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Ethan Update

We had a couple of doctor's visits this week for Ethan and everything is looking good. We went on Thursday for his yearly Down syndrome clinic check-up and participated in a study. He was in the 80% for cognitive but a bit lower for the fine motor skills, so our doctor wants to get occupational therapy in here as soon as possible. It could have been because he was tired or because he was sick (bit of a cold) but nevertheless, it's something we knew was coming and that we want. It's amazing how well he does with all the help from the therapies. We often forget he even has Down's. The doctor said he looked great and was doing very well overall, so we're happy!!

Today was just a well check and he is 18.9 pounds and 27 inches. Right now he's sitting at about the 50th percentile for Down's boys. A lot can change over time, but he'll probably be a fairly short boy (to keep his mommy company).

Poor thing had to get a shot at the doctors and then we had to go next door to the hospital to have his blood drawn for a thyroid test. He was not happy and took a very long nap to make up for it.

I was reminded of my brother and his love of magnifying glasses when he was about Jack's age, so I thought I would post the photos of the two side by side so we could compare how cute these two are. Now you can see how similar they look to each other.

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Lady Jake said…
I love those pictures of wee Jason - if you look closely, you can see tears in his eyes. awww...
February 8, 2009 at 8:50 PM
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