This was my hand about a week ago. What happened?? Nothing really, just me holding my baby that is ever getting heavier lol. With Syntia’s teething and her wanting to spend more time with me and on me, first my wrist started hurting and later on my thumb joint. Felt exactly like a sprain. After a day of rest where Lj was home so he could hold her most of the time, my hand healed up pretty quickly and seems to have gone through an upgrade, being just a tad stronger than it was before getting injured. The reason I am sharing this is also as a heads up for any pregnant ladies, to exercise your hands and arms in preparation of your baby coming, because once baby is here it moves really fast in how quickly they grow, and your arms and hands can’t always keep up with getting stronger in time. It’s not something I had been warned about or had considered, but it turns out this type of injury is very common for new moms. Prevention is the best cure 
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![Cesar gave Syntia his train tracks about a year ago, and before they were hers, she would play with them together with Cesar. She's had a ton of time to learn the different pieces, how to put them together and build a track, but for some reason, she DID NOT want to build a track by herself and most of all preferred to just watch as someone else built the track for her.
Lj and I knew she was perfectly capable of building a track for herself and we tried to support her to start small and show herself that she can do it. Or that we'd be here if she gets stuck, but she can at least try on her own. Any such attempts, however, were met with an absolute and firm refusal. So, we did it with her, or for her.
We started wondering, is this little girl really just taking advantage of us at this point? Are we entertaining this too much? Should we push harder? We knew she could do it, she knew she could do it, but for some reason she just didn't want to do it, at least, not yet.
And then one day, out of the blue, she takes out her blocks and starts building a track... by herself. Lj quietly waived me over, pointing at her, then signing 'shhht', lol - didn't want to disturb the moment. The track you see in the pic is the first one she built by herself. It wasn't a "beginner's" track like a simple circle or a straight line, it was a more intricate design laid out exactly and precisely how she wanted it to be, including all the elements she wanted to have as a part of it. Kabam, out of the blue.
There are other things where Syntia 'took her sweet time', like learning how to walk and potty training, where it was clear at some point that she was able to do it, but for some reason, pulled back or didn't want to do it all by herself just yet. It's so easy as parents to freak out over that, to think that children should develop skills in a particular way, like 'starting small' or doing something by yourself as soon as you're able to. But not all kids are the same in this. [Continued in comments..]](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/135216034_868657797266702_107582540258970761_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=SUZu3pURzqcAX-5GUTD&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfCuYokZhiAZVzP-D58XTumDR7PpwQVC2GpY-eNvRZinSg&oe=64882012)
