What to update on Veronica?
The fact that she's almost sitting up now? Her newfound affininty for babbling and cooing, making "ba ba dab dab ab dab dab" sounds all the time? Her love of not only Pita but the babysitter's tiny new puppy as well? How about her shoveling down the solid foods, loving squash, cereal, spinach and mixed veggies and barely tolerating chicken?
How about the fact that she will lock her legs now into a standing position if you hold her a certain way? Or how she knows, every time she's in her activity center, that slamming her hand on the little plastic star will make it light up and play music?
How about her fascination with words, both stopping to listen when you speak and checking out the written word every time she sees it? Or her related interest in banging on the computer keyboard, recently noticing a cause-and-effect with what subsequently happens on the screen?
What about recently, when Jason took away a toy so he could get her dressed, and she cried because he took away something she wanted - the first time she's displayed displeasure at something other than pain, hunger, or the like. (I.E., the first time she's cried at not getting her way?)
What about the fact that, every day, she grows. Every day, she is less and less "just a baby" and becoming more of a unique little person, with her own personality. I never thought I could love her more after the day she was born, but I was wrong. She's like a page unfolding, and I love everything it reveals.
In other baby news: Zane went home from the hospital on Monday. He is back up to over 13 lbs. and is eating cereals and solids with formula mixed in for nutrition. He still requires the feeding tube, but Anne and Ben can administer that at home, with a therapist on such things checking in with them. He never did get the hang of a bottle, but he's getting big enough now that, frankly, I don't think he ever really needed to. I'm so happy and relieved that he's getting better. He is so strong too! Holding him when he wants to lean over and check something out is a workout. And he can stand very well, with support of course. He's good at strength, Veronica at babbling. We can already picture the two of them in a few months, Zane running circles around a seated Veronica, who will look up and say, plain as day, "Slow your ass down already!"
I guess I can sum it up to say all babies are OK right now. Thriving and doing well, actually. We really can't ask for more. :-)
The fact that she's almost sitting up now? Her newfound affininty for babbling and cooing, making "ba ba dab dab ab dab dab" sounds all the time? Her love of not only Pita but the babysitter's tiny new puppy as well? How about her shoveling down the solid foods, loving squash, cereal, spinach and mixed veggies and barely tolerating chicken?
How about the fact that she will lock her legs now into a standing position if you hold her a certain way? Or how she knows, every time she's in her activity center, that slamming her hand on the little plastic star will make it light up and play music?
How about her fascination with words, both stopping to listen when you speak and checking out the written word every time she sees it? Or her related interest in banging on the computer keyboard, recently noticing a cause-and-effect with what subsequently happens on the screen?
What about recently, when Jason took away a toy so he could get her dressed, and she cried because he took away something she wanted - the first time she's displayed displeasure at something other than pain, hunger, or the like. (I.E., the first time she's cried at not getting her way?)
What about the fact that, every day, she grows. Every day, she is less and less "just a baby" and becoming more of a unique little person, with her own personality. I never thought I could love her more after the day she was born, but I was wrong. She's like a page unfolding, and I love everything it reveals.
In other baby news: Zane went home from the hospital on Monday. He is back up to over 13 lbs. and is eating cereals and solids with formula mixed in for nutrition. He still requires the feeding tube, but Anne and Ben can administer that at home, with a therapist on such things checking in with them. He never did get the hang of a bottle, but he's getting big enough now that, frankly, I don't think he ever really needed to. I'm so happy and relieved that he's getting better. He is so strong too! Holding him when he wants to lean over and check something out is a workout. And he can stand very well, with support of course. He's good at strength, Veronica at babbling. We can already picture the two of them in a few months, Zane running circles around a seated Veronica, who will look up and say, plain as day, "Slow your ass down already!"
I guess I can sum it up to say all babies are OK right now. Thriving and doing well, actually. We really can't ask for more. :-)
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