Its not about when...

      When Dylan was a baby I would keep up on the developmental stages. When he should crawl, walk, talk and ect. Not to compete with other babies but so I know what to work on and where he was. He had a lady once a month with a program called parents as teachers come to our house to teach us new activities for growth and his age. This program was offered to any child. He was always ahead of the game with everything he did basically because he became our life. Sitting across the living room cheering him on to come to mommy, reading books, or stacking yogurt cups became our entertainment.
      I knew with Mason his stages would come later, he would be delayed. At the doctors office for his monthly checkups the doctor gives me charts of things a baby his age should be doing, but not a chart of a baby with delays and what they should be doing. I couldn't wrap my head around what was "Reality" and what to expect for his age as a baby with down syndrome. I asked his therapist if she had a chart or something to go off of with kids like Mason. The following week she brought me a bunch of papers. As I was looking at the papers there was no age of when a baby should do something but it was "What was next" She suggested I go by these papers instead of focusing on his age and what he should be doing. because it could be frustrating.
      Although she was meant well I took it upon myself to look up a chart online. I dont know why it was a big deal and I don't necessarily go off of it but I wanted to know I guess. So here it is. :)

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
ACTIVITY	Children with Down syndrome
	Average age	Range	Masons accomplishments
Balances head and holds it steady when swayed	5m	3m to 8.5m	about 5 months
Rolls from side to back	5m	3m to 9m	2 months
Rolls from stomach to back	6m	5m to 12m	3 months
Supports body on arms, lifts head and chest when lying on stomach	6m	3m to 10m	3 months
Reaches one arm forward when lying on stomach	6m	5m to 10m	5 months
Sits with support	7m	5m to 9m	6 and half months
Hand to foot play	7m	4m to 10m	from the time he was born?
Rolls from back to stomach	7m	5m to 9m	3 months
Rolls over	8m	4m to 12m	3 months
Moves around his/her own axis while sitting on floor	8m	5m to 13m	not yet
Sits while supported by own arms	8m	5m to 15m	6 and half months
Sits in high chair	9m	6m to 15m	7 months
Sits without support for one minute or more	9m	6m to 16m	not there yet...
Crawls	14m	9m to 19m	does the worm and bear crawl 11 months
Sits steadily for 10 minutes or more and is well balanced	11m	8.5m to 15.5m
Changes from sitting to standing position	13m	8m to 17m
Crawls with stomach lifted from the floor	14m	10m to 20m
Pulls to stand using furniture	15m	8m to 26m
Walks with support	16m	6m to 30m
Stands alone	18m	12m to 38m
Climbs up a flight of stairs	20m	12m to 28m
Walks 10 feet with a push toy	22m	16m to 30m
Walks alone	23m	13m to 48m
Walks up stairs with help	30m	20m to 48m
Walks downstairs with help	36m	24m to 60m+
Runs	around 4 years
Walks up stairs holding the rail alternating feet	56m	(40m to 66m)
Jumps on the spot	4 to 5 years
Rides a tricycle 15 feet	61m	(50m to 72m)
Walks down stairs holding the rail alternating feet	81m (21m)	(60m to 96m)