This child thinks she's too good to just be a baby! She is 10 days into her 8th month, and she is pulling up on everything. Every time I looked at her this evening, she was standing up next to something. And then she either flips out cause she can't figure out how to get down or she faceplants and hurts herself.
This morning, Blake put her in her crib for a nap. We actually still swaddle her arms so she doesn't continually pull her paci out of her mouth. Well, he heard her talking and looked over at the video monitor to see her standing in her crib! Just a couple weeks ago, he lowered her crib mattress to the middle level, and now it's time to lower it to the lowest level or else she's going to dive head first into the floor. For her next nap (she takes like 4 a day still?) he wrapped her in two swaddle blankets in an attempt to stop her from pulling up :) but she really didn't like that.
She's also a big crawler now. Our favorite is when we leave the room and she crawls after us crying pitifully. Blake said this morning she crawled across the living room, through the dining room, and all the way to the other side of the kitchen and made a bee line for Maggie's food bowl! She is a handful!
And for all my SB mommies, let me say this. When Nate was a baby and I heard other moms complaining about how mobile their babies were, I just wanted to smack them. I'm definitely not complaining about Georgia--it's more like I am just in awe of this child after a complete opposite experience with Nate. It's a whole new experience, and Blake and I are just trying to stay one step ahead of our wild child.
On another topic, we've made a big decision about Nate's therapy. As of April 1, through no choice of our own, Blake's health insurance changed from Humana, which pays (after we meet a big deductible of course) for unlimited therapy, to UnitedHealthcare, which pays for 20 visits, and our "Horsey House" (Green Hill) is out of network. At most other therapy centers, our medicaid will pay the costs in full, but not at Green Hill because they're not connected to a hospital (medicaid rule). Last year we paid a couple thousand dollars for therapy, and this change will only increase those costs. Now that Nate is doing so well, we just can't justify the costs when Medicaid will cover 100% at another place. I'm really sad about this decision because we love Green Hill. His therapists are amazing, and they care so much about Nate. They call Nate one of their stars; they even used his story in their fundraising letter last year. And Nate took his first steps there. :( So I don't want to take Nate anywhere else, but that's life. Stupid health insurance.
2 comments:
How great is she!!?? :) And that post about Nate was so, so sweet. I love how you talked to him and I love that you shared that with us. I will feel better when Jet and I have that talk one day just hearing your words in my head. Thank you. :) God bless.
I was similarly amazed by my child after SB... I jsut FORGOT what it was like ;)
I hope that the change in therapists goes well for you. I hate that silly insurance companines drive the decisions that we make for our children so much, but no one can afford to live without them :( Praying for just as amazing new folks in your lives!
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