they are beautiful, they really are...silly faces or not...if you don't mind me asking, what kind of CP does Holland have? I understand through reading your blog this is a painful topic, and i am sorry
Holland has mild hypotonic CP, with a mild left-sided hemiparesis. Basically this means that the tone in her muscles is low, so her body appears weaker than usual, especially on the left side.
Her developmental milestones have been delayed, and the quality of her walking/running/jumping is somewhat awkward. The CP is showing most obviously in her fine motor skills right now, and her hand strength is pretty weak, making writing, cutting, buttoning, etc. more difficult for her.
I don't think the CP will be a major issue for Holland in the long run. Overall, she is awesome, and has many, many qualities that will allow her to shine. She may never be a long distance runner, but I am sure she will find her niche!
Somewhere in my collection of digital photos I have a picture of my two young cousins making similar faces. We were at a resteraunt this summer and I decided to take some pictures of the kids. Instead of smiling nicely, they both did their "silly faces."
btw: My cousins are five and three.
I think all kids are cut from the same cookie cutter.
Thu Dec 06, 03:03:00 AM EST
[Image] [Image]Don't you love that one little thing you can actually get them to do on command??? They crack themselves up. Us too, of course:)
"Silly Faces"
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Too cute!!
I LOVE those faces!!!
Sun Dec 02, 09:07:00 PM EST
they are beautiful, they really are...silly faces or not...if you don't mind me asking, what kind of CP does Holland have? I understand through reading your blog this is a painful topic, and i am sorry
Mon Dec 03, 12:44:00 AM EST
That is too cute!
Mon Dec 03, 11:37:00 AM EST
Holland has mild hypotonic CP, with a mild left-sided hemiparesis. Basically this means that the tone in her muscles is low, so her body appears weaker than usual, especially on the left side.
Her developmental milestones have been delayed, and the quality of her walking/running/jumping is somewhat awkward. The CP is showing most obviously in her fine motor skills right now, and her hand strength is pretty weak, making writing, cutting, buttoning, etc. more difficult for her.
I don't think the CP will be a major issue for Holland in the long run. Overall, she is awesome, and has many, many qualities that will allow her to shine. She may never be a long distance runner, but I am sure she will find her niche!
Mon Dec 03, 02:29:00 PM EST
My mom always used to call that one my King Kong face. :) Cute.
Tue Dec 04, 10:25:00 AM EST
Hey B, Eden looks even more like you in this picture than normal. hehe Love you guys!
Nick
Tue Dec 04, 08:36:00 PM EST
Somewhere in my collection of digital photos I have a picture of my two young cousins making similar faces. We were at a resteraunt this summer and I decided to take some pictures of the kids. Instead of smiling nicely, they both did their "silly faces."
btw: My cousins are five and three.
I think all kids are cut from the same cookie cutter.
Thu Dec 06, 03:03:00 AM EST