Tough day...

Dear Nicky,

I know you're teething and that must be hugely uncomfortable for you. They say kids with T21 have it worse because your gums are thicker. You fellows don't seem to get much of break, do you? On the other hand, despite a tooth fever last night, you're clearly better today.

Also we think another milestone might have been reached. When we clap, you clap. When Mom and I say "Yaaaay!" you reply with your own version. That's pretty excellent. Also, your commando crawling is moving right along. Hopefully you'll be doing four point soon. We've been working on going from prone to sitting and I think you're making progress there, too. These are all wonderful achievements.

Lately, though, and I don't know what this means, feeding you has become a real chore. You'll whine, kick, and cry, in short through a tantrum, and not just once in a while, either. My thinking is this is a developmental thing, a transitional stage where in your mind you want to do your own feeding yourself, but physically you lack the muscle knowledge and experience. No doubt this is very frustrating for you, but we're working on it. It's equally frustrating for me too, believe me. I hope we can get this sort of thing integrated soon for both our sakes.

Love,
Dad