Thaddeus Update 49

Hey everyone, just a quick follow up to let you know the result of Thaddeus' evaluation by the Birth to Three folks. They were very sorry to have to come and report back to us that Thaddeus shows almost no signs of delay. They were sorry to tell us that, since they enjoy playing with him so much they were sad that they didn't have an excuse to come back any time soon.  As before, his fine motor skills are doing just fine. He is able to grasp things and throw them. He is able to try and stack things on top of one another. He is a bit behind average in that he isn't walking yet, but that may be simply because he doesn't want to. They are not really concerned with that unless he isn't walking by next school year. They firmly believe that won't be a problem. They also questioned Dede and tested Thaddeus to see if there was any sign of mental developmental delay. They were very pleased in that regard as well. He showed signs of having object permanence. When kids are little, they think that anything they can not see no longer exists. Having object permanence means that the child has learned that just because he can not see the object, it still exists. It sounds fancy but at it really means is that when they covered up a toy, he was smart enough to look under the towel for the toy. He also reaches his hands out to us when he wants to be picked up, (or crawls right over and tries to climb up our legs.) This shows that he is finding ways to communicate his desires, also a sign of mental development. The other day while he was at the babysitters, he used one toy to reach and knock another toy that he wanted off of the coffee table so that he could reach it. hen he tired of that toy, he did it again with another toy. Today he even started saying what sounds a bit like please when he wants something. All of these things point to regular mental development.
We also had his hearing re-tested and he was within norms there as well. (No cold this time around.) The tester thought he might have some fluid in the ears (common while teething which he most certainly is) but Thaddeus wouldn't sit still long enough for her to get the probes in his ears to test that theory. On the plus side, not letting people put things in your ears without playing with them is normal at this age as well. Speaking of teething, he is officially at three teeth, but we can see AT LEAST two more that are just about to burst through the gums. He has also decided that the best way to get those teeth through is to pull off his socks and chew on his toe.
To God be the glory!

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