Assessment

And so it begins...

On Friday (6/4), Luke had his initial assessment with Early Steps, the Louisiana early intervention program. The purpose of this program is to ensure that all children with any form of developmental delays receive access to speech, physical, and occupational therapy in order to better prepare them for the public school system. Patrick was lucky enough to get off work early to be home for the big meeting, and we both found it fascinating to watch the Christie, an occupational therapist, test a 7 week old.

Basically, the test involved a series of questions that we had to answer. Then, Christie performed a series of sensory input tests to see how Luke would respond such as ringing a bell, shaking a rattle, shining lights, and so forth. We're not sure exactly what our concerns should be (other than his low muscle tone), so we can't wait for the results of the assessment, which we should receive later this week. For now, we'll just keep having tummy time to work on building up those muscles!