Emilia, corrected age two

Emilia is two years old, corrected. Actually I have dropped the "corrected" part for a while now when I tell people how old she is. I am now comfortable to tell people her actual age because I know they won't ask any questions regarding her age. She looks and acts like a 2 year old.

Last weekend, on the day she turned two years old corrected, we got her photos done at the same studio where we had her 1 year old photos. This time the session was so much longer and harder, which was expected, but being 33 weeks pregnant, I think I was more exhausted than Emilia herself.

Today, we were visited by the York Region Early Intervention. The EI was not concerned with Emilia's growth and development. She did all the things that she was expected to do, including putting 3 words together in a sentence. I always felt that Emilia's language was behind, but finally in the last few months, she has shown a lot of progress and we can now have a meaningful 2-way communication with her. It's so much more fun reading books and playing puzzles together now that her vocabulary is expanding.

Her PT was also visiting us 2 days ago, and she is being referred to orthotics. Emilia might need special shoes or even brace for her left foot/leg. Her high tone issue in the left left/foot is not very visible to others but to us, being her parents, it's noticeable and is always a concern.

The Early Interventionist said this morning that Emilia seemed like a very strong-willed, determined kid and that is why her outcome has been so great. I truly believe so. Every single day, when we look at her face, we cannot help but feel awed by how well she's grown, how beautiful she is, and how clever she's becoming.