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1/29 One month post NICU

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One whole month at home with Olivia!  She’s now 5 months old, a month and a half adjusted. Such a confusing way to keep track of her age. Basically it’s for pediatricians and tracking-although she is five months old, she may hit milestones slower for now since her body is still catching up. As a new mom I don’t even know when all the milestones are supposed to happen…so it makes it easier to take one da y at a time.  We’ve been working a lot on tummy time. Besides being snuggled this is Olivia’s favorite time of day. She’s getting very good head control and has even started trying to scoot herself across the mat! She’s always so proud of herself when she makes it to the ledge so she can peer over.  Her other favorite activity is bath time. The faucet fascinates her. The first bath we gave her she ke pt looking at us like, “Do you guys see this thing?!” And then would proceed to stick her arm or legs into the stream and stare back at us in pure disbelief & delight.  Olivia is being