My baby CAN read!!

So we all understand that Bellas disability prohibits her from hitting her developmental mile stones. But we also understand that these babies are abnormally bright since there mind makes up the slack from there body. These babys can't feel or grab what they want so instead they visually examine it and when we (adults) show something to them they carefully listen to our description and observe how it works.

My dad bought Bella the "My Baby Can Read" set when I was 7 months pregnant because it was his dream to see her reading flash cards at 6 months and actually acting out and understanding what the cards said. I began using the videos, cards, and books on August 26th and 6 days later Bella can read 3 cards: "Arms up" "Mouth" and "Tiger!!!!" You can only imagine my astonishment!!!! I show her every single card and practice them all with her but I do focus on the cards that would be easiest for her.

When Bella was 4 months and pre-hospitalized I taught her to sign "Milk" and withing days she had it down. No,, at 6 months, my Bella Einstein is reading!!!!! My daughter is simply the most amazing little person on this planet and she never seizes to amaze me.

Bella not only can read, act out what she reads, and sign she can also mover her hands to the song "Where is pointer...where is pointer...here I am...her I am." I noticed that my mom would sing that song over and over to her and Bella loved it because she could get involved with the song by using her fingers and hands. So I began practicing that song and motions with her and sure enough she now interacts with me when I sing "Where is pointer.."

And if that isn't enough, she is getting rather good at rolling onto her back from her side! Ill place her on her side to rest her back for a while and if Bella prefers to go back onto her back she will start pushing her shoulder backwards, bring her free arm up and around, then turns her head in the direction she wishes to go! Her strategizing skills are impressive but what really impressive is that I was told she would never be able to and she has!

Bella is one-of-a-kind and I am so grateful for everything God had given to me through her. As I struggle in every way everyday, I still get her smile, her giggle, her touch, and her happiness and to me is all the riches I'll ever need!

My next cognitive game with her is the "Memory" card game. I actually bought a memory card game a while back for brandon and I to play because we both have the worst memory but we never did. Just the othe day, my mom brought Bella the Memory game and I was sooo excited because its one more game we can challenge her mind with! Hopefully in a few weeks Ill be able to report that Bella can now play the memorization game, read and act out what she reads, sign, and even reach mile stones she was tols she wouldn't!

Persistance pays off people!

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go -William Feather