19 MONTHS: 18 WORDS & 18 SIGNS
Belle is starting to imitate words more which I am excited about. To date, she has approximately 18 words and 18 signs. She is very animated and quite dramatic at…
FEEDING THERAPY
18 MONTHS: CHEWING WITH HER NEW TEETH
Annabelle is continuing to do well with her straws and eating. Several of her teeth are coming in all at the same time so she is getting to eat a…
17 MONTHS: ATTENDING A COURSE AND IMPROVING HER EXERCISES
I recently attended the “Three-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy” and it was great. Monica was the presenter and I really learned a lot. It helped to show me what exercises and goals…
EARLY ORAL-MOTOR INTERVENTIONS FOR PEDIATRIC FEEDING PROBLEMS: WHAT, WHEN AND HOW
“Early Oral-Motor Interventions for Pediatric Feeding Problems: What, When and How” Authors: Cecilia J. Manno, Catherine Fox, Peggy S. Eicher and MaryLouise E. Kerwin JEIBI VOLUME 2, ISSUE NO. 3,…
16 MONTHS: SELF-FEEDING AND GETTING CHATTY
Earlier this month Annabelle was spitting out almost all of her food. It was extremely frustrating, to say the least. We knew that she needed all the calories that she could…
SOME GREAT BLOG POSTS ON PEDIATRIC FEEDING
Follow the link below to read 5 of 2014’s best blog posts on feeding. Topics range from “stepping away from the Sippy Cup” to the “Medical Side of Pediatric Feeding.” Pediatric Feeding Tops…
15 MONTHS: ANNABELLE’S CHRISTMAS UPDATE!
Annabelle has seen incredible improvement over the past couple of months. Since her last update, Annabelle is continuing to eat table foods and drink from her Straw Cup using the Straw #2 in…
THE BEST GIFT FROM ELIZABETH
As our journey continued, I was able to revisit the “to do” category of a preschool for Elizabeth. We initially had tried a preschool in our area that had half…
13 MONTHS: FIRST TRY AT THE HORN HIERARCHY
At 13 months Belle has grown into having quite the personality. She finds it funny that we keep videoing her. She laughs and tries to follow the camera. We really…