Passed with flying colors

      6 months ago Mason had an evaluation. The therapists, and care taker came to my house, asked me questions and ran tests on Mason to determine where he was and what he needed to work on. We set goals and were going to re-evaluate in 6 months. Well 6 months is here! I was beyond ready for the evaluation because Mason excelled past our expectations.
       Looking back 6 months ago I was concerned and needed help to get Mason eating baby food, holding his head, and was still learning about what to expect and so on. Mason wouldn't be where he is today if it wasn't for his therapist. The care taker asked me what I wanted to see more from their program and I told her if it wasn't for Miss Mary I don't know where we would be today. She comes in gives us new ideas to get to the next step and helps me know what to work on with Mason and usually he can do what she has given him to work on by the next time she visits. She is so kind, loves Mason and you can tell she enjoys her job truly.
      I work with Mason every day with the tasks his therapist has given me but if it wasn't for her I wouldn't know where to begin. Little things she taught me was like putting a toy (a little piano) in front of him, putting his back against the couch to help him sit. For a while he didn't want to sit because he learned how to get around and when he was sitting he couldn't crawl. So his therapist showed me to put him in sitting position, put his hands to the side of his body and help him to his stomach. It wasn't long he would be sitting then get right to his stomach just because of that technique she showed me. It seems like something small but for any other baby they learn to do those things on their own, Mason needed a little direction. Last week she sat Mason on the bottom step putting one of his stand up toys in front of him, she helped him to get to a standing position (this was to help him get strong and teach him to pull up to things) After she left I continued to work with him. Sitting, then standing...2 days later I went in his room and he was standing in his crib!!!!!

      After the evaluation we came to the conclusion his gross motor skills are great and so is his small motor skills. He does say momma and Dada but that is where they wanted to see more of by next evaluation. They also want him walking around holding onto things. I'm going to up them one and say I want him WALKING!! Last 6 month goal they wanted him to sit on his own and get to crawling position but I up them one and said I wanted him crawling and WOLA! DONE! This boy is determined and ready!
      Mason isn't the most sociable person in the world and still has anxiety and scared of strangers that head start program was brought up again. At the last evaluation it was mentioned but I shrugged it off, I thought it was crazy he wasn't even one yet and I was going to leave him in a head start program? no no. But now that he is older and it is a concern of mine I went ahead and registered him in the program. I want him to learn to be away from mommy and cope with other people and children. Wont be long he will be in preschool!