We need to discuss why I am really here....my sweet Juliana. I started visiting her on Saturday. We are allowed 2 hours a day~ either in the morning or the afternoon (but not both). My time to visit is the afternoon. She is a very happy, content, laid-back little girl, and she has the best hair-do! Most times it sticks straight up~ we have nicknamed her punk rock baby. The babies are well cared for, but they have no one on one attention. That explains alot of their developmental lags. The caregivers are very loving, but very busy. A lot of the babies, at the start of visiting, cannot sit up by themselves, do not know how to play, do not crawl and are very good at self-soothing. It is amazing how the attention everyday of someone talking to them, playing with them and constantly holding them will accelerate their development in a short time.
During visiting, everyone sits in the playroom. This room is actually very nice with balls, toys, a slide and a circle filled with balls that they can sit in. However, all the families go in this room and visit with the babies. It can get very noisy and it is hard for the kids to focus on you. They are fascinated with everything around them. They have never had so much stimulus before. The time also goes by so fast, and then you just wait until the next day to be able to visit again.
Juliana is very petite. She is currently about 15 lbs. She is still wearing the brace, probably until next week. However, since I have been visiting her, she has started to crawl in the brace. That is a pretty good trick! She is very curious and alert to everything. She also has started to say da-da and become more vocal. It is true that they really start to progress and it is something to see it happen. As of today, I am on day 9 of bonding with 5 more to go before I can apply for court.
Must go for now...... I hope you like the pictures of punk rock girl!!!
Paka Paka
(Good Bye)
During visiting, everyone sits in the playroom. This room is actually very nice with balls, toys, a slide and a circle filled with balls that they can sit in. However, all the families go in this room and visit with the babies. It can get very noisy and it is hard for the kids to focus on you. They are fascinated with everything around them. They have never had so much stimulus before. The time also goes by so fast, and then you just wait until the next day to be able to visit again.
Juliana is very petite. She is currently about 15 lbs. She is still wearing the brace, probably until next week. However, since I have been visiting her, she has started to crawl in the brace. That is a pretty good trick! She is very curious and alert to everything. She also has started to say da-da and become more vocal. It is true that they really start to progress and it is something to see it happen. As of today, I am on day 9 of bonding with 5 more to go before I can apply for court.
Must go for now...... I hope you like the pictures of punk rock girl!!!
Paka Paka
(Good Bye)
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