On February 19th, Sofia officially started crawling. She traveled about 5 feet. She finally figured out that even though it is not her favorite mode of transportation, it does get her places more quickly than rolling does. Each day she crawls farther, and more often, and with more coordination. Soon she will have "The Crawl" mastered. It's time to baby proof the house!
At the same time, Sofia is also learning to walk.... her absolute favorite way to get around. She is now, while holding my two fingers, walking very quickly around the entire house. She loves to walk and would do it all day, but mama's back is not used to bending over for such a long time. Good thing she is tall and I am short. I don't have to bend as far to help her.
When Sofia arrived in December, she had an appointment with her pediatrician, and the Dr. referred Sofie to the Birth to 3 year Program to help her catch up on some of her delays; mainly, gross motor, and communication. (Sofia didn't get much of a chance to move around in the orphanage, and she only knew Russian when she first arrived.) So about three weeks ago, a person from the program came out to do a screening to see if Sofia should be evaluated. At that time, she noticed a slight delay in movement and speech, so she did put in for an evaluation which took place today. Guess who has caught up in all areas? The program is not necessary, she has caught up developmentally to her age group. Congratulations Sofia!! The only thing we need to work on with her is feeding. Don't worry, she still has a ZACHARI appetite. She just has not yet figured out that she should feed herself finger food. She never saw others eat, and wasn't allowed to touch the food at the orphanage, so it is new to her. So the Birth to 3 program will send me some techniques to use with her to get her motivated to feed herself, and they'll check in with us in 3 months. How nice to know she has come such a long way.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Two months together
Today, Sofia is 11 months old. Yesterday, Feb. 15th, was two months since she arrived! She continues to bring us much joy and entertainment. Each day something new comes out of her mouth or she discovers new ways to move or play. Even though today Sofia was feeling the side effects of the shots she got yesterday, once her fever was gone, she stood up and sat down, and stood up and sat down, and stood up and sat down over and over again, giggling with pride. She loves standing and likes to walk around the room holding on to my fingers. She is getting on her knees more often and is even trying to get up to standing position now. Her teeth are coming!! Sounds exciting, but, I can tell it hurts her. Hope it happens quickly.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
My baby started "cruisin'"
Yesterday, Sofia started walking along side her crib. She has begun cruisin'. This is the first step to walking. Today she walked along the whole side of the futon. I can see her getting more and more confident with each step. She really enjoys standing. I am trying to encourage crawling, but she has no desire at all. When I put her on her knees, she flips immediately to her back. We'll keep trying, but I think I have a walker on my hands.
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