Friday, April 10, 2009

This is an April 3 update from Lola's Facebook group - Pray for Lola.

Wow, I've been a bad updater....please forgive me.Lola has been making some great improvements this past month. It seems like everyday there's something new. She's been doing much better with her sitting up - completely unsupported - for up to 20 seconds. That is amazing to see. She's also smiling a lot - especially at her little animals and friends that dance and sing (basically any annoying toy that moves when you push a button - the more creepy the better). So there's a lot of smiling going on around here. If I put my face near hers, she'll stroke it with her hand - or pinch or smack it depending on her mood. She also likes to play with her ponytails. Lola has started reaching out for small toys and holding onto them for a while. She's also been 'chatting' lots - sometimes we think we hear words, but we're not sure. She responds if you ask her a question, or if you say hi she'll say something back. She's understanding us - that much I know. If you ask her where Riley is, she'll scan the room till she finds the dog. When we get her up into crawling position, she does a lot of complaining, but she's holding herself there nicely. She's just getting over a cold (we all are) but other than that, she's doing great. This whole experience feels as though she's going through her "baby stages" all over again...just maybe a bit quicker than she did the first time (we hope). So we're really excited about all these new changes she's making. She's inching her way back to us....Thanks for the love and prayers.

3 comments:

  1. I can't even begin to tell you how darned happy I am to read this little munchkin is on the upswing (although we shouldn't be surprised). Even in her pictures, Lolly looks brighter and more alert. Glad you've got this site going Gill. The non-facebookers will enjoy it too. Love you guys. xo

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  2. This is too weird!! i set up my google account and it posted as cherylh up above. creepy - i didn't type in that name. doo do doo do, doo do doo do (that's the song from outer limits, in case you didn't recognize it)

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  3. I love technology. Room 8 is my class blog and we are studying heroes and villains this year and we just wanted to follow this little hero through her battle and her heroic brother, mummy and daddy too. Keep up the hard work. All of New Zealand is pulling for you.
    Kia Kaha,
    Andrea and Room 8

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