Liv is walking like crazy now. She started off slow and now walks all over the house. Because of this, we decided to make a felt tree this year instead of having our usual tree. I was worried she would pull it over or put it in her mouth. Within 5 minutes of her coming home and seeing the tree, the ornaments were taken off and in her mouth. I know I make the right decision. Felt in the mouth is better than sharp ornaments.
We got a hospital bed for Liv to help her breath better at night and to help with digestion from the feeds. It's great. Once the nurse put the paper work through, we got it in less than a week. It's on rental for a 3 month period but it will keep getting renewed because the same problems will still exist.
Liv's Developmental Pediatrician told us that she is still at a 12 month mentality level. That means for the past year, she is still at the same level. This gets frustrating. We see her learn things but it's not enough to help her move up. She says a couple of more words (even though she doesn't know what they mean), she walks, she sometimes follows simple directions, and participates at school. It's hard to keep reminding myself that she's still a 1 year old when she doesn't look like it. As a parent, you naturally start to progress your levels with the child but it's unnatural to stay at the same level. I'm a teacher and I know how important it is to work with children on their level, so why do I have such a hard time with Liv?
Liv just loves her school so much. The weekends can get tough because she is used to having a structured schedule all week long and we don't do that on the weekends. I know she misses school on the weekends. It's a perfect school for her and I can only hope the we can find something similar when it's time for her to go to kindergarten.
