Elijah, 1 year old

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Elijah is a sweet baby boy. He has been in his foster home since birth and is a joy to have in the family. Elijah has eyesight concerns that make it difficult for him to interact with his surroundings. Additionally, he was born premature and has struggled to gain strength to meet developmental milestones. Elijah is a tough little boy and has already overcome many of his adversities with the support of his foster family. Elijah loves his Clifford the Big Red Dog stuffed animal and seems to respond best to bright toys that make sounds. His foster mom works with Elijah to improve his eye tracking, environmental awareness, and overall strength.

Elijah will be celebrating his first birthday with his foster family! He has reached a lot of developmental goals in the past six months and is crawling and babbling. He is still behind on his gross and fine motor skills. His current goals have him working toward standing/walking abilities and his hand strength. Elijah loves anything colorful now that his eyesight has improved, and he is most engaged with his exercises when his toys are colorful or make sounds. He would enjoy having a set of colorful cardboard building blocks to play with.