HOLLLLLLLLLLLA! We are so excited with all of the growth Eleanor is making despite her CHD. Her heart works harder, but this girl doesn't let it keep her down. She is a little moving, talking, active machine.
Since our last visit with the wonderful people at Early On (a statewide early intervention system that provides services and supports to help infants and toddlers who have developmental delays or established conditions that may lead to delays) we have been working hard with Eleanor to make sure that she reaches all of her developmental milestones so she doesn't regress or fall too far behind once she has her heart repair surgery in June. We have worked hard on many small and large motor movements and skills, such as head and neck control, core strength, vision tracking, and grasping. Lately, we have really been focusing on developing a pincer grasp as well as making new sounds. We've also been working on some ASL (sign language) so Nora can learn to ask for "more," tell us when she wants "milk" when she's tired, hungry, wants mom or dad, etc. One big gain over the last weekend is Nora starting to make new sounds. She's been really watching our mouths when we work with her, looking at us as we crazily babble "ba ba ba da da da ma ma ma ma" at her. Poor baby thinks we are nuts. But she's started in on the fun! The video above says it all. She also really took off crawling on Saturday. Though she's been wriggling across the floor, she has finally figured out army crawling and pulls herself forward before we can blink. She's super motivated by Baxter's stinky dog toys.... if she could only get at them.... LOL. That's all for now folks! Thanks for popping by and following our journey!
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Chelsie Olson
5/1/2017 12:17:14 pm
Sending all my love and all the very best ❤
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Anonymous
5/1/2017 09:14:22 pm
Thank you Chelsie ❤️ though I'm sorry we are traveling this road, I'm glad we have each other as survival guides! Kisses to Vaeda ?
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Barb Brinker
5/1/2017 06:50:04 pm
You didn't tell me that Nora is now saying Aunt Baby! Everyone knows that baba translates as Barby.
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Anonymous
5/1/2017 09:14:58 pm
YES!!!! Bahahahaha. This brought the biggest smile to my face ???
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