Creepin' but not yet Crawlin'

Look who I caught trying to pull up on their knees tonight!


My sweet Emma Gracie trying so hard to get up on her knees!
 

And she was So proud of herself when I made a big deal about it too! :)
 

And here is Molly on the same night, trying to do the same thing!!!
 

I am very proud of the progress my girls have been making developmentally. To be so early, I really felt like they were pretty much on target where they should be. However, when I recentley took them to story time at the library with other babies their age, I noticed that they were not doing what other babies could do.

Clapping, reaching for you, sitting independently, crawling, pulling up on things, etc...

I talked with my mom and with the Early Interventionist that comes once a week to work with us, and both of them told me that my girls are right where they are suppose to be for their Adjusted age.

And I know that my girls are early, and technically they are only suppose to be 5 1/2 months old but other parents dont know that. So I feel like when they look at my girls they wonder why my kids aren't as advanced as theirs.

Unless you have a baby that was born before what is considered "fullterm" at 36 weeks, then it probably doesnt make sense to see my girls and lable them as a 5 1/2 month old when they were born 7 1/2 months ago.

But when I find myself feeling discouraged that they haven't met certain milestones, I try to keep reminding myself that when other 7 1/2 months old were growing on the inside of their mommy, mine were growing on the outside in an incubator. So, those 7 1/2 months old...are 7 1/2 months old AFTER being in their mommy for 9 Months....mine are only 7 1/2 months old because they couldn't grow in me for 9 months and had to finish their growing on the outside.

So I would say for babies that weren't suppose to be here until just 5 1/2 months ago, they are doing exactly what they are suppose to be doing and a little more. And for every little new thing they learn to do, I get so excited for them.

One thing I have noticed that my babies do have...that not a lot of babies have...is PERSONALITY! They are the happiest, giggliest, little girls.

Unless they are ready for bed of course! :)

I am so very proud of my little ones. Not a day goes by that they just dont Melt My Heart!!!