For my friends and family, here is this months update. Lil weighs in at 11lbs 5 oz at 6.5 months old. She is holding her head up completely, rolling from tummy to back, smiling, laughing, and now cooing! I am just amazed when I look at how far she has come. Here are her appointments from this month:
Ophthalmologist- Her eyes are HEALED!!!! She no longer has retinopathy, and the DR doesn't need to see her until her first birthday. No more every 2 week appointments. At that time, he feels she will probably need glasses. How cute will that be! They must be hot pink!
GI Dr.- When her upper GI test came back as just relux last month, they switched her meds back to Zantac. She seems to be doing very well on it, or she is growing out of her reflux. That's what I am praying for. I do not hear her at night spitting up, so I am not as nervous anymore about her choking.
Pulmonologist- She received her Synagis this month, and for the first time she handled it well. She had no reaction, and that is a major stressor out of my life now. They put her back on steroids for her lungs, and I am hoping it is just to get us through this season. So, she gets her nebulizer treatments 2 times a day for the steroids but isn't really needing the albuterol treatments right now.
That's all for her now. Carrot top has something new though.........
We had his speech evaluation this month, and he qualified for therapy once a week. The whole process was very interesting. They have a whole list of activities they had to do with him, and it was great watching him do them perfectly. He passed everything but expressive communication. The therapist said that because he couldn't hear right for his first year of life, he has missed out of vital times when kids learn how to communicate. He uses his tongue the way a deaf child would; by bringing the tongue to the back of his mouth. It is a habit now, and will take some time to break it. She thought he had a vocabulary of at least 100 words but that only about 5 are being pronounced properly. He says Gah for everything, but according to her those are his words for things. Our goal for his therapy would be from him to be able to communicate his needs VERBALLY (without signing), within 6 months. Big goal, but I know my little man can do it. I cant wait to hear him talk.
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She's beautiful. :) I'm now following YOU! :)
Yay for her eyes being healed!!
So pretty!
I am so glad to hear about LIL and Carrot Top. That is very cool. Good luck with the speech therapy. God bless speech therapists.
Wow that is awesome for little girl! She is so precious! My son is exactly the same as your little boy-- except there is no reason that he can't speak expressively-- he just chooses not too. I would love to hear him say something besides GA- GA! We have speech once a week for 30 minutes(and have since October) it is a slow process for us. I urge you if they have a play group in your area(through the program where you had him tested) to get him on the list to go. It has really helped my little one(and nice for him to play with other ones his age) for an hour-(and it is free. If you need to know about toys and books to make your little one talk more let me know-- we have acquired lots of things October and most can be found at Target.
Glad your daughter is doing well, and so good your son will be able to get the help he needs. It will be so amazing for you to watch him progress.
Melissa, I'm so happy to hear her eyes are healed. Your children are beautiful and they are such a gift. xox
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It's great your little one is doing well! Following form Friday Follow!
WOW! Huge progress for your little girl...and I must say, I LOVE the idea of hot pink glasses :-)
If that is the case, that she needs glasses, contact me. I have {I don't own the company, its the company we work with} a great company, made from plastic, and they're wonderful.
Grace's have never broke or bent or anything. And our insurance payed for them...even better!!!
Oh my is that picture of Carrot Top ever cute. That is interesting about the tongue thrust she does. Hmmm, wonder why, she does it.
Wow I didn't know you had a preemie. I need to sit and read your blog. Forgive me, it has been a wild week.
I had 3 preemies, 32 weeks, 34 weeks, and a 35 weeker. The 35 weeker is Quince, he went through the toughest time, but nothing near what your little one sounds like she is going through. Hugs !
Two of mine hand lung issues, feeding issues, vision issues, speech issues, hereditary heart defects ( Emma had 2 seperate heart defects ).
They have all come out of it well. The strange thing was my 32 weeker came home the same day he was born. Never had a single issue.
I am glad she is progressing so well.
Precious kiddoes! I'm a fellow homeschooler, stopping over from Friday Follow.
Stopping by from Friday Follow! Your little ones are the cutest!!! I had an almost 32 wk preemie Nov. 2008. Evan is doing great now & even weighs well over 30lbs. Yes he's my best eater!!! I can't wait to read more of your blog!!
Your children are just beautiful. Your precious girl sounds like a little miracle! I agree that pink glasses would be so adorable!
Great progress! Of our 10 children, 3 were over 2mths early and 2 were 1 nth early. I understand the emotions and fears you have gone through and am thankful she is doing so well!
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Wonderful news about your daughter! My daughter also had speech therapy and she really loved it. I hope Carrot Top does, too.
Wow, she is a cutie. What a precious miracle from God. Glad to hear all the great progress she is making.
My oldest son had to have speech therapy and was in the IU9 classes when he was younger. He had almost constant ear infections when he was younger, and as our first child we really weren't sure where he should be developmentally (of course the doctor should have) and his hearing suffered as did his speech. He is off to college next fall!
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OK, now I have to thank you for sharing about "Carrot Top." My own ginger-head is also in need of speech therapy ... unfortunately, his ped's drug their heels on prescribing so now he's on a very loooong waiting list.
I'm praising God that your son's prognosis came so quickly!
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