I know to look at Lucas now, you would never guess he was a 
preemie. He is big and strong and relatively healthy-we are still battling that ear infection. He is alert and engaged with the people who love and care for him.
But his physical development is still behind. His adjusted age is about 5 months, even though his chronological age is 6 and a half. Just recently he started putting his hands together and picking things up. He also recently started reaching for his toes-all things that are normal for kids his adjusted age. It is so hard to remember that though. I think to myself, "Why hasn't he rolled over yet? Why isn't he bearing weight on his arms?" I know some of it is his weight-he is just too heavy to bear weight completely on his arms (and we are working with a Physical Therapist to fix there) and he is just too content to be on his side and doesn't see the need to roll over.
One of the hardest things is to see other kids his age at day care or the kids of our friends who seem to be doing so much more than Lucas. I start to question what is wrong? What could I have done differently to help advance his development? Do other parents look at Lucas and think what is wrong with him?
preemie. He is big and strong and relatively healthy-we are still battling that ear infection. He is alert and engaged with the people who love and care for him.But his physical development is still behind. His adjusted age is about 5 months, even though his chronological age is 6 and a half. Just recently he started putting his hands together and picking things up. He also recently started reaching for his toes-all things that are normal for kids his adjusted age. It is so hard to remember that though. I think to myself, "Why hasn't he rolled over yet? Why isn't he bearing weight on his arms?" I know some of it is his weight-he is just too heavy to bear weight completely on his arms (and we are working with a Physical Therapist to fix there) and he is just too content to be on his side and doesn't see the need to roll over.
One of the hardest things is to see other kids his age at day care or the kids of our friends who seem to be doing so much more than Lucas. I start to question what is wrong? What could I have done differently to help advance his development? Do other parents look at Lucas and think what is wrong with him?
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Your son is perfect! Don't get caught up in the comparison game. Someday you will wish you could hit rewind to the time before Lucas could run and jump. I go with the mindset that unless my pediatrician is concerned then I am not going to stress over it. People at work are always saying well my son was playing paddy cake when he was this or he was standing by that. I just smile and nod.
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