Maybe it’s time for a Zoë update. You remember Zoë. She was the baby granddaughter who couldn’t wait until her due date of October 25th, and frightened us all half to death by being born on August 7th instead.
She’s getting on for six months old now. Corrected though, she’s only just over three. She spent astonishingly little time in an incubator, was out of hospital before she hit 5 pounds in weight and has been doing well ever since.
All the same. In her early weeks, she did little but sleep, eat … and grow. Her milestones are those of a late October baby. She still spends a lot of time sleeping, eating and growing, but now she’s adding skills daily. She discovered how disarming her smiles could be. And now, she’s putting in energetic sessions trying desperately hard to biff at the toys hanging from her baby bouncer. Such an effort! But so rewarding when she lands the telling punch.
This is my contribution to today’s Ragtag Daily Prompt: effort.
SO good to have a Zoe update! She’s looking great–what a relief for you all!
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It is. Thank you. She’s doing so well – and charming with it.
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So glad to hear she’s doing so well. One of our grandchildren was delivered at 34 weeks and it was fascinating to watch him develop. There were things he learned to do because he was in the world and could and those things he was programmed to do at 40 weeks+. He’s 8 now and you’d never know. Zoë looks gorgeous.
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We know she’ll catch up. She’ll be in the awkward position of being eligible for school when she’s only just 4. I suspect she may do well to wait a year. Four is sooooo early anyway, and she’ll really only be 3 3/4.
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To reassure – Jasper is also August born and so was just 4 when he started school and had no problem. And me too.
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Yes, but the problem is she’s really October-born. But they don’t have to decide anything yet. It’s way too early to know whether she’d benefit from a further year in nursery. In general, I think we’re far too keen in this country on packing our chldren off to school.
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I agree.
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Happy that she’s doing so well! Thank you for the update! She is adorable!
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We think so too. Thank you!
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Glad to hear your granddaughter is doing well. Love the concentration on her face as she reaches, she’s determined!
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She takes after her parents, I think.
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Lovely! So good to hear how well she’s doing 🙂
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Thank you. Yes, she is doing well. Amazing how these very premature babies get the chance to thrive these days.
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Thank you for the update, I have been wondering how she was getting on. Loved the video!
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Does it qualify as the shortest video in the world, I wonder? Yes, it’s lovely to see her thriving.
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So focused! Wish I could concentrate that well 🙂 🙂 Just adorable, Margaret. A blessing!
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We’d never keep it up if we had to try that hard!
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Zoe is adorable! ❤️
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We think so!
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She’s an absolute sweetheart. Longer video next time please! x
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It was actually a gif, but that’s how it came out on the blog. You’re right, I should have done a few seconds at least. Missed you on Friday!
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Zoe’s adorable. It’s wonderful to hear that she is doing well. Thanks for the update.
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And thanks for your interest. Yup, she’s reached 10 lb. now
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Fabulous to see her in action, absolute sweetie little mite. And, I wholeheartedly agree with you about starting formal school too soon in this country. I ‘missed’ the first year of school as my parent’s were messing about with moving back from abroad, but it didn’t seem to make any difference. Anyway there’s plenty of time before any school decisions for Zoë need to be made.
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Exactly. And she’s enjoying being self-taught at the moment!
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Good news!
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Yes!
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Zoe is gorgeous. So happy to hear (and see) that she is doing so well.
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Well done, Zoe! She is absolutely lovely!
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Of course she is! Thank you.
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