Re: Dalia's 18 month checkup - good news - Marcy

May 23, 2005

Thanks for the post...Dalia has been refusing to even let me hold

her hands to walk lately...she used to let me...and she doesn't even

seem to have the balance to let go, but I know she'll just do it

eventually. I feel like we don't really do any of the PT exercises

because she won't cooperate.

Did na even let go at times before she walked?

Sheryl

> We went today for the 18 month well visit and Dalia gained 2 lbs

and 2

> inches since her 15 month visit...this is with a stomach virus in

> between as well!! She is now 18 lbs 3 oz and 29.25 inches. I am

> soooo happy and thank the Periactin for this since the

Pediatrician

> said that they usually don't have a growth spurt during this time.

>

> As an aside, Dalia is still not walking unassisted...she has

> been " cruising " since around 11 months of age, but will not let

> go..she pushes furniture and runs with her toy walkers all around

the

> house, but no sign of letting go..i was hoping she would walk by

the

> time the new baby came, but I don't know if it will happen. Doing

her

> PT has become extremely difficult because she won't cooperate and

also

> me being pregnant doesn't help. Just a slight vent....but I'm

very

> happy anyway!!

>

> Sheryl (mommy to Dalia, 18 months, SGA) - baby due 8/2

>

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>

May 24, 2005

na would not let her hands be held. Her balance was so off she would fall

sideways all the time into to floor, wall, etc( come to find out she has almost

half inch difference in legs. She has a brace in her sneaker) She just held on

to everything except us. Her Pt would also say she is determined not to do the

pt. Then we would make games that she would do then add songs to it and then get

through it. We had a ball that we balanced her on....now everyball she sees she

wants to jump on and play. Our therapist was unbelievable, though she moved to

Florida, she instilled exercises na has her dolls do with her. She still

complains of leg pains and she can't walk. I just stop tell her to rest and then

continue. Her doctor said the more she walks the better her indurance will be.

Dalia will probably be up and walking soon. Try and make games out of her Pt and

watch her take over the house. We pray that they walk ,then when they do we want

them to stay in one place because the neat rooms we once had are filled with a

loving mess for us to clean. The love out ways the mess anytime.

Though last night my mess was chocolate milk all down her doll house and in it.

Yuck!!! I asked her how was her day " I dropped my drink mommy " where i said "

On the roof of the house " the house outside today that's ok na " no mumma

your silly i can't reach the roof the one in the living room " Of course my

husband gave her the cup full and told her she could have it in the living room.

Some time I wonder what goes through my husbands mind.

Marcy briannas mom

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