Not too much has been going on this week. I guess we are winding down from a busy week last week (shots, going to my office, walking 3 miles....) and gearing up for this weekend when the Ramsey clan will be in town for 5 whole days!!! We've been working hard on getting Mackenzie to look to her left more, and I think it is starting to work. Hopefully it will continue to get better. I looked up the condition online (called torticollis I think) and the
best way to help is to do lots of tummy time....Oh joy! One article recommended at least an hour per day. Well, I think Mackenzie does okay at tummy time, but really only liked it for about 5 minutes at a time and than wanted to move. That would mean 12 sessions of 5 minutes each! So, I've been diligent and she's getting better at handling it for longer periods of time (so fewer sessions!). Plus, I'm trying
some more creative versions of tummy time. One that she likes alot that Brannon discovered is to lay her on her tummy on your lap with your legs stretched out straight & slightly inclined. We do this while watching TV and our feet on the coffee table. It works nicely and she'll do it for like 20+ minutes at a time. This morning, I got out the boppy pillow and had her face her aquarium
toy (which looked like a little tv). She did that for about 15 minutes and it was so cute, I had to get some pictures! Her facial expressions were classic, like she was really into a good show! I think she may like sea creatures just like her poppy & granddaddy. Oh and sorry for the shadow in the 3rd picture - Scooter had snuck upstairs and walked in front of me while I shot the picture, so that is his shadow (tail shadow on the boppy!).
Not too much has been going on this week. I guess we are winding down from a busy week last week (shots, going to my office, walking 3 miles....) and gearing up for this weekend when the Ramsey clan will be in town for 5 whole days!!! We've been working hard on getting Mackenzie to look to her left more, and I think it is starting to work. Hopefully it will continue to get better. I looked up the condition online (called torticollis I think) and the 
best way to help is to do lots of tummy time....Oh joy! One article recommended at least an hour per day. Well, I think Mackenzie does okay at tummy time, but really only liked it for about 5 minutes at a time and than wanted to move. That would mean 12 sessions of 5 minutes each! So, I've been diligent and she's getting better at handling it for longer periods of time (so fewer sessions!). Plus, I'm trying 
some more creative versions of tummy time. One that she likes alot that Brannon discovered is to lay her on her tummy on your lap with your legs stretched out straight & slightly inclined. We do this while watching TV and our feet on the coffee table. It works nicely and she'll do it for like 20+ minutes at a time. This morning, I got out the boppy pillow and had her face her aquarium 
toy (which looked like a little tv). She did that for about 15 minutes and it was so cute, I had to get some pictures! Her facial expressions were classic, like she was really into a good show! I think she may like sea creatures just like her poppy & granddaddy. Oh and sorry for the shadow in the 3rd picture - Scooter had snuck upstairs and walked in front of me while I shot the picture, so that is his shadow (tail shadow on the boppy!).
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