All those months ago, as we struggled with the decision about when to deliver the twins, our overriding hope was that Veronica would not suffer because of any decisions we made to benefit Colin.
Today, Veronica had another appointment at the NICU follow-up clinic at the hospital. Here they follow the babies to make sure they are getting the services they need for any delays they might have (our occupational therapist currently sees babies at the clinic) and to keep an eye on any preemie-specific health issues they may have.
I had no real concerns going in to the appointment, other than to call to the doctor’s attention that our occupational therapist had noticed that Veronica’s left leg seems to be turning out more than it should at the hip. (He checked, and she doesn’t seem to have any range of motion problems, so right now it’s nothing to worry about. We’ll just keep an eye on it.)
Even so, I was happy to hear that Veronica is on target or ahead on everything — both size and development — for her actual age. So in just over 10 months, she has overcome the disadvantages of being born so early, and is developing just like any other baby born at the beginning of July.
Deb, our occupational therapist, said she is doing things an 11 month old baby should be doing with fine motor skills, and is at 10 months in her gross motor skills. She is an average height for a 10 month old (and at about the 25th percentile for weight), and is growing just fine.
In short, she is now normal.
(Of course, something could always arise later as a problem, but we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed that it doesn’t.)
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