it's all cool.

Little Miss had her evaluation from Kids on the Move, an early intervention program. In all the areas she was tested she had a minor delay although not enough for needing help. Except for her motor skills. Laura told us that because she wasn't able to get up on her hand and knees, pull to standing or cruse along the furniture it would probably be a good idea to have a physical therapist come and help her a little bit. It may not be long that she needs it, but they are going to be available to us for as long as she needs, to be walking comfortably. Also as we go along with PT, if we notice that she is not developing in any other area we can easily pick up help there too.
I am sure our little miss will pick things up quickly and show the world what a rock star she is. But it is nice to know, that if she doesn't, that we have the resources available to help her where she may need a little extra help.

Go Darla Jane! Go!

shots

one of the saddest things to see on a little one is band aids, from where I they got shots. Even when they are cute band aids it still makes me sad. Darla Jane had 4 shots, it would have been 6 but we decided to delay them longer so that she won't have as many today. Today was Darla Jane's 12 month check-up.

She is ...21 lbs - 76%!!

27.5 in - 4.5% (little miss)

head circ.18 in - 85%

So the short girl can gain weight! And she's got a Brewer/Colton head...poor thing.

We also were referred to "Kids on the Move". An early intervention program that will come and assess Darla Jane's development in all areas and, if necessary, line her up with the therapist that would best be able to help her. I think that as I answered the questions at the pediatricians office and most of my answers to whether or not she could do the skills on the list were "no" we realized that this might not be a bad idea for Darla Jane. Her assessment is schedule for Friday afternoon.