We have been playing around with times of the day for Miss Wendy (physical therapist) to come...CB is not on a set schedule right now so it is hard to predict her nap times and last week she was asleep on Monday when Miss Wendy got here and then on Tuesday she was awake but she was sleepy. It seems that morning time is a great time of the day for Charlie Claire (for both babies really!) so Miss Wendy came at 8:15 this morning and C had an AMAZING session (even with the coughing and sneezing)!!!!!
It did my heart so good to see C do so well this morning!! More than good...great! I needed to see C Bear nail it this morning...it's days like today that make everything we do with her on a daily basis worth it! Another Mother's Day present! :)
Today was the first time that C didn't cry or complain on tummy time. Dr. Tye (surgeon) did say that this would be a difficult position for C Bear for a while but it seems we have gotten over the hump! We knew it was the the position that was bothering her because her head control is amazing when she sits up. Today, not only did she seem comfortable on tummy time but she actually lifted her head up to look at one of her black and white flash cards! I am not going to lie, I almost cried!
C seemed so much more tolerable of Miss Wendy moving her all around, rolling her around, etc. The past week we have also noticed a big difference with her vision. She has been tracking black and white flash cards so much better lately! At first she would follow it from her left side to her nose (midline) but then wouldn't continue to the right, she would just look away, but now she is turning her head to follow the card! She doesn't do this every single time we work on it but certainly the majority of the time. We have also been working with CC on holding toys in her hands. It seemed as though Charlie Claire's hands are really sensitive and she would cry when we would try and get her to hold things...Miss Wendy thought this was stemming from the hospital...getting IV's, blood draws, etc (which broke my heart)...so this past week we did lots of hand massaging and it seemed to pay off! CC not only has gotten much better at holding our fingers (very tightly!) but she also held a toy this morning...she isn't super consistent with this but we are working on it! We are not sure if it was the time of day or if C is just really starting to feel better as she recovers more but Miss Wendy was super impressed with how well Charlie Claire did this morning and gave her a big fat A!!!!!
Can't even find the words to describe how proud we are of our little girl.
My first Mother's Day was perfect! Thank you to my wonderful husband and babies for making my day so sweet and special...even though Jason was the only healthy North in the house! I am so in love with all 3 of you!
Please say some prayers that me and my sweet littles feel better real soon, that C continues to rock out her physical therapy and for C's funcational vision assessment on Wednesday!
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