Janna is stable and doing well from a health standpoint, no seizures that we can identify, she's gaining weight well, her eyesight has improved, she's moving a little more than she used to but she's still very delayed. No sitting up, rolling over, she's still floppy in her neck and trunk.
She is also learning to cry - yep no smiles but a discern-able cry is taking shape, with tears even! I feel a bit bad about being happy about that, what normal parent in the world is happy about hearing their child cry? Well we're not "normal" parents and we take joy in the strangest things around here. We're still learning to make our peace with that and move on.
Still no laughing yet - but Janna HATES it when she hears laughter, something about the sound seems to be quite grating to her, she tenses up, arches and sometimes makes her crying sound to accompany the laughing she hears. I hope someday she'll be able to get past that, as she's gotten past jumping at every sharp or loud sound that happens around or near her.
So we're about to embark upon a second adventure, with a baby sister due in December. I'm excited and frightened at the same time, under the circumstances I know that's to be expected but it doesn't make it any easier to deal with.
Time for some Janna pictures, they always make me feel better.
