32+ weeks pregnant... 6.5 year old daughter who is unable to do any of her own activities (including walking)... 2.5 year old daughter who got thrown quite off balance by Daddy's 5 day absence for a support-raising trip (lots of tantrums)... heat index = humidity (mid to high 80's for both)... no AC... I'm actually LOOKING FORWARD to a "calm" air-conditioned, semi-seated 14 hour day at work tomorrow (sorta)! ;-P
A year ago, my friend Rachel http://josiecomehome.blogspot.com/ emailed a photo of her beautiful son standing on his own... I've since dreamed of having a photo to post of Gracie doing the same thing. It was always one of those wild-don't-think-it'll-ever-happen kind of dreams, a romantic, fairy tale type of dream. But this week, Gracie made another leap in development and muscle tone. It started when I leaned her up against the wall and planted her feet a shoulder-width apart. For the first time, she didn't lunge for the safety of my arms or hands, but rather, she allowed herself to stand steadily on her own two feet and she kept her center of gravity centered over her feet instead of wildly in front of her or to one side or the other. She even quickly figured out that she couldn't lurch around in excitement while standing on her own two feet with no support but a wall behind her back, but rather had to express her excitement over this new development with a gentl...
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