horses, horses, horses

Gabe is doing well. We've been really busy lately with all the comings and goings of summer. I started making baby food for Gabe. I'm adding olive oil and butter to foods to help bulk Gabe up. He likes the stronger flavor. He definitely likes the fruits. The vegies are hit or miss. He spits the chicken at me, but pureed chicken is pretty gross. He's getting use to the different texture and I feel like he's gained a ton of weight this past month. Thin liquids are still a slow process. We have a new speech therapist covering while our's is on maternity leave. She's really good and commented on how happy she was with Gabe's communication. We're not getting the sounds that require your lips to go together (m, p, b), but we are pretty much getting all others. The best thing is that Gabe has a conversation with you. He'll make noises back and forth and take turns with talking. He'll study the movement of your mouth and try to mimic it. He gets very proud of himself when you tell him what a big boy he is. We're working on standing and he gets better everyday. He is able to do it with very minimal support for a couple seconds. He's still not a fan of crawling. Today was the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati's family picnic. Gabe loved the swing. They even had pony rides.