Bathtime

I think the photos above demonstrate how Malcolm felt about his first real bath in almost eight months. He and Donovan had a great time in the tub.

On Wednesday we met Malcolm's new speech therapist. She seems great - she is very experienced in dealing with children with Down syndrome and I think we got off to a good start. She very much encourages the use of sign language and will also work on sound development. She was mainly observing his communication and asking me a lot of questions to assess his skill levels and assessment will continue at our next session in a few weeks. Like all of the speech therapists who have met Malcolm, she seemed very impressed with how motivated he is to communicate and how hard he tries to make himself understood.

Malcolm's love of books has really been blossoming. Just a few months ago he was very disinterested in books and now he can't get enough of them! He doesn't like to listen to stories but likes books with lots of colourful pictures, and likes the books with flaps he can lift up. He has also started to grasp his markers with his finger and thumb instead of with his fist which I think is good progress on the fine motor side. He has been very energetic this week and is certainly one busy boy.

Mary Ellen