Eye contact, a mom’s dream

I said earlier that today was a good day.  But it just wasn’t the great home inspection.  That was just the tip of the iceberg.

When I picked Hannah up this afternoon, she let me hold her upright, and she gave me DIRECT and FOCUSED eye contact!   Usually when I pick her up, she likes to cling on which usually means she faces over my shoulder or has me give her a little seat with my arms wrapped around her (it gives her more security).

She rarely feels secure enough to be held upright like she did today.  Usually you have the toddler on your hip and they drape their arm over one shoulder and feel secure facing straight ahead — Hannah hasn’t felt that way since she got out of the hospital last summer.

She has no problem with eye contact as long as she is lying down or sitting in a very secure position.  It is when she is having to work harder on her balance that she always tends to look down or behind.

Even Daddy and her nurse were watching her.  It was at least a few minutes.   She felt comfortable being held like a normal toddler, her balance was good, and she looked straight into my eyes and smiled for those minutes.

Does this mean her balance is getting better?  Was it a once in a rare while thing?   No clue.

All I know was I was in heaven!