Therapy starting...next week!

I have been wanting to do a garden update posting but as I am writing this it is thundering and lightening! We do have tomatoes on some plants, but I am really hoping they don't get too confused.

Owen had his Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler development report shared with us today from the El Dorado Count Special Education Program. Man were we popular, 4 people showed up to review these reports, and make a game plan for Owen. Here is the summary of the results (I'll include only the interesting parts to spare you the full report.

One report was prepared by an Occupational Therapist.
Owen is age appropriate for Cognition and Fine Motor skills! Meaning, in a nutshell, he plays really well!
Owen is at the 6month age for gross motor skills, meaning he does not crawl or pull up yet.
Owen is at the 3-4month age for expressive language skills and sounds.
Owen is at the 7 month age for receptive language skills. Both this and the one above has to do with him not yet producing two different distinct vowel or consonant sounds.

The second report was prepared by a registered nurse.
Owen is at the 6month age for the 'daily living' section which includes eating. (Not to be confused with the ADL's in adults, but similar!)
Owen has some social emotional issues with touch by his mouth, face or nose.
Owen is at the social emotional age that is consistent with his actual age! Yay!

So, in a nutshell, not many surprises here. It is good to hear others assessments because as a parent you think your kid is amazing for blowing snot bubbles, so it is good to have an idea of where he is. I have to say at the moment, he is chewing on our leather coffee table. So he is standing and holding on and chomping down teething. I am pretty convinced with some great therapy he will catch right up with the Gross motor stuff. The other stuff will take some time, but as always we are SO lucky and proud of all that Owen has accomplished this year! He is so amazing to us and brightens our day every day.

So the next step is... group therapy once a week and home OT once a week.

O gagged the tube out on Memorial Day so we decided to trial it without the tube. He breastfed really well through the night but didn't breastfeed at all, take a bottle, or sippy cup for 6 hours. I was leaving yesterday to go teach a class and we both werent comfortable with me leaving (his only consistent intake) for hours. Also we tried to give him his aspirin in a syringe and this was also making him more orally defensive. So, we sadly put it back in and I went off to Roseville to teach my diabetes class. His issues aren't as simple as 'not taking the bottle,' and they took a long time to develop, so they will take a while to improve.

Ok going to get back to Owen. I have been connected to my pump and he is now an ounce into his feed. This post was written in a few sittings over the last couple hours.