Eating Like A Big Kid

Gabriel is working on eating from a plate using a fork or spoon. Often times he ends up "beating" his food with his utensil and the plate ends up upside-down. He'll get the hang of it though.

We had a meeting with First Steps yesterday to go over Gabriel's evaluation. He qualifies for services from a physical therapist and a developmental therapist. The physical therapist will work with him on walking more steadily, balancing, stooping, squatting, and kicking. The developmental therapist will work with him on language development, specifically mimicking animal sounds, learning new words, and identifying objects by name. She will also work with him on some fine motor skills like using utensils to eat, brushing his teeth, and stacking objects. The conference was really positive, and the therapists feel like his services will be very temporary. We will meet with them again in five months to evaluate his progress and decided if services need to continue.