We had the 16 month (13 month 7 days adjusted) appointment at the NICU Follow-up clinic with Dr. Bear on 2/1. Similar to the last appointment the girls were evaluated by PT, OT and Speech Therapy. This time each girl went individually into a separate room for the evaluation where they basically had a chance to show off their skills. Bottom line for all three girls is there are no concerns with their development!!! I am not going to go into all the specifics, but the reports were great and of course put Chris and my minds at ease. There were definitely areas where they are beyond even their actual age and areas where they are closer to their adjusted age, all of which are perfectly normal. All the therapist just loved the girls and couldn't believe how well they have developed for 29 weekers! Such a proud Mama!
A few suggestions were made as to things we should do with them, especially to get their communication to increase. We see a lot of "grunt and pointing" which we were told is a tough habit to break. They suggested we start teaching basic sign language. I started to be more consistent with it during the remainder of the week and it is pretty amazing how quickly they have picked it up .
All three girls were absolute troopers and they were so cute exploring the room almost naked!
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