Josh had his 6 month evaluation with his Physical Therapist. He is still lagging with gross and fine motor skills. She is putting him at 7-10 months. While I had hoped that he would be a little further ahead, I am happy with his progress. She did say that he is progressing at a normal pace which is a good thing! Last weigh in he was 19 lbs 9 oz. We are still having some issues with chunky foods. He won't eat any level 3 foods that have chunks of vegetables. His pulmonologist said that this could be because it's smooth and chunky which is an aquired texture. He will eat toddler foods like the spaghetti rings but has a hard time with the chicken and stars (the chicken isn't soft enough). He likes bread and pasta. So we are on our way, but it's slow going.
They say that between 2 and 5 the 4 month delay won't be such a big deal. I am thinking it will be more toward the 5. He is pulling to stand more often (like ALL the time!!) but not walking yet. We are in trouble once he does. He's already into everything in his walker! He really is an amazing baby and I realize that so much all the time. There are so many other babies who haven't fared as well as Josh has. Talking to other mom's has always put it in perspective for me. I have always considered him my miracle, however, I am seeing more and more just how fortunate we are that he is doing so well and that the only problems we are having now is some feeding issues (Which aren't major) and some developmental delays which we anticipated anyway.
Life as a preemie mom really is different than having a full-termer, don't let anyone tell you differently. I don't take any of his milestones for granted. Every thing he does is a major accomplishment as most other preemie mom's will agree. While we aim toward "normal", we know that life in many cases is never "normal". But what is normal anyway? It's all in your perspective of things and how you define what normal is.
Anyway, now that I have gone off on a preemie mom tangent, thanks for reading... what did you all think of the poem below?? I loved it, but no one commented!
Birthday Ticker
