Development notes

Raphael is cruising a bit more confidently now and sometimes he is willing to transfer his grip from the low table to another nearby object, but usually he will stay standing around the table until he is tired and then complains to us, because he doesn't know how to get down by himself. We have been trying to teach him how to get down but it is like trying to bend a plank of wood - except this one complains at us.

Cruising transfer:



Can't get Down:



He has become very eager to feed himself with a spoon and eat food that his older siblings are eating. This has posed a bit of a problem becuase he can now reach some of the food that his siblings eat and we have caught him putting food in his mouth on a number of occasions. Of course this makes him choke and vomit.

He is able to draw with crayons a bit now. Well by draw I mean that he can throw the piece of paper off the table and make a stripe and some hammered dots on the table where the paper used to be. This is usually followed by an attempt to chew the top off the crayon which, while isn't desirable in itself, is encouraging that he hasn't developed an oral aversion which is common in tube fed babies.