Last Sunday, we took Mia to the local playground for the first time. It is a large park with different play areas for different age groups. We took Mia to the youngest section, which is designed for 2 to 5 year-olds. It is pretty advanced for her, so one of us is never more than an arm's length away. So far, Mia doesn't like the swing too well, but she loves the climbing structure -- no surprise there.
Before we had Mia, we used to take Sam to this same park. What we didn't realize is that dogs aren't allowed in the playground area. Rather than leave her in the van, I sat her in Mia's stroller and told her to "stay." Surprisingly (since I have been lackadaisical in training her for the past 13 years), she stayed.
Before we had Mia, we used to take Sam to this same park. What we didn't realize is that dogs aren't allowed in the playground area. Rather than leave her in the van, I sat her in Mia's stroller and told her to "stay." Surprisingly (since I have been lackadaisical in training her for the past 13 years), she stayed.
Other news
Mia's blood lead level went from 27 pre-treatment to 12 afterward. At this point, we do not have to start another round of chelation treatment. However, that could change if her levels go up significantly. That is entirely possible, as the lead resides in the bones. When it leaves the bones, the blood lead levels go up. She has to have her blood levels checked again before Christmas and again later. Darn! I thought we'd be done with this before Christmas.
In only a month, our girl has gone from rejecting most affectionate gestures to being somewhat cuddly to getting rather clingy! I'll take clingy any day. Today, she gave me a kiss on the mouth for the first time! I was thrilled and tried to remain so when, less than a minute later, she hauled off and slapped me in the face. I'm going to continue thinking that the kiss was intentional and the slap was accidental! We're trying to teach her to stroke things (me, stuffed animals, and poor Sammy) rather than strike them, but it is slow going.
One of Mia's pediatricians saw her last week for the first time since Mia arrived home in early October. Mia was animated, energetic, and babbling quite a bit. The Dr. said it is like she is a different child.
Mia still prefers to holding our hand while walking, though she has taken up to 7 independent steps in a row.
We tried out the church nursery on Sunday. I brought Mia in for about a half hour, staying with her the whole time. I figured she'd would be fine with the nursery, but it was good for me to get the lay of the land. When we arrived, she stunned me by greeting the nursery ladies with an intelligible "Hi". I think that is a first! Mia played with some of the toys, but then kept grabbing for the other kids' sippy cups full of juice as well as their (church-issued) Goldfish crackers. Of course, I hadn't even brought her a sippy cup, bad mother that I am. After 30 minutes of the attendants' comments about how Mia was trying to eat all the other kids' Goldfish, I slunk out of there saying, "Gotta run, it is almost Mia's nap time. " (Which was true, actually.) I can see that nursery time will be good for Mia's socialization, so I'll be back with sippy cup and healthier snacks.
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