We had a chance to take Noah to Houston this weekend for a mini vacation. In fact it was his very first vacation! It’s rare that my wife and I both have a weekend off together, so we thought we’d take advantage of this rare occasion and head to Houston to visit some of our closest friends…and [Read More…]…
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…]…
How A Barium Swallow Study Helps Determine If Your Baby With Down Syndrome Is Aspirating While Eating
Due to the low muscle tone that is common in children diagnosed with Down Syndrome Noah was having difficulty drinking from a bottle, and we were concerned he was aspirating. We brought him to Baylor Medical Center to have a barium swallow study preformed, which would essentially tell us if everything was going down the right pipe.
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