Allyssa's leaps and bounds this month!

Allyssa has grown leaps and bounds the last few weeks. She miraculously found her voice. She never ever babbled and only coo'd a few times in her short little life. Now she came through transition it seems. Acting much like a 5 month old in many respects. She became found of her hands and watched them contently for several minutes at a time. She had always used her hands developmentally picking up items and such but till a couple of weeks ago I don't think she made the cognitive connection. It was brilliant to see her so fascinated in them. She began then to talk to her hands and she held conversations with them like long lost friends! Daddy and I were in awe of her new found affection toward something. Thus began her continuous and glorious ramblings, letting out all that she has been wanting to say the last 11 months of her life. Whats amazing is her to see her smile and the way her bottom gum sticks out as she talks, much different than her siblings. I have been trying to foster her skills to learn how to stand along furniture and toys and much to displeasure always showed her disgruntled side and dis-may. There is not much you can do for Allyssa has she tends to want to do everything upon her very own discovery. She would squint and cry and whine at me whenever I would show her to do it. Then all of sudden just shortly after her talking and finding her hands she began to stand up along the couch, along my legs and just a few days ago stood up in her crib. Its her most favorite thing to do now. Before she would so elegantly pull down her crib bumper and yell at me. Now she can stand to do it. As I approach her crying crib each time I just laugh at her and just so proud, she quickly smiles back she knows what she is doing! Along these developments she has learn to do a full on stomach crunch from a laying position she will NOT use her hands she will crunch up to a sitting position. First time sitting up on her own without assistance. How does this little girl go from being so needy and clueless to having it all together in just a couple short weeks? I pointed this out to Daddy and told him of her new ability's. We both agree that she is way stronger abdominally than her brother. Even Austyn can't do that! Just may be the first thing she can do that he cant! She should be very proud, we are! Way to Go Allyssa our little preemie baby is growing and learning, finally making huge strides all on her own. So proud. Love you Princess.