Lucy's birthday this year was low-key as we decided to fore go a party and instead attend the Hearts for Play event for the Children's Heart Foundation at the end of February. We did have a cake and sang happy birthday, which she loved.
Probably best we didn't have a party as Lucy seemed to have picked up a bug at day care and had a pretty rough week. Yes, in three days at 'school' she caught some stomach bug which did a number on her tushy. The good news is, we really are seeing that she is learning what her body needs in regards to food and drink. She is actively asking for water when she needs it, sometimes at 2 and 3 am. During mealtime when she is finished, she just says 'all done' or 'grandma eat it' and it's time to stop. We are still having to focus on drinking, because she really just want to eat. We have moved to mostly solid foods and she seems to want food all the time, especially chips.
Starting day care was not as bad as I thought it might be. My parents drop her off, so I never have to see her cry. They may tell you a differently about how hard it is to drop her off. The teachers love her and have only good things to say. Usually she only cries for about five or ten minutes right when being dropped off, but then is fine the rest of the day. She is eating well and Laura (our speech therapist) will see her at day care twice a month. She even got to wear the birthday crown on Monday and the class sang happy birthday. As you can see, she like the attention.
We made our way to the hospital for the neurodevelopment clinic. Lucy was all smiles until we walked down the hallway to 5 therapists and Dr. Nader waiting to welcome her. She immediately busted into tears. First we went into the therapy room, where she warmed up nicely during the evaluation. Our hard work has paid off as Lucy is almost caught up in all her delays. See her report card below. We still have some work to do in Gross and Fine Motor, but everything else is right on track. Gotta love her length, 2 percentile. What a munchkin.
Lastly, we FINALLY got some professional pictures taken. We did a mini photo shoot on her birthday. Although she was under the weather, we did get some great pictures thanks to Lulu Moments Photography. Here are some sneak peeks from the session.
Here she is rocking her zipper for CHD awareness week and Heart Month!
