Annabelle's Progress 4.10 & 4.11 YEARS: HELPING OTHER DOWN SYNDROME PARENTS 4 Years 10 Months Greetings from Lanie and Belle! Belle has thoroughly enjoyed her summer with trips to her grandma’s house, county fairs, baseball games, two big new cities, and… September 26, 2017 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 4.4 YEARS: MAKING UP HER OWN SILLY PHRASES Happy New Year! Belle’s year is off to a solid start! I am happy to report that we have been pretty consistent with our TalkTools oral motor program, created by Monica… February 8, 2017 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 4 YEARS 1 MONTH: WORKING ON SPEECH ACCURACY AND CLARITY We love working with Monica at TalkTools! She is full of knowledge and experience. When a speech issue comes up with Belle, and I am viewing it as a really big problem that we… November 28, 2016 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 3 YEARS 8&9 MONTHS: SHE IS READING! 3 Years 8 Months Belle got her palatal expander out this month! Her “princess jewelry,” as we referred to it, was in for a total of six months. Even though… August 29, 2016 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 3 YEARS 6&7 MONTHS: WHAT “WORK” LOOKS LIKE 3 Years 6 Months   This month I decided to include videos of Belle doing her oral motor exercises. They are not super exciting videos, but that’s what “work” looks… August 1, 2016 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 3 YEARS 4&5 MONTHS: EATING PROPERLY 3 Years 4 Months   Here are Miss Belle at 3 years 4 months. I think her dental appliance is making her smile change a bit. The cape that she is wearing… June 30, 2016 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 3 YEARS 2&3 MONTHS: GETTING INDEPENDENT 3 Years 2 Months Hi everyone! We are now in full swing with our new updated oral motor program that was revamped by Whitney last month. We also were able to… May 31, 2016 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 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… October 30, 2014 Annabelle's Progress