Brock's Adulthood

Brock is an African American male of average height and average weight. He has light brown hair and dark brown eyes. During his birth, I had to have an emergency caesarean as he was in fetal distress. When he was born, the Apgar score was between a seven and an eight. My partner and I chose to only breastfeed Brock. We also used disposable diapers. When Brock was three months old, we had to switch him from breast milk to formula due to digestive problems. From the moment Brock was born, I instantly felt a hormonal connection. When Brock was three months, I decided to work outside of the home part-time and send Brock to a state-certified daycare provider until he was eighteen months. After that, I chose to work full-time when Brock attended …show more content…
At age three, he was in constant motion and did not sleep as often as most babies. During his eighth month of life, Brock was experiencing frequent problems with his digestive system and was often sick. Brock was a very active crawler and was still always on the go. He is advanced in his fine and gross motor skills, and enjoys crawling, pulling himself up to stand, and manipulating objects. A month later, Brock learned to walk. At twelve months, he was already climbing. He still has issues with indigestion but is tolerating most baby foods as well as several bland foods. Brock also enjoys throwing toys out of his crib. At eighteen months, Brock is only taking a short nap during the day, as he prefers to be active. He is still not potty-trained and has not shown any interest in this. At nineteen months, we decided to have a psychological examination performed on Brock to see how he is developing. According to the evaluation, he is age-appropriate for tasks such as building a block tower to model one, and other spatial skills such as coloring inside the lines, copying shapes, and solving picture puzzles. The examiner also informed us that Brock is advanced in his gross motor skills. When Brock turned two, he learned how to ride a tricycle; however, he became scared of his bike for a period of time after falling at the park. Brock still is not doing the best in regards to his health. He still has frequent colds, earaches, and stomachaches. He is becoming more potty-trained, as he makes it to the toilet sixty-percent of the time and in a few months he becomes completely potty-trained. Brock also began to understand the difference between males and females. He prefers playing with the boys at his daycare, but he does get along with the girls. At age two and a half, we chose to have another test done to track Brock’s development. Physically, much did not change between now and the previous