Rededication to the Blog

Sorry for such a long absence on posts. I've been reluctant to post as we don't have anything "major" to post. However, I've been reading a few other friends' posts and I'm beginning to realize how cool it is to document the "little milestones" as Madeleine accomplishes them. We're sure to have some major medical issues prop up and I'll address them at some point but today, Dr. Dad is declaring that the blog will be re-focused on documenting Madeleine's small steps and we'll rejoice in this progress. I'm taking a quick break at work, but here's some of the progress she's made in the past few weeks:
- She came down with a cold and got over it! For most kids, that's expected. For Madeleine, this is the first time that she's been sick and hasn't had to go to the hospital. We're pretty excited.
- She is slowly improving her tummy time. Her core body strength is slowly improving-- excrutiatingly slowly but her ability to hold her head up is greatly improving and we're encouraged.
- She continues to roll over from her front to her back but hasn't figured out how to get back. We need to work on this.
- Our Physical therapist is encouraging us to play peek-a-boo with Madeleine. The therapist has noticed that Madeleine doesn't react when she drops a toy. I don't know exactly but I think the concept is called permanance something. (yes, that's a technical term) This is a cognitive step that Madeleine should master soon and our therapist believes that peek-a-boo will help develop this concept. Madeleine seems to enjoy peek-a-boo but she doesn't react in the same manner as others. We'll keep working on it.

That's about it for right now. Kirsten and I will get some pictures up in the next few days so that you can see Madeleine's growth. She's a lot of fun for us and we'll do our best to communicate out her progress.