School and Therapy Stuff

Mia has been doing very well at school and therapy, which is awesome! It's always encouraging to see her making progress toward her goals. Her Occupational Therapist told us tonight that she's really impressed with Mia's writing skills, she can hold a pen very nicely, not in a fist, but with her thumb and pointer finger and other fingers helping. She can make lines that go up and down and across and she can make circles that stop. This is actually something very new, she's been making circles for awhile, but she'll do them continually, she just learned to stop after one circle. This apparently is very impressive for her age. It's something Mia has been practicing, her Grandma got her a magnetic erase board where you can draw and then erase and start over. She loves it and would play with it all day if someone helped her. Anyway, it just goes to show you that exposure and practice makes you get better at something. We are horrible at throwing balls and catching, but I've seen kids who are 18 months who can do that exceptionally well, we just don't really practice that. I'm just thankful that the things we do practice do get better, even if it is slowly. :)

During one of her therapy sessions at school they gave the kids hot cheetos and jam to try and eat. Apparently the feeding therapist said that kids with low muscle tone who aren't great eaters (Mia fits this perfectly) really like spicy or sour in their mouth because it wakes up the mouth for eating. I had no clue how Mia would react, but she loved them...they made me nauseous, but she ate them so quick, it was slightly frightening to watch. But, it made me think about how I tend to make food that is more bland because that is what suits me and maybe, I should consider more spices with her food because she might enjoy that better. The therapist thought I should give her salsa to dip things in as one option. So, we're going to try some of that at home and see what she thinks.

We have decided to get a second opinion on Mia's nose just because we can and this isn't a surgery we need to rush into (removing excess scar tissue). So, our appointment is in early april and we'll let you know then what happens, thanks for praying!

Peanut is doing well, my nausea is slightly better. I'm 14 weeks now, so we have about a month until our ultrasound. We keep asking Mia if she wants a brother or a sister and she keeps shaking her head no to both. We think it's pretty cute. :)