Ben's Milestones

Birth - 1 Month

• First Hospital Visit - 7 Days in NICU after birth
• First Smile
• Thumb Sucking Begins
• 1st and 2nd Echocardiograms
• Karyotype Tested (Diagnosis of Trisomy 21 Given)
• 6lbs 1oz at birth

1 - 2 Months

• First Laugh (At Daddy while being bounced)
• Began Breastfeeding (8 weeks)
• Following Objects with Eyes
• Follows Objects with Head
• Babbling Begins
• Just under 8 lbs at 1 month appt, and 10 at 2 month

2-3 Months

• Began lifting head for short periods
• Holding on to objects and reaching for objects
• Lactose Intolerance Begins
• 3rd EchoCardiogram 
• Begins sleeping 8 hours per night
• 12 lbs at 3 month appointment

3-6 Months

• Closer to 6 months began holding head somewhat steady for long periods
• Transferring Objects from hand to hand
• Babbling became more varied and more frequent
• 1st Specialist Appointment
• Begins Sleeping 10-12 Hours Per Night (4 months)
• 16 lbs at 6 month appointment

6-7 Months

• Solid Foods Begin
• Rice Cereal Evokes Severe Vomiting
• No Other Food Issues - Spoons are a success!
• Babbling and Smiling Stop 
• First Eye Appointment

7-8 Months

• Major Growth Spurt: 3 Month Clothes to 9 Month Clothes in one month.
• Very Sleepy Months
• Begins to sit assisted in Bumbo or with Mama
• Lactose Intolerance Goes Away

8 Months

• Babbling Begins Again: Stronger than Ever
• Smiling slowly coming back
• JUST beginning to put weight on hands
• Starts babbling Mama and Dada (jury's out on which was first!)
• 2nd Hearing test a success!  Hearing is 100%
• Thyroid Test Done
• First time being sick & First ER Visit (Strep Throat)
• First CBC

9 Months

• WE HAVE A ROLLER!!!!!
• Glazed over phase is definitely done
• Begins popping his lips
• Eye Contact Begins to be very strong
• Putting weight on hands regularly 
• Begins reaching for toys while on tummy
• Drinks from a straw
• Closer to 10, begins full rolling (back to belly to back again)
• 19.4 lbs and 27.5 inches long at 9 month appointment

10 Months

• Continuous Rolling begins - only to the right
• Talking even more than ever..lots of new sounds
• Stops drinking from straw or sippy cup...back to bottles for diluted juice

11 Months

• Putting weight on hands while on tummy
• Begins waking up at night to play for first time since 10 weeks
• 2nd bout of Petechiae all over body (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease)
• Says "Mama" in response to me
• Smiling All Day Every Day Again FINALLY
• Learns to use his legs to bounce in his bouncy chair
• Close to 12 months, LAUGHTER HAS FINALLY RETURNED!!!!!!

12 Months

• Begins to get red cheeks all the time

13 Months

• First tooth!!!  Top Left Molar followed by Top Right Molar a week later
• Begins Sitting for short periods

14 Months

• Teeth coming in like gangbusters!  Bottom Left molar followed by bottom two front teeth.
• Sitting for long periods of time unassisted while playing with toys.
• Putting weight on legs a little
• Pushing himself up on arms
• Starts showing interest in toys 

15 Months

• Starting to try chewing chunkier foods and straw drinking again
• Transitioning purposefully from sitting to lying down
• Beginning to enjoy Peek A Boo a little for the first time

16 Months

• Blowing Rasberries!
• Started to bite and chew (chocolate grahams were great incentive!)

17 Months

• Little Man is Getting Grabby!
• Chewing Really Well - Eats steamed veggies, mac 'n cheese, chicken, you name it!
• Standing assisted
• Moving his walker backward like a boss!
• 11 Teeth so far! (4 molars, 4 top front, 3 front bottom)
• Starts reaching for people
• Begins to show strong likes/dislikes for things
• First sign of being upset when someone takes his toy away.
• 20 lbs

18 Months

• Chewing better than ever
• Even more grabby!
• The straw drinking is mastered
• 12 teeth!

19 Months

• Toys are officially his everything!
• 35 1/2 inches long and 19lbs (having some weight loss)
• Still has red cheek problem.  
• Thyroid and CBC checks all good.

20 Months

• We've started the hair pulling, pinching, biting stage...ummm not so fun. Book
• Starts pulling himself 
• The beginnings of some booty scootin are beginning! (much to our PT's dismay...)
• Becoming very mobile with scooting, rolling, twisting.
• Starts trying to climb down off the couch (Not awesome!)

21 Months

• Teething Sucks.  That is all...

22 Months

• FULL ON BOOTY SCOOTIN!  He's all over the place.
• Weight back on..up to 22lbs
• Pulling to stand!

23 Months

• Pouting is a new skill.  :/
• Starts grabbing people's hands and placing them on what he wants
• Got some SureSteps!
• Starting Speech/Language as well as Occupational Therapy