yellow plastic thing did the trick for a minute...

... as did a fruit snack.

But then she remembered how much she did NOT like this. But sweet baby sat REALLY still like we asked her too, no kicking or flailing.... just cried and cried until they were done.

And here are her little feet! In a couple of weeks, we'll go back for her fitting once they get them made. The AFOs will be plastic L-shapes that strap with velcro across the top. She is not capable of getting her feet down to a 90 degree angle, therefore stands and walks on her heels without the ability to "push off." These will help! They told me to get this girl a push toy and she will be off and running in no time! I am so excited about this.... we never dreamed she would be ready this soon. So, it is exciting around here. :) God is SO good and faithful and showing AMAZING things through this girl!

SO, while I am unashamedly bragging on her, here is a video I took this morning while R was at school. We were just hanging out, and I wanted to capture how she "fixes her feet" by herself. Her natural tendancy is to sit W-style with her feet in back. She doesn't feel how this is uncomfortable, but that doesn't change the fact that it isn't good for her knees and hip rotation. So, I started asking her to "fix her feet" one day, and in a couple of hours she started doing it by herself. Smarty. :) Then while I was videoing, she just started showing off. Ham.

Sorry for my high pitched "I'm singing to a baby" voice.

Well, shoot, I'll just keep on unashamedly bragging on my girls. That is what these blogs are about, right?! :) This is R this morning before school in her cutie outfit from Grandmommy at Christmas.

Here she is the other day playing "library lady," reading story-time to her princesses. This went on for awhile, and it cracked me up! She kept moving the barbie princesses around because they "weren't being good enough listeners."

R is OBSESSED with all things Disney Princess right now. But mostly the PrincessAndTheFrog. She saw the movie once over a month ago, and she is night and day ALL about Princess Tiana. We've had to find online games, printable coloring sheets, etc from the movie, and she found clips from the soundtrack that I had to hear OVER AND OVER for days. So, I downloaded some of the songs from iTunes and won Mother Of the Century from her. I took this video of her listening/singing the "Almost There" song (it's kinda long... mostly posted for Grandparents to enjoy) while playing a Princess Tiana game on the computer . She even sings the instrumentals. Crazy obessessed girl. :) And... she has already planned out her Princess Tiana birthday party.... 6 months from now.

Thanks for letting me be that mom who lets it be publicly known how precious she finds her children. I just can't help myself...... most days. :)