Just this morning, Gracie and I had a little back-and-forth play with a ball for about 3 minutes! I was so excited! She bounced it back to me and even caught one! It was a big step from where we started but it was such a little thing. Sometimes I still take for granted things she should be able to do that a "normally developed" child younger than her can do. So the small achievements seem HUGE! and they are truly valued, where I may have missed these little things in Joy Lin's development.
Another BIG step was bouncing ON HER OWN in the moonbounce they have for the kids at Advent. Tricia took her in by herself to just get her to be unafraid. Then Tricia stood up and started bouncing slowly, while Gracie was seated. Well, the bumps began to tickle her belly and then she was all in. The bounces got bigger and the laughter got bigger. Then Tricia stopped. Gracie still wanted to go so......she stood up while Tricia laid down. Then she started to JUMP! all on her own!! and Tricia let a secret smile go on her face! Success!!! Then we went inside for more feeding therapy and had a total meltdown. oh well. One step forward....
Gracie may have a peanut allergy. She likes the texture of nutella so we thought we'd try peanut butter and she put her arms and hands right in it but she got a rash on her arms, that went away when Tricia washed it off so I am not sure yet. One more thing to observe and check out.
She had a very busy 4th of July! We went to her Aunt Angela;s house for a picnic and play in the pool! She made a beeline for the pool from the moment we got there and pretty much stayed in for the entire time we were there. She only came out with a fight.It's a good thing we don't have a pool at home! We then stopped at her Aunt Peewee's where she got her second wind. She was outside exploring everything. Then we went home to meet up with Joy Lin's BFF Kyra and her mom to go to the fireworks in Bethlehem. Gracie was walking around before they started, checking EVERYTHING out.When the fireworks finally started, she sat on daddy's lap with her headphones on. The look on her face was .... WHAT THE ... then she fell asleep. Overall, she did really well!
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