Then and Now

Wow! A year has passed! It surely doesn't seem like it. Does it ever? It has been such a crazy year. Look at how much has changed.

Look at Lily's arms and legs and cheeks and how much they've filled out.

Look at Lily's face in the first picture. That was during therapy. Oh how she used to scream and cry and whine during therapy! Now she smiles at the therapists and cooperates. . .most of the time.

Lily is now beginning--and I stress beginning--to take a bottle and to eat baby food. She's still trying to learn how her tongue is supposed to work with the bottle nipple, and she doesn't really want a spoon near her mouth. But she loves bananas from our finger and on the bottle nipple, and she's beginning to open her mouth to accept the bottle. It's all short-lived, but it's unbelievable progress!

She's beginning to give me at least five hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. That's considerable improvement from the three hour "nap" I'd get.

She doesn't cry as much as she used to. I really believe she had sensory issues. It's almost like the child has "grown" into her skin.

Again, wow! It's amazing and beautiful to see this little girl at this point, to know where she was developmentally, and to get to experience where she is. Happy birthday, little girl!