Last night we had a home visit with are PAT coordinator Tiffany. She brought over some toys and books for Maddy to play with and some Ages and Stages information for Brian and I. In case you are interested between 18 and 24 months Maddy should hit these signs of development. She should weigh between 20-32lbs, be 30-37 inches long, walk well, eat with a spoon, drink from a straw, drink from a cup (with no lid)place it back down without spilling it, roll a large ball, pick up toys with out falling.
She should also show a preference between toys, know 200-300 words, point to body parts when asked, be able to listen to short stories, use 2-3 word sentences, try to sing, say please and thank you when prompted. The developing self portion that follows has been aced by our little girl. Maddy should imitate others ("oh damn it), is learning to say "no", has difficulty sharing toys, uses me or mine frequently, and enjoys attention form adults.
Needless to say Tiffany thought Maddy was doing great. She said that she had an amazing vocabulary for her age and she even got to see Maddy reread a story to herself. There were a few things that we needed to help Maddy work on. If you have had the pleasure of seeing Maddy jump, I;m sure you had a laugh. Tiffany showed us how to have Maddy jump off of a phone book to help her learn to jump with both feet instead of just one. We had never even thought of giving Maddy a cup that wasn't a sippy cup. So at any meal we eat at home we give Maddy a big girl cup. The amount of liquid we put at the bottom is pretty sad, but she seems to do well. She thinks she is pretty hot stuff with her big girl cup!!
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