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During month four, DD’s fingers were getting more and more dextrose. She began to reach for an object and grasp things. She could hold her head well enough and needed no support. She had no problem raising her upper body on her arms.
Week 14: DD cried when she saw grandpa and grandma. She worked hard to flip herself onto her tummy and kept doing it in spite of failures. She still yelled for help when she couldn’t flip back by herself. She still signed deeply when she was bored.
She held hands together and began to play with them. This week she even ventured to put two fists into her mouth. Of course, it failed.
She didn’t cry at her own reflection in the mirror. Instead she smiled at her image and began to like it!
On stomach, she could lift head up 90 degrees. Sometimes she pushed her feet against the bars of her crib to avoid her feet getting stuck between bars.
She sucked M’s index finger when he held her. M said it was ticklish!
Week 15: DD said “hi” to me when she saw me in the morning. Of course, she didn’t understand “hi” means greetings between two human beings. Some days she woke up early in the morning (another early bird?!)
This week DD began to want more attention. She complained loudly when left alone. She enjoyed being held and liked putting her head on my shoulder.
She could hold her toes with her fingers, one foot in one hand. She could flip over easily and enjoyed doing that over and over again.
Week 16: DD liked playing her own fingers. Her neck was strong enough to support her own head. She could raise chest by pushing her arms. She found it fascinating to yell loudly, probably testing her vocal system. She tried six times to bat the hanging mouth toy when lying on her side, since she couldn’t touch it when lying on the back.
Week 17: DD could reach out to grasp the rattle and drew it closer and licked it. She could hold her head stead when upright for quite a while. She became sociable again and giggled when seeing grandpa and grandma.
She turned 270 degrees in her play pan. When lying on her tummy, she pushed her legs and tried to move. She felt frustrated when she couldn’t move yet.
This weekend she hit her head against the crib so hard that we heard the sound on the other room. We checked her carefully to make sure she was ok. She didn’t cry. But we decided to buy a crib bumper immediately to prevent her from hurting herself.
