Zachary is 5 1/2 yrs old; he was born on June 6, 1996 by cesarean
section 2 wks past his due date. When he was born our Pediatrician
said he looked more like he was 2 wks pre-mature. Zachary was a
beautiful baby.
Zachary was born with a slight heart murmur, but as of last year no
Doctor has been able to hear it. Zachary was also jaundice and spent
3 days under billy lights.
Nursing was slow in the hospital, but once at home he nursed fine
until I weaned him at 7 mo. to go back to work.
Zachary had no problems w/ sleeping; in fact he liked to sleep-in.
At 10 mo Zachary was dx w/ failure to thrive, leading to the WS dx
at 12 mo.
Zachary was delayed in most ways; he didn't crawl until 11 mo and
walk till 22 mo. Zachary started wearing glasses at about 2 1/2 yrs
old, he had surgery for strabismus (lazy eye) in Aug of ’99’.
Zachary has received, OT, PT and Speech since 14 mo, and still
receives the same at school. He has made considerable progress since
going to school. he attended 2 yrs of pre-k and is currently in
morning kindergarten class with an educational aide. He rides on the
big yellow school bus in the morning, he just loves that! He also
stays an extra 45 each day for additional specials and resource room
time.
Zachary’s favorite foods are grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken
nuggets, bacon, fruits like apples, pears, grapes and oranges. He
eats canned peaches and all kinds of crackers and granola bars. Dry
cereal (sometimes w/milk) not a big cookie fan. He will eat bacon
and chicken nuggets that's it for meats. He dislikes any soft foods
and will gag if put in front of him. He is small for his age,
weighting about 34 lbs.
Zachary is a happy, energetic little boy, who loves all kinds of
vehicles, playing with his big collection of matchbox cars etc. He
picked out a new bike w/training wheels for his birthday and loves
to ride it every day.
Zachary loves to read books, mostly ones about fire trucks or
constructions trucks.
He has 2 younger sisters Carly and Chloe; they get along as well as
most siblings do! He also has two dogs Guido and Fretzel, who he
loves very much, and a new kitten named Autumn (she was a gift from
Santa).
Zachary enjoys playing outside and going for walks (in a stroller!).
This year I have seen how much Zachary has become so gracious with
people, thanking them for visiting our house or just being
themselves. He warms hearts wherever we go with his big smile and
laughter. We are so blessed to have Zachary; we will always have
sunshine in our lives.
We live in Connecticut and always like to hear from other WS
families, so please e-mail us @
hollyweston@msn.com anytime.