Finally whatever happened to stop me uploading photos has resolved itself. We're now halfway through the summer holidays. Jeremiah is on his way home from Scotland after climbing ben nevis. Isaac is mostly resting and refuelling ready to start year 3 in September. Malachi is excited about starting school. Ezekiel has had 5 lumbar punctures and 3 MRI scans so far and still no further forward than we were at the beginning. Zechariah is crawling and generally getting into everything.
My life with 5 children, all with special needs. 2 with mobility issues, 1 premmie with health issues, a cuddly miracle baby and an eccentric livewire on the spectrum
I'm Sophie, married to Simon and mum to Jeremiah (10), Isaac (8), Malachi (5), Ezekiel (3) and Zechariah (2). Also our 2 little ones in heaven, Eleanor (2005) and Elisha (2011).
Jeremiah has Autism.
Isaac has hypermobility syndrome/Ehlers Danlos type 3 and uses a wheelchair for anything other than very short distances.
Malachi has hypermobility and wears piedro boots to support his ankles
Ezekiel has a cleft palate, hydrocephalus, hypotonia and development delay
Zechariah was born with sepsis and has mild development delay.
Showing posts with label development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label development. Show all posts
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Saturday, 7 February 2015
Still here, still plodding along
I haven't had much time to blog lately. 5 boys keep me busy and with Simon working from home a lot lately I'm struggling to get on the computer. Jeremiah is much the same, still interested in weird facts and lego. Isaac has lost his first tooth, making more friends at school and desperately trying to keep up with them. Malachi is now fully toilet trained in the day and still causing chaos. Ezekiel is his usual happy self. Zechariah is just plodding along, meeting milestones a bit later than average but getting there in the end.
Saturday, 15 June 2013
Plodding along
Ezekiel is much the same. Still sleeping a lot and still struggling to breastfeed. I've got a cold so I'm not allowed into the neonatal unit. On the plus side he is now officially "term" and I can now say that he was born premature rather than he is premature. He has his discharge meeting on Wednesday and hopefully we'll be able to take him home soon after that.
Malachi is doing really well with his walking and his speech. Simon has been taking him on the school run without the buggy so he has been getting a lot of walking practice.
Isaac is much the same too. He has his squint repair on 27th June which is scarily close now. Sports day is also looming and I need to talk to the school senco about how Isaac is going to take part. His blue badge expires soon as well, must get that renewed.
Jeremiah is enjoying his swimming lessons at school. He got his first swimming certificate yesterday, along with the rest of the children in his class. http://www.stjohnscofeprimary.co.uk/keyinfo_detail.asp?Section=3&Ref=186
I am still pumping and struggling with the sitting still aspect of recovery from surgery. No doubt in a few weeks I'll be desperate for a rest and won't be able to! Simon is going back to work on Monday so his mum is coming to help do all the things I still can't do yet.
Malachi is doing really well with his walking and his speech. Simon has been taking him on the school run without the buggy so he has been getting a lot of walking practice.
Isaac is much the same too. He has his squint repair on 27th June which is scarily close now. Sports day is also looming and I need to talk to the school senco about how Isaac is going to take part. His blue badge expires soon as well, must get that renewed.
Jeremiah is enjoying his swimming lessons at school. He got his first swimming certificate yesterday, along with the rest of the children in his class. http://www.stjohnscofeprimary.co.uk/keyinfo_detail.asp?Section=3&Ref=186
I am still pumping and struggling with the sitting still aspect of recovery from surgery. No doubt in a few weeks I'll be desperate for a rest and won't be able to! Simon is going back to work on Monday so his mum is coming to help do all the things I still can't do yet.
Monday, 11 March 2013
Malachi's 2 year check
Today we went to see the new health visitor for Malachi's 2 year check. Apart from flinging himself on the floor in a massive strop and making me feel like the worst mother ever, he did well and the health visitor ticked all her boxes. However she said she was very concerned about his height as he hasn't grown since he was last measured in december although his weight has remained steady on the 9th centile, where it has been since the reflux stopped. So she is going to speak to the GP about it and review his height again in June. He has come a long way and is doing really well.
Meanwhile I left Isaac in a bad mood at school this morning and not even his favourite teaching assistant could cheer him up. I'm waiting in the very long telephone triage queue to speak to the GP about his legs as the antihistamines don't seem to be working. He managed a whole week at school last week, although he spent most of Friday in his wheelchair.
Jeremiah had a visit from the tooth fairy this week and now has another wobbly tooth. He's looking very grown up these days and unlike Malachi he seems to be growing at an alarming rate. Still, it will be good news for Isaac when he gets a whole load of barely worn hand me downs!
Meanwhile I left Isaac in a bad mood at school this morning and not even his favourite teaching assistant could cheer him up. I'm waiting in the very long telephone triage queue to speak to the GP about his legs as the antihistamines don't seem to be working. He managed a whole week at school last week, although he spent most of Friday in his wheelchair.
Jeremiah had a visit from the tooth fairy this week and now has another wobbly tooth. He's looking very grown up these days and unlike Malachi he seems to be growing at an alarming rate. Still, it will be good news for Isaac when he gets a whole load of barely worn hand me downs!
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
March already
So it's already March and I haven't blogged since the end of January. 4 weeks until Easter holidays (yes, I'm counting) and things are ticking over with a few big changes too. Jeremiah has his first wobbly tooth. Isaac has started full time school this week. Malachi has moved from the cot to a bed which means a lot less sleep is being had by me. It's a good job he's cute or the "hello mummy" at various intervals through the night would be a lot more irritating! Got 6 hours sleep last night which was a vast improvement. I won't even mention what the other nights were like! Not much else has been happening, just little things like Isaac going into school happy today. He is also on antihistamines while the GP tries to work out whether is red and swollen legs and feet are an eds thing or an allergy.
The difference between full blown EDS and otherwise symptomless hypermobility was demonstrated yesterday. Jeremiah leant forward and put his head between his legs. Don't ask me why, I think it's just one of those things that children do that make no sense at all. Isaac tried to do the same thing, went too far, lost his balance and hit his head on the pavement, oh dear. Hopefully he's learnt that it's not always a good idea to copy his brother.
The difference between full blown EDS and otherwise symptomless hypermobility was demonstrated yesterday. Jeremiah leant forward and put his head between his legs. Don't ask me why, I think it's just one of those things that children do that make no sense at all. Isaac tried to do the same thing, went too far, lost his balance and hit his head on the pavement, oh dear. Hopefully he's learnt that it's not always a good idea to copy his brother.
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Long time no blog
Just realised I haven't blogged in over a month. So here is a summary of what we've been up to.
Isaac did his nativity play at the church with the other children in the reception class. Much to my surprise (and the teacher's too, I think) he went on the stage with the other shepherds with a huge grin on his face and a lot of waving in my direction. Timmy the sheep came too, which helped I think.
Isaac did his nativity play at the church with the other children in the reception class. Much to my surprise (and the teacher's too, I think) he went on the stage with the other shepherds with a huge grin on his face and a lot of waving in my direction. Timmy the sheep came too, which helped I think.
We remembered Elisha, born to soon a year before and Eleanor who would have been 7 at around that time too.
Christmas came and went with the usual excitement and chocolate consumption.
Followed quickly by Malachi's 2nd birthday. Two years have gone by so quickly.
Then the snow. Jeremiah and Malachi loved it, Isaac wasn't too sure. Malachi, always wanting to join in with the big boys, insisted on going out in the snow and walking round the garden holding my hands.
This little one is just starting to walk. Plodding along with an intense look of concentration on his faceand then falling on his bottom after a few steps. He is getting there, slowly but surely.
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Wednesday, 28 November 2012
An update post
Just realised I haven't posted in nearly 3 weeks. Isaac's school entry review went ok. One of those meetings where we all agree nothing has changed so we carry on as we are and review again next year. Malachi was very good although he was eyeing up the headmaster's fruit bowl and saying "nana" every so often. Apparantly Jeremiah has been telling Isaac's teachers how to look after Isaac when he thinks they are doing it wrong. I think this is sweet but I appreciate it must be driving Isaac's teachers crazy.
Children in need day came around again and we went to ASDA after school as usual so that Jeremiah could hug the man dressed up in a pudsey suit. Isaac wasn't too keen though which led to the following conversation:
Isaac: I could be on children in need
Jeremiah: No you couldn't
Isaac: Yes I could, I've got a wheelchair
Jeremiah: Yes, but you're scared of Pudsey
I think Jeremiah had a point!
Yesterday Isaac, Malachi and I had our flu jabs. Isaac went first as usual. It was the usual trauma of me picking him up and the nurse jabbing him ASAP. Not very dignified but better than being in hospital with flu (again). Oddly enough it was Malachi who calmed him down by not making a sound when he had his done, taking us all by surprise and stopping Isaac in his tracks. Then I had mine and off we went to buy cake as is tradition after an appointment where needles are involved.
Children in need day came around again and we went to ASDA after school as usual so that Jeremiah could hug the man dressed up in a pudsey suit. Isaac wasn't too keen though which led to the following conversation:
Isaac: I could be on children in need
Jeremiah: No you couldn't
Isaac: Yes I could, I've got a wheelchair
Jeremiah: Yes, but you're scared of Pudsey
I think Jeremiah had a point!
Yesterday Isaac, Malachi and I had our flu jabs. Isaac went first as usual. It was the usual trauma of me picking him up and the nurse jabbing him ASAP. Not very dignified but better than being in hospital with flu (again). Oddly enough it was Malachi who calmed him down by not making a sound when he had his done, taking us all by surprise and stopping Isaac in his tracks. Then I had mine and off we went to buy cake as is tradition after an appointment where needles are involved.
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Welcome to Holland
If you have a child with special needs, sooner or later someone will send you this story:
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......
When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.
After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."
"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."
But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.
The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.
So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.
It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.
But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away... because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss.
But... if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.
Like many other parents of children with special needs I think it's a nice story when told by someone else who has also ended up in Holland but incredibly insensitive when written on a postcard from Italy. There are a few songs, stories and poems like this around, some of which I like and some of which I don't.
I really don't like the ones that paint an unrealistic picture of children with special needs. Children who have physical disabilities are mostly like any other child except they have certain limitations. Isaac isn't a saint like being who smiles at old ladies and generally looks ill. He is determined and fiesty. He says "mummy, can I have ....?" at various things while going round the shops. In many ways he is like any other 4 year old.
Of course in many other ways he is different from other 4 year olds and we have really been feeling it since he started school. He is doing 3 mornings at school this week and already he is struggling and it's only Tuesday. He's not settling very well either but that could be partly to do with his part time hours.
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......
When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.
After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."
"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."
But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.
The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.
So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.
It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.
But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away... because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss.
But... if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.
Like many other parents of children with special needs I think it's a nice story when told by someone else who has also ended up in Holland but incredibly insensitive when written on a postcard from Italy. There are a few songs, stories and poems like this around, some of which I like and some of which I don't.
I really don't like the ones that paint an unrealistic picture of children with special needs. Children who have physical disabilities are mostly like any other child except they have certain limitations. Isaac isn't a saint like being who smiles at old ladies and generally looks ill. He is determined and fiesty. He says "mummy, can I have ....?" at various things while going round the shops. In many ways he is like any other 4 year old.
Of course in many other ways he is different from other 4 year olds and we have really been feeling it since he started school. He is doing 3 mornings at school this week and already he is struggling and it's only Tuesday. He's not settling very well either but that could be partly to do with his part time hours.
Thursday, 2 August 2012
out and about
After 2 days at home I decided to take the boys into wellington to get Malachi weighed, buy a few bits in ASDA, get some photos printed and hopefully run into some people we know from school, preschool etc while we were there. Not literally run into, although with Jeremiah pushing the buggy it was fairly likely!
We got Malachi weighed and measured at the childrens centre (8.77kg, 73cm). He'd lost a tiny bit of weight and his length had slowed down a bit but as he'd eaten quite a lot just before the last weigh in and hadn't this time I wasn't worried. He is now following the 2nd centile for weight and is 2.5cm below the 0.4th centile for height. Nicola and the dietician are still convinced that if he puts on loads of weight he will catch up in length but so far that hasn't happened. But as he is no longer failure to thrive the various professionals aren't panicking about his weight so we will carry on with the small amount of infatrini he is on and keep weighing him every month.
While we were in the childrens centre the builders at the school next door set off the smoke alarm so we all had to troop outside to the park and wait to be let back in. Isaac in particular wasn't impressed until the fire engine turned up!
On the walk back into town one of the front wheels of Isaac's wheelchair fell off going up a kerb and Jeremiah ran over a piece of glass and a thorn with the buggy which proved to much for the slime filled inner tubes. I managed to get the wheelchair wheel back on. It's the 2nd time it's happened so I knew what to do but I'll be phoning the engineers today to get them to come and have a look as it's not very safe and if the bolts fell down a drain when the wheel flys off another time we could end up stranded. We were only a little way from the bike shop by this point so I pushed the buggy while Jeremiah pushed the wheelchair, trailing slime as we went.
So it was an eventful trip out but we did end up meeting 4 friends which was nice. Getting out and about is hard with all 3 of them and the wheelchair etc but I'm glad we did it. Internet shopping is all very well but I think we all needed a change of scene and to talk with different people. We're off to the hospital on Tuesday which will be a good opportunity for Isaac to practice self propelling on the shiny floors.
We got Malachi weighed and measured at the childrens centre (8.77kg, 73cm). He'd lost a tiny bit of weight and his length had slowed down a bit but as he'd eaten quite a lot just before the last weigh in and hadn't this time I wasn't worried. He is now following the 2nd centile for weight and is 2.5cm below the 0.4th centile for height. Nicola and the dietician are still convinced that if he puts on loads of weight he will catch up in length but so far that hasn't happened. But as he is no longer failure to thrive the various professionals aren't panicking about his weight so we will carry on with the small amount of infatrini he is on and keep weighing him every month.
While we were in the childrens centre the builders at the school next door set off the smoke alarm so we all had to troop outside to the park and wait to be let back in. Isaac in particular wasn't impressed until the fire engine turned up!
On the walk back into town one of the front wheels of Isaac's wheelchair fell off going up a kerb and Jeremiah ran over a piece of glass and a thorn with the buggy which proved to much for the slime filled inner tubes. I managed to get the wheelchair wheel back on. It's the 2nd time it's happened so I knew what to do but I'll be phoning the engineers today to get them to come and have a look as it's not very safe and if the bolts fell down a drain when the wheel flys off another time we could end up stranded. We were only a little way from the bike shop by this point so I pushed the buggy while Jeremiah pushed the wheelchair, trailing slime as we went.
So it was an eventful trip out but we did end up meeting 4 friends which was nice. Getting out and about is hard with all 3 of them and the wheelchair etc but I'm glad we did it. Internet shopping is all very well but I think we all needed a change of scene and to talk with different people. We're off to the hospital on Tuesday which will be a good opportunity for Isaac to practice self propelling on the shiny floors.
Thursday, 7 June 2012
The day Malachi said "mama"
I've been wondering about Malachi's speech recently, especially as both Jeremiah and Isaac had speech therapy when they were younger (although Isaac had speech therapy for feeding issues rather than speech). He's been saying Dada for a while now and making noises and of course there is always one child at toddler group who is speaking in sentences at this age.
But yesterday he said mama for the first time. And today he keeps saying it and looking very pleased with himself. Jeremiah and Isaac have been trying to get him to say their names but he can't manage that yet.
But yesterday he said mama for the first time. And today he keeps saying it and looking very pleased with himself. Jeremiah and Isaac have been trying to get him to say their names but he can't manage that yet.
Friday, 11 May 2012
Malachi and physio
Malachi had his physio session on Wednesday. We nearly didn't make it thanks to the bus we needed to catch being a double decker. The physio was really pleased with his progress and thinks he will be walking in the summer. I sometimes feel that I don't take Malachi's issues seriously enough because he is not as bad as Isaac so it was good to know that he really was doing well and it wasn't just me thinking that. He is into everything at the moment, trying to nose dive off the changing mat and will crawl towards an open stairgate at the speed of light.
The physio wants Malachi to have piedro boots but his feet are so tiny they don't make them small enough. He is being referred to orthotics anyway to see if they can suggest anything. She also remembered Isaac which I thought was impressive seeing as she last saw Isaac at 5 months old. She said nobody could forget Isaac but I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not!
Isaac has a GP appointment next week to be referred to the orthopaedic team to sort out shoes for him to wear for PE at school. Then occupational therapy to measure him for a chair. Jeremiah is doing well. They had a supply teacher yesterday who brought his guitar which was very popular with the class. Even the little girl who has autism and doesn't do change well really liked him.
The physio wants Malachi to have piedro boots but his feet are so tiny they don't make them small enough. He is being referred to orthotics anyway to see if they can suggest anything. She also remembered Isaac which I thought was impressive seeing as she last saw Isaac at 5 months old. She said nobody could forget Isaac but I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not!
Isaac has a GP appointment next week to be referred to the orthopaedic team to sort out shoes for him to wear for PE at school. Then occupational therapy to measure him for a chair. Jeremiah is doing well. They had a supply teacher yesterday who brought his guitar which was very popular with the class. Even the little girl who has autism and doesn't do change well really liked him.
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
All about Isaac
As Isaac gets ready to start school things seem to be all about him at the moment. We seem to have more and more appointments and different proffessionals are getting involved. We are still waiting rather impatiently for an appointment with wheelchair services. Isaac's friend has just got a wheelchair and Isaac had a go in it last week. It was so much easier to push than the buggy and Isaac could wheel himself a little way too.
Today I talked to the SENCO at school about Isaac going part time. He is going to start off going Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. I took him to the disabled toilet at school today but he couldn't manage it himself. He keeps saying it's his toilet and he wants to visit it every day. He is doing really well with the potty training and has been dry for 4 days in a row. It's a lot harder than when he was in nappies but I'm so proud of him for managing it. He is at the stage when he wants to try out every toilet when we are out so the time in between picking him up from preschool and picking Jeremiah up from school is quickly filled up with a toilet tour of Wellington! Isaac has been going to preschool all day on Thursdays as well as Tuesday mornings since Easter. He is enjoying it but he is absolutely shattered afterwards.
I will try and blog about Jeremiah and Malachi next time.
Today I talked to the SENCO at school about Isaac going part time. He is going to start off going Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. I took him to the disabled toilet at school today but he couldn't manage it himself. He keeps saying it's his toilet and he wants to visit it every day. He is doing really well with the potty training and has been dry for 4 days in a row. It's a lot harder than when he was in nappies but I'm so proud of him for managing it. He is at the stage when he wants to try out every toilet when we are out so the time in between picking him up from preschool and picking Jeremiah up from school is quickly filled up with a toilet tour of Wellington! Isaac has been going to preschool all day on Thursdays as well as Tuesday mornings since Easter. He is enjoying it but he is absolutely shattered afterwards.
I will try and blog about Jeremiah and Malachi next time.
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Long time, no blog
This week we have been walking to school. Every time we do this I'm amazed at the amount of money we don't save. The buggy has needed 2 new inner tubes which cost £20. Tomorrow Isaac has a hospital appointment which will cost us £9 in bus fares. The weekly tickets would have cost us £33 pounds so we have saved a grand total of £4. Oh dear. Hopefully we will soon be fitter as a result, at the moment I think we are all just tired.
On Tuesday someone is coming to observe Isaac in pre-school to decide how much help he will get at school. I'm going to stay while she does it so that I can tell her if he is having a good day or not. I'm looking forward to seeing him at preschool as normally I just drop him off and go.
The weather has been amazing for February and Jeremiah and Isaac have been playing in the garden. I will have to get some suncream!
Malachi has learnt to commando crawl and wave. Simon got the 6-9 month clothes down from the loft and it's been lovely dressing him in all his "new" outfits.
On Tuesday someone is coming to observe Isaac in pre-school to decide how much help he will get at school. I'm going to stay while she does it so that I can tell her if he is having a good day or not. I'm looking forward to seeing him at preschool as normally I just drop him off and go.
The weather has been amazing for February and Jeremiah and Isaac have been playing in the garden. I will have to get some suncream!
Malachi has learnt to commando crawl and wave. Simon got the 6-9 month clothes down from the loft and it's been lovely dressing him in all his "new" outfits.
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Sunday, 15 January 2012
a year of breastfeeding
Ok so this is a little late! But I just wanted to post that I have now been breastfeeding Malachi for a year. We have had a lot of challenges but we are still breastfeeding despite it all. We have carried on through failure to thrive (Malachi), expressing (me), hypotonia (Malachi), 2 weeks of being dairy free (me), reflux (Malachi), 2 weeks of dairy free formula feeding (Malachi), more expressing (me), nursing strikes (Malachi) and a pregnancy (me).
In other news, Malachi is now sitting by himself for increasing periods of time. He had his first session in the sensory room at TOG on Friday and really enjoyed himself.
In other news, Malachi is now sitting by himself for increasing periods of time. He had his first session in the sensory room at TOG on Friday and really enjoyed himself.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Legoland and Malachi's 9-12 month check
On Saturday, nine of us went to legoland windsor. We all had a lovely time. Isaac enjoyed the adventure playground although he needed a lot of help. Thankfully nobody had a camera handy when I was coming down the slide! I didn't go on many rides but I was happy to watch and I enjoyed seeing the models in miniland and watching the show by the lake where there was lots of slapstick comedy and people pushing each other in the water. Jeremiah was old enough to go on more rides this time. We could easily have spent another day there, there was so much to do.
Yesterday was Malachi's 9-12 month check with the health visitor. His weight was 7.6kg although he had just been fed. The health visitor gave him 2 cubes and tried to get him to bang them together. He just held one in each hand and gave her his best "you're being daft" look! He picked up the raisin no problem and shoved it straight in his mouth. I got a telling off because we haven't got socket covers (although Jeremiah could get them off from this age so I didn't see the point). We got our free books and she was explaining how to read to him even though I've got 3 children and a degree in early childhood studies so I know all this stuff. She stopped after a couple of pages and he shrieked and tried to take the book off her lol. She asked me if I was worried about his development and I said no but I know he is behind. She said he needs lots of stimulation which I already knew and that he should be going to a baby group at TOG which I don't agree with. We have to see her again in a month.
Yesterday was Malachi's 9-12 month check with the health visitor. His weight was 7.6kg although he had just been fed. The health visitor gave him 2 cubes and tried to get him to bang them together. He just held one in each hand and gave her his best "you're being daft" look! He picked up the raisin no problem and shoved it straight in his mouth. I got a telling off because we haven't got socket covers (although Jeremiah could get them off from this age so I didn't see the point). We got our free books and she was explaining how to read to him even though I've got 3 children and a degree in early childhood studies so I know all this stuff. She stopped after a couple of pages and he shrieked and tried to take the book off her lol. She asked me if I was worried about his development and I said no but I know he is behind. She said he needs lots of stimulation which I already knew and that he should be going to a baby group at TOG which I don't agree with. We have to see her again in a month.
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