Small Steps, Big Leaps LLC

05/11/2026

To the mamas doing it all — the planners, the snack makers, the appointment schedulers, the late-night comforters, the sideline cheerleaders, the tireless advocates, and the steady hands holding everything together… today is for you. 🤍

Your selfless acts rarely come with recognition, but they never go unnoticed.
The way you show up for your babies day after day — through the chaos, the busy schedules, the hard moments, and the beautiful ones — is extraordinary.

You are the heartbeat of your homes, the calm in the overwhelm, and the reason so many little ones feel safe, supported, and deeply loved.

To every kind of mom and mother figure: thank you for the endless ways you give of yourselves. The world keeps turning because of moms like you.

Happy Mother’s Day from the Small Steps, Big Leaps team 🌷

05/01/2026

Family-centered care starts at home for us 🤍

As we work on putting together our new space, I look around and realizing this is exactly what family-centered means to me — building something with the people you love right beside you.

Behind every dream at Small Steps Big Leaps are the little hands helping unpack boxes, the late nights putting furniture together, the encouragement on the hard days, and the love that keeps this vision moving forward. My family has been part of every step of this journey, and that’s truly the heart behind everything we do.

We believe the best support happens when families feel seen, included, valued, and empowered — because babies and kids thrive when they feel connected to the people who love them most.

Watching my own family help bring this dream to life makes this new chapter even more meaningful. Chasing this dream while raising a family has been beautiful and exhausting, but meaningful and worth every second.

Here’s to creating a space where children can meet their goals, families can feel supported, and big dreams can be built together — one small step at a time ✨🫶🏻

04/27/2026

☀️ Calling all little explorers ages 2–6! 🧭🌈

Join us in June for the Little Explorers Summer Program. Our days are filled with summertime activities created by occupational therapists to boost your child’s motor skills, creativity, and sensory development through play! Each week features different, fun themes:

JUNE 9th- NATURE 🍄
JUNE 16th- UNDER THE SEA 🐠
JUNE 23rd- BUGS 🐛
JUNE 30th- OUTER SPACE 🚀

🕘 9–11 am
📍Union Park

✨ Hands-on activities
✨ Tons of summer fun!

Parent/caregiver engagement is strongly recommended, but their presence is mandatory

$35/child per week ($25 for siblings)

Register here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS6jm0MgQaDseHXXDNSNhOEH66bAs0SSrGSvWVCS9ACNuTGg/viewform

📲 Questions? Text/call Stephanie Utz at 717-739-9477

04/22/2026

Feeding your baby was something that was never meant to be something you figure out alone 🤍

Join us for Milk & Moments Feeding Support Group — a warm, judgment-free space for moms navigating breastfeeding, bottle feeding, pumping, or combo feeding.

Led by a pediatric feeding therapist and certified lactation counselor, this group is designed to support both you and your baby through the ups, downs, questions, and little victories of feeding.

✨ Learn tips for more comfortable, effective feeding
✨ Connect with other local moms
✨ Ask questions in a supportive, no-pressure environment

🍼 Breast • Bottle • Pumping • Combo Feeding welcome

🗓 Saturday, May 9th
⏰ 9–10 AM
📍 Small Steps Big Leaps LLC | Hanover, PA

04/20/2026

Tummy time, but better ✨

Join our Tummy Time Tribe for connection, confidence, and stronger little bodies.

🍼 For; Birth–precrawling babies
🤍 Free group!!
🧸 Play-based + supportive

Come join us!

04/13/2026

🎉This weekend was MOVING WEEKEND!! 🎉We are so excited to join and her crew to open up our new space to kiddos and families THIS WEEK at 28 Baltimore st., Unit 6 🩵

More organizing and decorating to come 🥰

04/05/2026

It’s been such an egg-citing week at Small Steps, Big Leaps! Wishing you and your family a very happy Easter 🐣🌷

04/02/2026

Here at Small Steps, Big Leaps, we love helping little ones grow, connect, and thrive—one small step at a time 🤍

As occupational therapists, we get a front row seat to the magic of childhood—supporting play, strengthening bodies, building confidence, and celebrating every tiny win along the way.

From meeting milestones with littles to helping big kids gain confidence and independence, it’s never just “play”… it’s purpose.

Happy OT Month to all the amazing OTs helping children (and families!) take their own big leaps 💫

03/29/2026

Always advocate and ask why 🫶🏻

Maybe it’s not “colic.”

Maybe it’s overstimulation.
Too much noise. Too much input.
Not enough closeness. Not enough regulation.

Maybe it’s not “colic.”

Maybe it’s gas from a bad latch.
Swallowing air all day.
Tongue and lip ties no one caught.

Maybe it’s not “colic.”

Maybe it’s what’s in the bottle.
Corn syrup solids labeled as “gentle.”
An immature gut trying to process it.

Maybe it’s not “colic.”

Maybe it’s tension.
Through their neck. Their back.
From birth that was never worked through.

Maybe it’s not “colic.”

Maybe it’s a body that got overwhelmed.
Overloaded with too much, too fast, too early.

Maybe it’s not random.
Maybe it’s not “just what babies do.”

Maybe it’s a baby asking for help
in the only way they can.

But it’s easier to call it colic than ask why.

03/17/2026

Tummy time starts earlier than most people think 🤍

In the first few weeks, your baby doesn’t need to be on floor right away. Placing them tummy-down on your chest is the perfect place to begin. At this age, head lifting and turning are largely reflexive—but still so important to support future volitional head turning and strengthening skills. Your baby is practicing those early movements while also taking in your face, tracking your features, and beginning to build on visual skills.

This close, binding opportunity supports so much more than strengthening—it’s laying the foundation for development, connection, and early social engagement. They’re learning to focus, to look, and to connect… all while feeling safe with you.

Around 3-4 weeks, you can start introducing short periods of tummy time on a firm, flat surface. This is where those early reflexive movements begin to turn into more purposeful strength through the neck, shoulders, and core.

Start simple and always follow your baby’s lead.
Tummy time is where connection, purposeful movement, and strength all begin 💕