Marc got home this afternoon, after basically being gone for 10 days! It is so good to have him home! I have so much respect for single parents. I don't know how they do it day in, day out.
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The other day someone asked me if Marleigh was sitting up on her own or was crawling. When I said she was sitting up on her own for a few seconds, & wasn't crawling yet, they looked at me like I had three heads. This person then commented, "isn't she 8 months old?" Yes she is. Marleigh is doing incredibly well, but please remember, she isn't a typical 8 month old. Her first 3 months of life, she was basically fighting just to live. She didn't get the benefit of being in the womb to grow & develop the last 3 months. Her "adjusted" age is 5 months, which is about where she is developmentally. She's actually a little ahead of where she should be & is rapidly closing the gap. Also, remember the last 8 months haven't been easy on any of us. If we get excited over small things, celebrate with us!
Glad to hear Marleigh is moving right along. I have shown your pictures to some of my family and my best friend, and they are amazed on how well she looks and is doing. Matt had a great time with Marc Friday night. Glad he is now home with you so you can have some family time.
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Marleigh is doing awesome! She'll catch up on everything in her own time. She just had to figure out all the breathing, eating, and growing--she's a miracle!
ReplyDeleteHang in there. As the grandmother of 26 week twin grandsons I know just how important those "little to everyone else but huge to us" moments are.
ReplyDeleteThe boys will turn four on the 12th of October and we thank God everyday for our little miracle boys. I also am very aware of how lucky anyone that has a full term healthy baby is. Sometimes we take too much for granted. Enjoy every moment and know that others celebrate with you.
We also went through the reflux and formula problems. Neocate was an answer for Rylan. We are celebrating that Rylan (remember we're going to be 4 very soon) has started walking. So don't worry about the sitting up and crawling. All in God's time.
Deal with one day at a time and when that's too much go for an hour at a time. Sometimes we (yes I include myself here) forget that parents of preemies have already endured more emotional turmoil in the first few hours of their precious baby (babies) lives than many of us will face in our lifetime.
Keeping your family in prayer.
Rhonda McGown
You go on and celebrate anything you want to girl!! You deserve every ounce of it!!!
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