The semester is off to a good start... I'm busier than I've ever been, but a lot of great research projects have really taken shape over the past year. We're preparing to test a sequence of large scale bridge girders, and I'm pretty excited about that getting started. I love getting to do experimental research. Such a sense of discovery!
Other news... Ceci is doing well. We have a developmental agency from the state of Kansas coming in every couple of weeks to track her progress, and to make sure that she's meeting developmental milestones. The agency is called Tiny-K. Jessica comes to visit and observe Cecilia for an hour or so, and we talk about our goals for the next couple of weeks and what Aaron and I can be working on with Ceci. This morning we talked about helping Ceci roll from her back onto her tummy (she has no problem going from her tummy to back), and helping her improve her flexibility. One of the things I worry about a little is that she tends to be a little stiff when she's resting. For example, she'll hold her arms straight while she's resting, and she far prefers to be held in a standing position than in a sitting position. The next time we take her for a neuro checkup at Children's we'll bring it up, but for now, we're working on ways to encourage her to be more flexible so that she'll more easily learn to sit, crawl, etc.
One thing that was a little cool today was that she started really having some success at holding her bottle by herself. I know, it seems ridiculous, but this is the kind of stuff we get really excited about. Aaron and I were kidding about how this was a real leap forward - now I have a free hand to drink my cup of tea!
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