This blog started out as an adoption profile to let others get to know us. We have now adopted the sweetest little guy. His name is Max. He was born with Down Syndrome, and we think he's perfect! This blog is now about our journey forward with him. We have another blog (link here) that details the more crazy everyday happenings in our household. Feel free to check it out as well. I update it more frequently. Someday, I may combine the two blogs. For now, this is for Max, his birthparents, and anyone else who wishes to follow our miracle :)

July 14, 2009

EI

So we had our 'evaluation' last week with DDI Vantage for early intervention. Max is an automatic qualifier because of the Ds, but it gives everyone a starting point to build a therapy program for him. Max charmed the three evaluators with his smiles and coo's, while Piper was slightly obnoxious vying for some of their attention and wanting to play with their 'toys'. Max is a bit delayed in his gross and fine motor skills, but they were very impressed with his coo's and alertness. We need to give him more tummy time and offer small toys to get him to reach out for them. I asked about signing, but they said not to worry about it until he's 6-8 months old. That's about it.

He loves looking at himself in the mirror above his swing... and he does grab for the lion on occasion :)

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