I recently wrote a letter to the Govenor to ask him to vote to restore funding to the Parents As Teachers program in Missouri. I was asked by my old boss to do this since I used to work for PAT and now we are a family involved in the program. I was happy to do it. As I was writing the letter I started remembering just how far we have come. I remember after Libby was born and she was getting older- 1 month, 2 months, and so on. Being a first time parent I wanted to be sure that I was watching out for all of the milestones that she was supposed to be reaching. I remember being a little concerned and sad that my baby wasn't doing many of the things that she was supposed to be doing at the times that "they" thought she was supposed to be doing them. What I told the govenor is that it was my Parent Educator that reminded me that this was to be expected since she was 6 weeks premature. She would be delayed by those 6 weeks until the age of 2. This made it easier to accept that she was 8 months old before she rolled over, that she was 8 months old before she was sitting up on her own, 12 1/2 months before she crawled 13 1/2 months before she pulled herself up and 14 months when she walked. It is amazing to me to look at where she is now. She is all caught up and has absolutely no delays in any areas. You would never know that she was premature or previously delayed in any way. That's the way we like it.
Our little girl now is a whopping 36 lbs. She is heavier and taller than most of the 3 year old boys she plays with. She certainly is not fat by any means. She is just simply solid. She is a happy
little girl who enjoys her pudding. Look at our little drama queen. She just might have a future in theater.
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