Max was 18 months old on May 8 - it's hard to believe! He had his 18 month well baby check up today. He is now almost 22 lbs. He's around 50th percentile so he's gaining and growing well! He has made great strides with walking, but is still only taking 4-5 steps (on average) before he topples over and gets around mostly by crawling and cruising. He also still isn't talking and has no words to speak of. He babbles a lot so I know he is able to make the sounds, but mostly points, grunts, and squeals to attempt to communicate. He is definitely frustrated by his inability to do so. Therefore, the doctor recommended that he be referred to the Infants and Toddlers program in Montgomery County. We will schedule an initial visit where someone will come to our home and observe him. From there we will make a plan to help him in the areas of physical development and speech. His pediatrician didn't seem overly concerned. He said that he is pretty sure he will attain these skills on his own eventually. However, he is slightly delayed and in order to make sure he doesn't fall even farther behind and have difficulty catching up, it would be best to make sure he gets some extra help/motivation now. He also had to get 2 shots. He cried for about 5 seconds after each one. Kyle, however, cried during them both, on the way to the car, and part of the way home. The nurse and I actually had to work harder to calm Kyle down than we did Max. It was so sweet how concerned he was about his little brother!
