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Athena’s top 5 Christmas wish list

Athenas Christmas wish list…#3 may surprise you….     Last Thursday Athena had her first ever visit with Santa Claus. The visit was short and sweet but Athena managed to tell Santa the top 5 things she wants for Christmas. It was a good thing that the visit was brief because Santa himself told us that the faces… Continue reading Athena’s top 5 Christmas wish list

Milestones

Athena Starts Grabbing Her Bottle

It was about two weeks ago when Athena first started using her hand to grab onto her bottle. Her clammy little hands would reach out at touch the bottle as we fed her.  At the time her hands did noting. She didn’t have the strength to grip the bottle or hold it up herself. Just yesterday she reached out with both hands and was able to hold the bottle up to her mouth. She still has little control over it and doesn’t always like to grab it, but she certainly knows that when she grabs the bottle she can control its position

 

Around the House

Our little bobble head

You’ll never guess what happens during todays session of tummy  time. Athena propped up her head and held it up for quite a few seconds. Her big head bobbled back and forth side to side as she struggled to keep her head up. It seems like every day she gains a bit of strength and is able to spend more time on her tummy and hold her head up longer without getting fussy.