Archives for April 2011

Rattles Build Muscles

Noah’s occupational therapist at Our Children’s House at Baylor at Dallas suggested he try out these mini maracas to help develop his fine motor skills.  At first Noah couldn’t hold on to the maracas for more then a few seconds at a time; however as you can see in the video, he know can hold them as long as he [Read More…]…

Eating From A Spoon For The First Time

We were blessed that Noah was able to breast feed since day one!  However, because of the physical characteristics of Down syndrome, Noah had a difficult time drinking from a bottle.  He would loose suction causing milk to spill from his mouth, as well as become extremely congested.  Of course, since we are new parents, [Read More…]…