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March 5, 2001

Casey - Rudy was about the same age when his first tooth came in. I know its

frustrating but it does take a long time for some ds kids. had

almost a full set before Rudy had 4 teeth. When he had to have 8 baby teeth

removed it took over 2 years before they came back in. BUT if you are at all

concerned, ask your pedi or call a pedi dentist.

Hugs

March 6, 2001

Yeah Nicolas!!! McD fries are pretty darn tempting!!!

March 6, 2001

and just turned 15 months. has 8 front teeth and two

molars halfway up. has 4 front teeth, one molar halfway up, and one

just starting to poke through. started getting his front teeth only

slightly later than . Poor doesn't ever complain or anything,

but he's ALWAYS chomping on his fingers these days. He loves brushing his

teeth, especially with a toothette in the back.

Casey, have you taken to the dentist yet or is your ped concerned

at all? I think I've heard of teeth coming in later than 13 months for other

children with Ds, but it couldn't hurt to schedule a dentist appointment

just to make sure. I don't see why they couldn't take one or two x-rays of

the front for you, if she'll stay still! How does she do with chewing?

Are her incoming molars bothering her much?

We have some big news to report!! had his first McD's french fry

today! His brother was eating some and threw one in front of

... picked it right up and started eating it. He LOVED it!

My DH and I couldn't believe he even knew what to do with it. He doesn't do

much self feeding, except hard baby cookies with the ST. We could hardly

believe that he picked it up so well, as he's just now starting to get

pretty good at picking up tiny things with a two or three finger grasp. He

has a pretty wide cleft palate still, so he's hardly had solids at all...we

just started with cheerios, graham crackers, and soft solids like french

toast and dumplings within the last couple of weeks!

He's also started clapping and doing the " more " sign (which he does just

like clapping only it's a smaller and slower clap). He loves doing " so big "

still, and does all these things appropriately and purposefully. When we do

" shhhhh " with the finger in front of our mouths, he starts pointing his

finger and waving it. He's just started pointing at things.

He's going from lying to sitting and back to lying whenever and wherever he

wants. He doesn't crawl or creep much, only once or twice at a time, but he

gets around by pivoting and rolling. He even pivots pretty well on his buns

while sitting. He LOVES to stand more than anything, though, and can

almost, just about pull himself to standing using the toybox (giant

rubbermaid container).

We're SO proud!!! Hee hee!

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March 6, 2001

Yah !!! You're doing all kinds of great

things!! Keep up the good work and I bet will

share more of his french fries with you!!!

Judi-Mom to Sam & , 4, Identical Twins

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March 9, 2001

Hi ,

Thanks for the input about teeth. I haven't taken to the dentist, I guess because I'm not really concerned yet, just curious if this is "normal". Her doctor didn't seem worried at their 15 month check-up, but I'll ask at the 18 month check. I've been loving this 4 month period without her glasses, but now I need to take her back to the eye doctor to follow up. I sure hope she doesn't have to go back to wearing them, but I think she may. . . . I'll just hope for the best.

I loved your story about the Mcs french fry! We had one similar to it. had just started self feeding an occasional Cheerio, after lots of work. She wasn't really into it, but would do it once in a while I wouldn't give her some of the other foods on her tray because they seemed too big and I thought she'd choke. I was cleaning off Gabrie's hands and had to get rid of a few Chex in a hurry, so I put them in the far corner of 's tray, certain she couldn't reach them ( and wouldn't even be interested) but she immediately reached out, grabbed one and popped it in her mouth!! Before I could even try to retrieve it, she had chewed and swallowed and was reaching for another! She hasn't quit eating Rice Chex since!

She too loves to stand and has moved to taking steps, while holding on to my hands. She seems to be refusing to crawl though, much to the dismay of her therapists. She will "commando" crawl at times, and loves to stand on her hands and feet, or at the couch, but hates it when I try to get her to 4-point crawl. Oh well, we'll keep working!

It is fun talking to someone who's kids are the same age as mine. Is talking? has just started to use the individual words he has already learned. For example, he says "out" to get down from his high chair or the nursing pillow, and today linked two words together and haltingly said "bye, bye mama" when I was leaving to take to therapy. I love watching language develop, I think it is so fun!

Well, it is almost midnight and the dishes still aren't done, so I'd better get rolling. Have a great weekend!

Casey, mom to (DS) and , 16 mo.

March 20, 2001

Thanks, for that Gem of Wisdom. A stronger back is for sure.

Yesterday, I had a brief memory lapse and took Sara and her two brothers to

WalMart, while we were out of town, visiting friends. I say Memory Lapse,

because I forgot how challenging Sara can be when she is in stores,

especially ones like WalMart that have isles that go up to the ceiling and

she can be lost in a second. Sara found her way to the women's " pretty

nightgown " section and was determined to try on some of those fancy silky

gowns--(she loves fancy stuff, so I told her she could try one on, then take

it off and then we needed to go). She got it on and then took off running

through the store with this white fancy nightgown on, with the panties

attached on in back..she didn't get too far before her brothers found her and

then I arrived shortly after--Anyway, it resulted in me carrying her out of

WalMart for which I do need a strong back, as big as she is getting.

And we only have 15 days left of spring break, but no more trips to WalMart!

Marcia

Mom to Sara (DS) and 6 and Lucas 10

March 27, 2001

First, can tofu fit into the nutrition portion of the program?

>>>Yes, but be sure to select the lite variety which is lower fat. Counts

as protein. You'll need to determine how many grams per meal. A rule of

thumb is one gram a day per lb. of body weight, so divide that by six and

that's your protein target.

Second, I've been doing squats for quads and don't seem to get a good burn.

My glutes hurt like crazy though! Can someone clue me in to another exercise

(for a limited home gym) for working the quads?

>>>Squats are a compound exercise that hits quads, glutes and hamstrings.

Keep them up for quads. Stepping up on a bench with dumbbells, wall squats

with a ball rolling behind the back and legs going from an angle to 90

degrees on the knees, leg extensions if you have the attachment for a bench,

sissy squats holding onto a bar about mid chest height with feet under bar

and keeping arms straight while squatting.

Third, I've been adding a tablespoon of peanut butter to Myoplex shakes.

Bad? Good? OK?

>>>>Okay but watch the calories as it is very high in fat.

Also, I've been making the shakes with skim milk to up my calcium per

doctor's orders for PMS and pre-menopause (sounds awful ... like " pre-old

lady! " ) Does the milk upset the carb. to protein ratio?

>>>milk is 2/3 carb 1/3 protein and for skim about 90 calories per cup. You

might not be able to afford the extra calories. Better to mix milk with

protein powder for a meal instead of Myoplex or take calcium supplements

like I do (for different reasons as I am not of your gender)

And lastly, when I began BFL last week, I sort of assumed that I would adopt

it for the rest of my life. Noticing the posts here about taking time off

between challenges, I'm wondering if I'm off course with that thinking.

>>>>This can work for a lifetime. Many on the list have 2-3 years

experience with it. I've been living the BFLifestyle for 15 months.

Some wander and try different eating protocols or nutrition protocols. Some

members follow very little of BFL. Most are trying to be successful and get

help with understanding the BFL program and how to apply it.

If there is anything we can do to help let us know as we are here to help

you be successful in your experience with BFL.

Kit

March 27, 2001