Introducing Total Communication to Baby
If your child has a developmental delay, you know you’re going to be waiting some extra time for communication milestones, and while you’re waiting, your baby is likely growing frustrated.
Category Archives: Milestones
My Baby Is Supposed to Nap Where?
I can’t pinpoint the day when Hope started napping exclusively in our arms, but ironically, we lucked out last month on Friday the 13th when she took her first big girl […]
Hope’s First Birthday
First birthdays are incredible occasions, particularly when baby has survived her first time parents. That’s true in any case, but Hope had some additional hurdles with us. We had to […]
Self-Feeding Practice
I should say we’ve been practicing self-feeding for a couple of months now because I want Hope to fine tune her motor skills or because I want to help her […]
What Do You Mean, No Sippy Cup?
Mainstream marketing campaigns often have nothing to do with enhancing the development of our truly special little ones.
Swaddling: Adorable or Beneficial?
There are three good reasons why the parent of a newborn baby with Down syndrome should choose to swaddle: Nothing is cuter than a baby burrito. A naked baby is […]
Emotional Complexity at 7 Months
When PT was cancelled this past Tuesday, Hope and I were left with nothing to do. It was already the third of six consecutive days my husband would be at […]
Predisposed to Feeding Challenges?
Being told you can start feeding your baby solid foods is eerily reminiscent of the day the hospital staff parade in and out of the room telling you all the […]
Traditional Route to Mastering Solid Foods
The first place Hope and I went after receiving a green light from the pediatrician to start solid foods was the grocery store for some rice cereal. I’m sure many […]
A Symbolic Six Months
Our little girl turned 6 months old last week, and we are grateful for every single day of her little (BIG!) life. Six months carries so much symbolic weight for […]
