Finally, after about 6 months of being a pretty bald baby and 5 months of being a really short haired baby, Gabriella has enough hair for a bow! And she actually leaves them in. She looks so cute in them and we already have enough to match every possible outfit in her dresser!
While the hair bows are absolutely exciting, more importantly, Gabriella has started pulling herself up to stand. This is huge for her. Our birth to 3 goals had a goal set for her to crawl and pull herself up to stand by January. The fact that she is doing this now is amazing and we are so happy.
She does do quite a bit of "w" sitting, where her legs flare out to either side of her body instead of being tucked under her bottom so our physical therapist is working with her to help break that habit. It's not great for her hips and is due to weak abdominal muscles. It's a fairly common "problem" with preemies; again due to the fact that she never had to curl up in fetal position while in utero but there are a lot of techniques to fix it. This week her PT will be teaching up how to use kinesio tape on her abdomen to help strengthen her core. She won't feel it at all, she can still bathe with it, and it gets changed every 3 days. Runners often use it on their feet and knees with good results so we'll see if it helps her!
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And finally, my mom and I decided to do a little sewing and sell some things on Etsy! We are making baby accessories such as bibs, bow ties, and head bands. We are just getting started and have a few things up for sale! There will be many more items listed soon! Check us out at www.etsy.com/shop/littlebabybiglove
xo,
Mary
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