Development Updates

Corbin has been in preschool for a couple of months now. He mostly gets good reports, although we had a couple of "off" days in late October. I think that he gets stressed when we're really busy around the house.

He's doing great in OT. He's getting the hang of his pincer grip, doing wonderfully with transitions, and his finger strength is getting better all of the time. He's seeing his therapist for an hour per week, plus he is getting OT in school.

He is also doing wonderfully with speech. He actually passed a standardized test recently & he is within normal limits for his age; however, he is still getting speech for the social language aspect. In fact, they would prefer to switch him to group therapy instead, but we haven't had anything come up that meets our schedule.

He was recently evaluated in school for physical therapy services. They were concerned that he possibly has a weak trunk because he doesn't seem to maintain a sitting position for long at circle time. He also leans back while sitting or sits in a "W" position for more stability. They picked him up for services, but his deficits are not huge. The gym teacher that comes in once weekly is going to add Corbin to his routine. They are going to work on balance activities, catching and throwing to help strengthen his core.

He's had it rough with his asthma lately. Every time he catches a cold (which is more frequently now that he's in preschool), his asthma flares up. I hope that we get that under better control soon.

He was weighed at the doctor's office this morning as a "model" for his brothers during their appointments and he weighs 37 pounds.

We are very excited about his birthday in a couple of days. We will celebrate with Mom's group and his classmates at the Bounce House on Sunday.

Jamie weighs 30 lbs and is 34" tall. He is extremely smart and can follow directions really well. He's very social and still enjoys being the comedian. He can be shy when he meets someone new. He is slightly behind in speech, but we talked to the pediatrician this morning and she is willing to give him a couple of months to catch up.

Cameron weighs 24 lbs and is 32" tall. He is a great communicator. He is really good at imitating any word he hears and is starting to combine words into two word sentences. He will be having eye surgery in January to correct his eye-crossing. He will still need his glasses, but hopefully, the crossing will improve.

The other day, Cam launched himself out of his crib. He met me at the door of his room and told me that he bumped his head. So, we converted them that night to toddler beds. The first night, they were upset about the change and cried at the door for a few minutes before crashing. I moved them into their bed while they slept and they stayed in bed all night.

Yesterday, they did not nap at all and proceeded to explore and destroy their room. Bedtime went great, though, and they fell asleep on their own in their beds. Today, they fell asleep right away for nap, but when I peeked in on them, they were snuggling in the middle of the room with their blankets over themselves.

I am doing bedtime tonight by myself, so I hope that it goes as smoothly tonight.