A few days ago, during Emilia's tummy time, I intentionally put her toys at her side to see if she would try to roll over. To my surprise, instead of rolling over, she was slowly maneuvering her legs and arms to turn the direction of her body and move up a little closer to the toys. I was so amzed and tried it again and this time I recorded a video. (But this time her right arm got stuck on the mat and under her chin and she couldn't move as fast & well as the first attempt - perhaps she got tired?)
NOTE: The video had to be shown x2 speed because it was an agonizingly slow process to watch.
Emilia was born on May 31, 2011, at 25 weeks and 5 days in gestational age. She came home on October 21, 2011 after spending 143 days in the hospital. Today she's a thriving, happy baby who continues to amaze us every single day. This blog records the journey of our miracle baby.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Video#1 from this week
Emilia is laughing a lot these days.
Not in this video, but she also squeals sometimes - it's really cute.
Not in this video, but she also squeals sometimes - it's really cute.
Government programs for babies with speical needs
Today we were visited by Early Interventions from the York Region. This government program is for families with children with special needs, such as autism and disabilities. They also provide some services to families with preterm babies to make sure the babies are on track in terms of development and to provide follow up therapies if babies need intervention. Today's meeting was for screening, to see if Emilia could be eligible for any services they provide such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy. They are going to send us a physiotherapist on Feb 27 to have a 4-month assessment and after that, they will decide whether Emilia will get some help or re-screened at 8 months. If there is no issue, the usual course is to check on her again at 8 months.
We currently have a visiting nurse and physiotherapist from CCAC, which is also a service provided to us by the government at no charge. Initially I didn't welcome the idea of having a bunch of strangers at our home because I didn't want our home to be invaded by health care professionals, after spending 5 months in the hospital. However I appreciate the physiotherapy as it gives me a lot of insights in Emilia's postures and movements. The nurse also gives me some peace of mind.
There are quite a few funding programs also that I can take advantage of. The idea is they want us to live as normally as possible even though we have a baby who needs to be on a cardio/resp monitor and oxygen support. One such funding is the respite funding from the ministry, which sounds awesome and I am going to look into further.
We currently have a visiting nurse and physiotherapist from CCAC, which is also a service provided to us by the government at no charge. Initially I didn't welcome the idea of having a bunch of strangers at our home because I didn't want our home to be invaded by health care professionals, after spending 5 months in the hospital. However I appreciate the physiotherapy as it gives me a lot of insights in Emilia's postures and movements. The nurse also gives me some peace of mind.
There are quite a few funding programs also that I can take advantage of. The idea is they want us to live as normally as possible even though we have a baby who needs to be on a cardio/resp monitor and oxygen support. One such funding is the respite funding from the ministry, which sounds awesome and I am going to look into further.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Pictures from this week
Pictures of Emilia in Reading and Gym Class and Snack Time
Reading
(엄마도 참, 공부하는 걸 뭘 또 찍고 그래요)
Time to rumble on the mat!
Snack Time!
Reading
Time to rumble on the mat!
Snack Time!
Happy New Year; Emilia's 4 months old.
So, finally 2011 is gone. It was an eventful year for our family for many reasons. We went through a lot of difficult times with Emilia's unexpected birth and hospitalization but in the end, the year left us with lots of happiness and hope, all because Emilia is with us at home now, she's a thriving 4 month old baby.
Emilia's sleep problem persists. It's very difficult to put her down for sleep. Past few days I have been able to put her down for night time sleeping between 7 and 8 pm, but in order to do that I had to soothe her for 2 hours. She seems to love falling asleep on my breast. She doesn't even want her pacifier any more. She sucks on my nipple as if it was her soother now. This is causing us lots of problems. First, she's not self-soothing and I...and only I am able to soothe her. Her Daddy used to put her to sleep when he came home from work but now she just wants my breast!! Second, the amount of time she takes to fall asleep is becoming ridiculously long and I cannot do anything but hold her and breastfeed (or rather soothe her with my nipple) for hours at a time. Third, because she's constantly suckling before napping and nighttime sleeping, my nipples are becoming sore now. The only thing I am grateful for is once she goes to sleep, she doesn't wake up until 6:30-7am the next day.
Other than that, she's doing well... she's a chubby happy little baby girl. Playing with both hands now and being able to sit in her Bumbo chair for about 10 minutes.
Emilia's sleep problem persists. It's very difficult to put her down for sleep. Past few days I have been able to put her down for night time sleeping between 7 and 8 pm, but in order to do that I had to soothe her for 2 hours. She seems to love falling asleep on my breast. She doesn't even want her pacifier any more. She sucks on my nipple as if it was her soother now. This is causing us lots of problems. First, she's not self-soothing and I...and only I am able to soothe her. Her Daddy used to put her to sleep when he came home from work but now she just wants my breast!! Second, the amount of time she takes to fall asleep is becoming ridiculously long and I cannot do anything but hold her and breastfeed (or rather soothe her with my nipple) for hours at a time. Third, because she's constantly suckling before napping and nighttime sleeping, my nipples are becoming sore now. The only thing I am grateful for is once she goes to sleep, she doesn't wake up until 6:30-7am the next day.
Other than that, she's doing well... she's a chubby happy little baby girl. Playing with both hands now and being able to sit in her Bumbo chair for about 10 minutes.
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