Because Liam was premature, a county home helth nurse came out to check his development at an adjusted age of four months. Liam "failed" the fine motor skills component. We weren't too worried given that Megan was somewhat motor delayed, that he was the offspring of two decidedly ungraceful parents, and that we were a little doubtful that a four month old actually should have any fine motor skills. (The big downfall for Liam was that he didn't reach for toys). In the weeks following his eval, we noted that he did all the things he hadn't performed well on the first time around. Nonetheless, we had the nurse come back this month (it's a free service through the county) to re-check his progress. I am happy to report that Liam's fine motor skills are now up to snuff, although he still seems like a clumsy oaf much of the time and usually can't get a Cheerio to his mouth.
At the visit we were surprised to learn that Liam is 80th percentile for height and only 30th percentile for weight. I though he was such a round tubby kid, I even accused Mac of mixing up the stats!
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