Abigail Update
- Tuesday, December 1, 1998
We Just Celebrated Abby's First Thanksgiving at Home!
And we have so much to be grateful for...
- The wee bean went for her "one-year" (remember, she should
only be nine months) developmental screening at the big hospital in Syracuse
on the day before Thanksgiving.
- Her gross motor development is great; she's sitting, crawling, and pulling herself up with the help of chairs and coffee tables. She's also starting to "scoot" down the coffee table -- look out Jon & Amy!
- She recognizes her name, looks at "mommy" and "daddy" when she hears their names, didn't look for the kitty (a trick question) but did look for "Penny" -- the dog -- when the nurse asked "Where's Penny?"
- Her fine motor skills (pinching, holding, clapping blocks together) are also great.
- She chatters a lot, but is not really using "words." The nurse is a firm believer that she is experiencing a growth spurt of sorts in motor development, and that verbal skills may be on the back burner for a little while.
- She's getting into the "copycat" mode. As a matter of fact, I think Amy's new favorite saying is "Abby do."
They don't want to see her again! In a nutshell, she's
right on track developmentally -- maybe even a little *advanced* in some
areas.
Abby also cut her first top tooth over the weekend. And she was amazingly good-natured through all of the traveling and holiday activity! Even when she stayed with Nana & Pop Ryan while Mom & Dad did the Santa thing.
A special "thank you" to Bunny & Thos, big fans of Abby (and the web site) who babysat on Wednesday night so Mom & Dad could have a little fun with the Bean's godparents.
Here are some of the photos we took on Thanksgiving, including
the official "Baby with Drumstick" shot.
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