Of course we have been doing our baby workouts since day one. Just after birth, the doctor laid Emma Catherine on my chest. The next thing I knew she had raised her little head up so she could look me in the eyes! What an incredible sight. This precious little gift from God that had been growing in my belly for months was just staring up at me! Emma Catherine's strength has continued to amaze me ever since! We started tummy time that first week. Mostly on my chest, but also for small periods on the floor on a blanket.
When she was five days old we had professional pictures made and this was a feat! Never had our extremely experienced photographers seen such an active five day old. They tried to take all those cute pictures for us, you know, where the baby is all curled up so perfectly as though it were still in utero. Not our Emma Catherine! She wanted to stretch out and lift up to enjoy the immense freedom this new world had to offer.
So like I said, we started baby workouts early. Tummy time and practice sitting were daily things. She eventually masted sitting, fighting back the huge urge to stand on her extremely strong legs. Now she just needed to learn how to get from the lying position, to the glorious sitting position! While surrounded by a group of professional cheerleaders specialized in baby cheer, Emma Catherine practiced sitting herself up on the middle of Aunt Deb's dining room table. Aunt Deb, Katie, Grammy, Poppa, Bo, and I all sat around clapping and praising her as she sat herself up again and again with a huge grin on her face. Ah, the feeling of satisfaction - and the view was amazing!!!
Four and a half months under her belt, guess what comes next...
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