Mila is starting to scoot around and try to figure out how to get her body to move when she is on her belly. She seems to have a technique unlike any other I've seen!
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| Here is the "lunge" |
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| This is my favorite....she digs her right toe in and flings her left leg to lurch herself forward! |
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| Trying to get her knees under her and pull with her arms... |
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| A face also works as a third arm at times |
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| Love that smile! |
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| Working hard! |
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| The "bear" pose that she hasn't quite figured out how to move forward in yet (only backward) |
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| Extra points for creativity but not so much for form! |
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| "How many push ups did you say I have to do?" |
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| So close! |
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| Her funny face! |
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| This picture reminds me of a little old lady with her dress, sneakers, and walker :) |
Go, Mila, Go! We are so proud of your determined attitude! You have been a fighter from the beginning and we're seeing that more and more every single day!
There's so much squishy deliciousness in this post that I can barely stand it!! Way to go Mila :)
ReplyDeleteSquishy seems to be a term more than just a few people use to refer to Mila...so accurate heheh!
DeleteI love the "lunge", it looks like she is doing the worm! I'm willing to bet that Miss Mila will be mobile in one form or another before this month is over.
ReplyDeleteThe worm! YES!
DeleteBABY OLYMPICS!!!!! GOLD!!!!!!!! Love this girl's determination! There won't be anything she can't do if she puts her mind to it. I really laughed at your comment about the little old lady! What a sweetie!! (((BIG HUGS)))!!
ReplyDeleteI can already see her as a little old lady, how funny is that :)
DeleteYou are hilarious! As a yoga participant, I have to say that I notices several yoga poses: cobra, downward dog, a variation of the child's pose, and maybe a couple of others.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor said the SAME thing and even noted some of the same positions you did! Who knew I had a real Yoga-baby? :)
DeleteYour child is SO unique. She definitely wins for "best textbook display of flexibility associated with Down syndrome!" One of my favorite memories is of Shawn toting her around the pool while she's got herself folded in half like a pretzel.
ReplyDeleteYep we call her our folding lawnchair! LOL
DeleteWAY TO GO MILA!! love the toe technique!
ReplyDeleteI was so tickled by these pics!! lol.
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DeleteClaire crawled for an ENTIRE year. While I knew it was good for her, I was so ready for her to get up on her feet. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's crazy!!! But such good work for brain development! That brain of hers should be firing away with all that crawling LOL! I was reading a Pat Winders article today and thought of you! We're going back to basics with some very basic skills trying to get Mila to do them the RIGHT way to help her down the line further!
DeleteDear Sarah, has your PT had you use Hip Helpers? When you think about back to basics and training the brain and muscles to do things the right way, there's nothing better for our little ones... Susanna Musser can give you MAJOR sermon about them if you want :-) But if your PT hasn't insisted, or if she hasn't even mentioned them, you might want to buy or make a pair to see how fast they change things!
ReplyDeleteYes, we have the hip helpers, unfortunately with Mila's...ahem....chunky proportions they make her spit up after wearing them for 20 minutes (pretty much every single time we put them on her this happens)...we've tried different sizes, but once the waist size works out okay then they are too long and put pressure on her knees....one reader suggested sewing a pair of leggins together to just above the knee so I'm working on that! I know you can order custom ones too but she is growing so fast we'd need a new pair a month! We are working hard on retraining her brain and teaching her how to roll the right way, for example...backing up a bit and making sure she is not only mastering the skills, but doing them in the correct form because that is the foundation that we will build upon for all of her gross motor skills!
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