Heidi's 1 year developmental "report"
motor
- pulls to stand on furniture, and sits back down controlled.
- can get into a sitting position independently from her stomach
- crawls up and down stairs
- is now crawling on hands and knees
- cruises along furniture, and bridges from one piece to another
- uses pincer grasp to pick up small pieces of food or things from the floor
- just learned to make marks on paper with a brush
- bangs toys together
- puts small toys in and out of containers
- isolates pointer finger
- releases objects
- not interested in taking steps forward
self-help
- uses fingers to feed herself
- hands a fork or spoon to adult for them to put food on it, then puts it into her mouth by herself
- drinks from an open cup while an adult holds it for her
- drinks from a sippy cup independently - a great help in the car
- has preferences for different foods
- eats a variety of textures, all adult food, some just cut up smaller
- nurses 2-4 times a day
- helps to pull a shirt over her head
- enjoys taking her socks off, and attempts to put them back on
- can take loose pants off
- has not learned to use a straw cup
- loves bath
- takes 2 naps a day, and sleeps 12 hours at night
social
- loves to watch other children
- will share a toy with children and adults
- shy around strangers, prefers to hang on to mom
- hasn't figured out how to stay at church nursery
- imitates actions with hands and body - such as motions to "If You Are Happy and You Know It"
- has toy and activity preferences
- testing boundaries and limits
- plays peek-a-boo, pat-a-cake
- calls attention to herself by "talking" or saying "mama" or using a sign
- beginning temper-tantrums when told "no"
- gives lots of affection to people, and gives kisses to baby dolls
- has a happy personality
- reserved in new situations
- dances to music
cognition
- can find hidden objects, imitates hiding objects
- turns pages in a book, looks at pictures
- plays appropriately with music toys, cars
- emerging ability to stack 2 blocks
- imitates gestures and sign language signs
- uses objects correctly - pretends to drink from a cup, puts a phone to her ear, puts a bow on her hair, shoe on her foot, hairbrush to her hair
- points to a few pictures and uses the sign to label (dog, bird)
language
- verbal words: hi, mama, dada, grandma, laura, I got it
- sign language words: hi, bye, more, eat, milk, please, dog, all done, open, book, bird, where is it
- imitates words and sign words
- babbles expressively with inflection
- pays attention to others talking
- looks for people or dogs when asked
- responds to directions such as "give it to mom to open, put it on the table, no mouth, go get a book, wave hi, blow kiss, hi-five, clap hands, pat the dog, be gentle" and mostly without gestures
- is not shaking her head "yes" or "no"
If you made it this far, that's great! Now, for what you are waiting for....
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| Happy First Birthday Heidi |
We love you greatly. You are a blessing from God, and it is miraculous watching you develop each and every day. I am so thankful to spend my days playing, teaching, and learning from you.
And a few more pictures, because Heidi is cute.
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| Heidi loves balloons |
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| signing "open" |
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| signing "where is it?" |
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| Heidi |
