First school experience

Yesterday, Cade has his first experience with teachers. Two teachers and one physical therapist came to the house to evaluate Cade on his development. They are part of a program called Early Intervention that Cade automatically qualifies for because of his low birth weight and prematurity. All 3 were impressed at how big he is. They were expecting a small puny baby not the 11 pounder that he has become. They assessed his motor skills, muscle tone and cognitive skills. It was amazing to see what they could get him to do. I've been trying to get him to track on object with his eyes but he never seems to really want to but when the teacher asks him to then he does it. He also reached for a toy which I have never seen him do. Oh well. I'm glad that he performed for the teachers. It's tough to know where he is supposed to be developmentally since he's 5 months old but really only 7 weeks old. I think he's ahead of some of the 7 week skills. The teachers seemed impressed with his muscle control. But, I'm not sure about the cognitive development. The plan is to meet with the teachers in 2 weeks and discuss a plan for the year. They will be able to give Sean and I ideas on how help keep him on track. I'm so glad that we will get this extra help because of course we want him to develop "normally".