Update

We have been doing our work daily and without much effort. S is very cooperative and will even ask for tummy time. We call it crawl on your tummy and she says, "Tummy" when she wants to do it. Today she pulled me down on the floor and wanted me to do it too. I did it, although I took up 3/4 of the length of the mat. It must be really difficult if you have a small house and a big kid. I'm so happy we're doing it while she is young. Today she used 4 different words to get what she wanted. She said, "More, please, cookie, eat". She is expanding her use of words at such a rapid pace. She has also been greeting people all on her own. She just goes up to people and says, "Hi or hello". She's also been taking me around the house and saying, "Want" to tell me she wants something. She'll also say in a really loud voice, "MOM" when she wants me to do something for her. I'm sure she hears her older sisters calling me mom. I was hoping to be mama or mommy for a while. She helped me stir the cookie batter today, something she probably wouldn't have taken an interest in several months ago. I love that she initiates her tummy time, it makes it so much easier. We had been having a hard time with washing her hair in the bath for the past couple of months. We've decreased the frequency to decrease the trauma. She would cry everytime I said the word bath. The other day, she actually tipped her head back for me to rinse her hair. We haven't had any more waking up at night except for those couple of nights. Today, for tummy time, she brought in her little bowl of cheerios and a mini tupperware bowl that held about 4 cheerios. We used both of the bowls to slide across the mat for her to crawl to. After each crawl across the mat, she would sit up and eat a cheerio. After a few times, she stopped and looked at me making direct eye contact. I fed her Cheerios one at a time. It was a silent time, neither one of us spoke, and she made eye contact each time. I felt like we made it to the next step in our bonding. Since we've started therapy, she's needed to be held more often. I happily accomodate her, and it's these times that I am grateful she hasn't gained weight.