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Mama…Did You Hear That? Mama!
I have been recently introducing the sign for Mama. I show Josephine the sign, point to myself and say the word. I guess I started sometime last week.
Well, last night, I swear I heard her say Mama and do the sign. I make up nothing.
Josephine was laying on her changing table and we were “talking”. I did the sign and said the word. Josephine looked at me straight in the eye, put her hand to her chin and said, “BaBa”. Just like that. Two syllables, the sign. It was there! Of course, being the one-hit wonder, Josephine didn’t do it again, but my heart knew what I felt.
My little girl knows who I am!!!! An amazing moment for any parent!
“Mm” and “Bb” – Music to My Ears
Steady improvements are afoot in the language department. Not only is Josephine able to sign “milk” and “eat”, she is also using sounds. Once, twice, thrice…NICE!
I can’t even begin to explain the joy I get when Josephine “talks” to me and tells me what she wants. It’s only two words/thoughts, but to me, Josephine is giving me the world.
She speaks, I beam. Gotta get this on video next!
“Roll”-er Girl
It seems Josephine has taken a liking to carpet – she was rolling back and forth for 10-15 minutes at my parents’ house over the weekend.
With a larger floor space and nothing to hold her back, Josephine decided to check out her space around her…and she had a blast! Rolling one way, getting in the prone position, rolling the other way to prone. Again and again.
So, we now have a large area rug on our living room floor (wood floors are great to look at, but not so great when dealing with a frustrated gal who wants to move it, move it). Josephine is still getting used to this new addition to our family, but soon enough…full speed ahead!
Red Rover, Red Rover, Let Josephine Roll Over
Good therapy session today! Josephine was rolling over (to the right, to the right), from her stomach to her back, then to her stomach again. She did this three or four times with much more ease (and without much effort) than she has done in the past.
Repetition, repetition, repetition. Getting her on all fours is not her most popular thing to do yet…but just wait!
Another thing I started to wonder about…She sometimes gets very excited and flails her hands and arms. It was when my son Sheldon was hanging on my back and wrestling with me that I looked up and she was doing this movement. When he got off, she stopped. Then he jumped on me again–and again she started to get excited. Then it hit me…maybe she is signing the word “play”–and she wants in on the fun. I will keep monitoring this.
I Want My Moo Juice
Huge progress was made last night at dinner…
Josephine was eating a nice mix of Chicken with Broccoli and brown rice when she seemed thirsty for some milk. After slight prompting with my fingers, Josephine proudly stated, “mmm”. As you can imagine, excitement erupted at the table and the cup was joyfully given.
Later on, the same thing happened. Me: “Josephine, do you want some milk?”, followed by prompting, then Josephine: “mmmmm”. You should have seen the smile on her face. She knew she done good!!!!
Earlier in the week, again while eating dinner, Josephine stopped eating, looked at me, looked at the milk, looked at me again and signed our sign for milk (move fingers in a squeezing motion, like when milking a cow).
This little gal gets it! Josephine just needs the extra time to put things together.
We know this will probably fade into the distance soon, but when it returns, it will return 3 fold.
I jokingly refer to Josephine as the “One Hit Wonder” because she will do something once and then won’t do it again for a couple of weeks or months. But when she does it again, it is solid and clear.
We just have to realize that each milestone is a celebration, regardless how often it does or doesn’t happen. The fact that she gets it is enough for me!
Weight Check at 17 months
Are you sitting down? If not, you may want to take a seat because this news is a bit surprising…
Our little girl gained 10 ounces in 3 weeks!!!!!!
She was 15 lbs., 11 oz at her appointment on January 5. At this check up this morning, Josephine weighed in at a WHOPPING 16 POUNDS, 5 OUNCES!
JoJoBean has sailed right past the 16 pound mark!!!! Way to go!
Mama’s gonna cry…happy tears, of course.
Bbbbbbb…Beeee”
Speech therapy has made a huge leap! Josephine said “B” multiple times during therapy on Monday. She had to be prompted, but the sound was there. We even heard a slight “mmm” sound. This is after about 2 weeks of pushing to produce bi-labial sounds.
Carrie, the speech therapist, considers Josephine to be at an 8-10 month level (Josephine is now 17 months old). She is very happy with Josephine’s inflection and chatty qualities. Gee, guess who she got the chattiness from????
Video of Josephine Playing “Piano”
I tried to upload this video on this blog, but the file is too large. So here is the next best thing. Apologies for the quality, but you will get the idea.
Early Intervention and the progress it brings…(click on the link below).
She Keeps Gettin’ Better (at 16 months)!
Here’s a list of some of Josephine’s most recent milestones as of 16 months old. Developmentally, Josephine is at a 6-8 month level:
1. Mimicking pounding hands on table
2. Mimicking clapping hands
3. Reaching for Daddy to hold her while in someone else’s arms
4. Requesting more facial massage by touching own face, then touching therapist’s hand
5. Rolling over to tummy and choosing to play for a few minutes without prompting
6. Bearing weight on legs with assistance for small periods of time, about 5 minutes
7. Sitting unsupported for up to 30 minutes
8. Self-feeding finger foods such as Gerber Puffs, Cheerios, pasta, carrots and meats
9. Beginning stages of stacking blocks by two
10. Use of protective reflexes when falling over (still working on reflexes when falling back)
