Olin was born 6 weeks early. The medical community and her mom and dad track her progress by her "Adjusted Age" - how old she is counting from her August 6th due date.
Olin is now chronologically, 14 weeks old. Over the last couple of weeks we have seen leaps and bounds of growing and she is rapidly developing the body and skills of a typical 8 weeker (her adjusted age).
After a long, long wait- that felt to me like an eternity in a dark tunnel, Olin is finally rewarding us with a REAL SMILE :). On Sept. 10th she smiled for the first time. On Sept. 20th she started smiling back when we smile at her. Note the dimple just like mom's!!
Right around the same time as the smiling, she started talking a little. Finally a sound besides outright crying!!! She says "whoooooo" and occasionally emits a deliberate, high-pitched squeal that makes Bhones and me jump and look!
On Sept. 26th she connected her hand and mouth and now sometimes wakes up and chews her fingers instead of letting out an immediate wail. What a relief for mom!
Her Dr. says "she is thriving" and is impressed with her ability to hold her head upright and use her eyes to track moving objects across the room.
Thank you so much for the videos of Olin. When I feel lonesome for her...I watch her sweet smile and it makes me smile. What a blessing she brings to us. Grandma Ginger
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