For the past several weeks, we've been trying to teach the Twinks "arms up" and "wave hello." They will both either crack a smile from ear-to-ear (and F will screech in delight), stare at us in wonder, or give us a look of utter confusion.
This morning, F was still asleep, and G was in the kitchen with me in her high chair eating breakfast - formula, small pieces of honeydew and toast with apricot jam. Our nanny forgot thefront door key, so she came through the garage instead. As soon as G saw her, she raised one hand high above her head and opened and closed her adorable little fingers several times and smiled. My heart melted on the spot! Her first full-fledged wave!
We took G for an assessment earlier this month and, as we suspected, she is not doing things that a typical 10-month-old should be - like getting on her knees, lifting a cloth when she sees a toy covered, or trying to mimic things we do, like raising our arms or clapping our hands. When the therapist saw how G rolls on her tummy, does a split and sits up from her torso, she admitted that in all her years of doing this, she had never seen a baby do such a "compensatory" move. Consequently, she will start therapy on Thursday.
F had a first too today! Later in the morning, my nanny and I took the Twinks to the library for baby story time and F clapped his hands together for the very first time. It might have been accidental, but it sure didn't look like it to me...so I'm going to assume he meant it.
Two weeks ago, my DH and I started taking them to Music Together classes. Maybe it's just the class we found, but I can hardly wait for it each week. The parents leave all their inhibitions at the door and for 45 minutes, we forget the world outside and all sing, dance, clap our hands, shake instruments and revel in being with our children. The songs are catchy too.
If you've never heard them and have Pandora on your iPhone, iPad or iWhatever, put "Music Together" in as a new station. Warning, though, the songs will suddenly pop into your head at the strangest time and you'll start belting out gibberish - while you're driving, showering, eating lunch or sitting in that boring meeting that you think will never end.
So, why am I so sad today too?
Well, Sunday night I had one of my closest friends and her family over for dinner. This morning, I noticed a voice mail she left for me yesterday and I assumed it was to say Thank You (she's just that kind of person). Instead, she told me what none of us expect to hear.
Her 11-year-old daughter had come home from school and decided to cook herself a snack. A roll of paper towels was too close to the stove and caught fire:
Thankfully, almost everything that mattered - her daughter, elderly Mom and her three dogs - made it out ok. Unfortunately, her two kitties did not.
So, instead of going to temple tomorrow, I will be going to help my friend salvage what she can from her condo and help her look for a new place to live. While it's not the way anyone wants to start a new year, I am thankful for everything living that was spared from the fire.
So, if you have kids, hug them extra tight tonight please. If they're on the way, pat or rub your belly a moment longer tonight. And, if your dreams are still in the place where your future kid has yet to meet you, wish upon a star and tell them you love them anyway.
1 comment:
So sweet about the twinks new way of communicating. It's their first crack at body language! And sorry to hear about your friend. So glad they are all OK...sad about the kitties.
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