You're a sweet, sweet baby--and a baby you certainly seem to be. A few weeks ago at a doctor's appointment you weighted in at a whopping fourteen pounds, two ounces. That's far below the first percentile, but you're consistently staying small and are not dropping off your growth curve.
You've made some more of your developmental milestones but are still a bit behind. You're rotating between army crawling and an all out bear crawl. You're able to pull yourself to standing while holding onto furniture, but haven't attempted taking any steps. You'll clap and wave, but you're not saying too many consonants yet. You also don't attempt to hold your own bottle, which would really help me out sometimes.
Your pediatrician recommended First Steps--an early intervention system for infants and toddlers--to come to our house to help out with you a couple times a month. A physical therapist and a speech therapist came last week to evaluate you. They observed that you're lacking most in your gross motor skills and your speech is a bit behind as well. One of their most significant concerns is that your core is lacking the strength to pull yourself up from crawling to sitting position. They instructed me on a few techniques I can help you strengthen your abs.
You're happy, calm, and quite a delight. You love your sister. A few weeks ago Daddy was holding you while he picked Skylie up from nursery at church. When you saw your big sis, you kicked and bounded with delight.
You love food and will shovel anything edible (or inedible for that matter) into your mouth to your hearts content. I gave you a bit of an otter pop the other day. When you realized the treat was gone, you protested!
You also like going swimming and kicking your legs in the water.
Lately you've taken to waking up later in the evening (when you should be sleeping). A few times Dad and I have gotten you out of your crib to hang out with us. On such occasions you give us a cute, sneaky grin as if to say, "I'm a trouble-maker! I'm getting away with something fun."
We love you, Kaitlyn.
Love,
Mom
1 comment:
Wow, she is so blonde now! Still as cute as ever though of course.
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