On Thursday mum and I took Noah to see the community paediatrician. The health visitor had refereed us in an attempt to get the referral we needed to allow the teacher specialising in visually impaired children to visit.
The lovely lady doc (who's name escapes me right now) did a full developmental check on Noah. In the things that rely on vision to help them develop he is obviously very behind. But the fantastic news is that the things that don't require vision for he is spot on or even ahead. She was impressed with his strength and his desire to sit up and to stand. She is not worried about his weight as she thinks once he does become mobile he will lose some of it. I also told her that I was trying him with tiny amounts of food and she was okay with that. He hates baby rice and to be honest I don't blame him as it resembles wallpaper paste and I don't imagine that it tastes a whole lot better. but I cooked him some pear and pureed it and he is enjoying that. But the best part was that she filled in the referral form. So hopefully in the not to distant future we should get some help. I told the doc I felt as though I didn't know what I was doing. And she told me I did and that I was doing good. It was good to hear as I think every day I worry that I am doing things wrong and that it will delay Noah in someway.
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