Natalie's Milestones

I feel like I've neglected Natalie and her milestones on our blog. When Spencer was little every time he sneezed I blogged about it. Natalie is a little harder to write about because she doesn't do much.

I'm confident she'd be rolling over by now were it not for her cast.  She wants to move so bad and she gets irritable if I leave her laying on the floor. She wants to be up and in the action at all times.

She probably won't ever roll over. She will go straight from cast to brace. Good news though, the doctors say kids often learn to walk in the brace. Speaking of doctors, Natalie had her half way appointment where they removed her cast and put on a new one.

Here she is pre and post operation:

She did really well. The doctor said her leg looks good but the hip cup is shallow. They expect it to grow and develop around the ball joint. She has about five more weeks in the cast.

She isn't a great sleeper, I blame it on the cast being uncomfortable. Adam is so happy here because she FINALLY knocked off. During the day she'll power nap for 20 minutes at a time. At night she is waking up every 2-3 hours. I'm hoping once the cast is off she'll start sleeping longer stretches.

She has found her thumb and although I think she prefers the pacifier she'll suck her thumb until a suitable alternative presents itself.

She has taken an interest in food, she watches longingly as we eat our meals. We've been meaning to pick up some rice cereal but keep forgetting.

She is crazy about her brother. These two are good friends. Sometimes when we are driving in the car I'll look back and they are holding hands. Everyone needs at least one really good friend in this life and I'm so glad they have each other.