ECSE 340 RB 9

During this weeks session, our home visit went great. We evaluated how Mom was doing with all the activities we have introduced to her. She said they are still doing baby sit ups, and have gotten from doing 5 to 10 sit ups before N gets tired. When we walked into the home, N was propped up on the couch in the corner, sitting up all by herself. She is not quite there yet, but she is getting so close! She was sitting up fine and you could tell her core strength has been increasing. Mom also started feeding her real food, starting with little rice cakes. When mom put them on her high chair tray, she instantly reached out, grabbed one, and started chewing it. 

This week we practiced having N on her tummy and reaching out for two rattles at the same time, one in each had. She did great on her tummy, but did not do it when we sat her up on a lap, which was super interesting. We also evaluated to see if she was sacral sitting or not. When she sits up, she definitely leans back. So we showed mom that she could stand her up against the wall to help her practice keeping her back straight. 

I do have a question though. I was wondering if maybe N is having a hard time sitting up because she is so skinny. She has acid reflux, and has had a hard time gaining weight since she was born. She seems to not have much weight to her in her core and I was wondering if that could be an issue as well?

Weekly Quote:

"She’ll need strong muscles to hold up her head, roll over, sit up, crawl, and eventually walk."

Resource:

Yesterday, we talked to Mom about her wanting to help Nora transition from co-sleeping to sleeping in a crib so I found this resource for her:

http://www.adventuresandpreggers.com/co-sleeping-to-crib/