Over the past week, I have tried out two different styles on A's hair. I had been waiting as long as possible to start doing any styles (other than her "free hair"), because she is still not able to sit up on her own, so that makes styling much more difficult than it already would be. But, A Bear's hair is just WAY too long to put off attempting styles. Eventually, our sweet girl will have to sit for quite awhile as I style her hair, so I have to begin training her to sit for a little while and get used to my tugging on her hair. So far, she's not exactly thrilled, but we will press on!
Here is our most recent styling attempt... these are called finger coils. Some stayed in better than others, because A has different hair types all over her sweet head. Some looser curls on the top, and tighter on the side (and the hair growing in on her bald spot is SUPER tight).
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I'm going to try these "puffs" out again soon. There is also a third toward the back of her head that is hidden =) Her hair was a little too wet, and left her puffs lacking the puff.
Yesterday, A's occupational therapist (Abby) came over for our first session of OT! When Abby left, I felt very encouraged. We have some work to do, but it was nice to have some tools to be able to work more effectively with A during the day. The main goal right now is to strengthen A's core, so we have been doing lots of "baby sit ups". I hold her hands and have her lean back, and then slowly pull her back up too, allowing her to work on her core and neck strength. Sometimes she thinks it's funny and laughs. Other times, she squawks at me and starts kicking, which simply means, "I'm done... stop that!".
I'm so excited to see how A improves over the course of her therapy. We are going to the beach in two months for A's first birthday (but it was mostly my reasoning behind a family vacation..), and I'm really hoping she will be able to sit up and play in the sand! I really do daydream about it often. I will surely cry when she sits up that first time.
Having a babe who has developmental delays is not easy, but we knew it was a possibility from the beginning. There have been those days when I feel like a failing mother because our daughter cannot do the things that other babies her age (and younger..) are able to do. But, I know I cannot think that way, because it does nothing except make me feel sorry for myself, and it's not even about me! Instead of feeling sorry for myself these days, I tend to look for little things that A is learning to do. The day she figured out how to chew a puff (and now chicken, blueberries, broccoli, and anything else she can easily chew), Ryan and I couldn't stop talking about it (or stuffing puffs in her mouth to watch). Every little "milestone" she accomplishes, we rejoice that much more! Working so hard makes each step so much more sweet than if she had just figured things out the way most babies do.
Ok, time for another baby ab work out!
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Yesterday, A's occupational therapist (Abby) came over for our first session of OT! When Abby left, I felt very encouraged. We have some work to do, but it was nice to have some tools to be able to work more effectively with A during the day. The main goal right now is to strengthen A's core, so we have been doing lots of "baby sit ups". I hold her hands and have her lean back, and then slowly pull her back up too, allowing her to work on her core and neck strength. Sometimes she thinks it's funny and laughs. Other times, she squawks at me and starts kicking, which simply means, "I'm done... stop that!".
I'm so excited to see how A improves over the course of her therapy. We are going to the beach in two months for A's first birthday (but it was mostly my reasoning behind a family vacation..), and I'm really hoping she will be able to sit up and play in the sand! I really do daydream about it often. I will surely cry when she sits up that first time.
Having a babe who has developmental delays is not easy, but we knew it was a possibility from the beginning. There have been those days when I feel like a failing mother because our daughter cannot do the things that other babies her age (and younger..) are able to do. But, I know I cannot think that way, because it does nothing except make me feel sorry for myself, and it's not even about me! Instead of feeling sorry for myself these days, I tend to look for little things that A is learning to do. The day she figured out how to chew a puff (and now chicken, blueberries, broccoli, and anything else she can easily chew), Ryan and I couldn't stop talking about it (or stuffing puffs in her mouth to watch). Every little "milestone" she accomplishes, we rejoice that much more! Working so hard makes each step so much more sweet than if she had just figured things out the way most babies do.
Ok, time for another baby ab work out!
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