Today is Giuliana's 8 month birthday. I can't believe how fast everything is flying by. Joe and I were talking that we will never have a non-crawler in our house again. And in about 6 more months, she'll be eating at the table with us at dinner, along with walking, and talking. Aye yaye yaye!
On Thursday, Giuliana had another NICU follow-up appointment. These are fun 2 1/2 hrs. She saw an Audiologist to test her hearing. They asked that someone stay in the waiting room with Giovanna for this test, so I stayed behind, and Joe accompanied Giuls to her test. She did not do well, but they are confident it's because she had fluid in her ears from the cold she's been battling for the past 3 weeks. She and Giovanna seem to keep passing it back and forth to one another. Then we all went into an exam room where we saw the Speech Therapist. She said Giuliana is hitting all the marks that she should be at her age, and then some. She gave us a few recommendations of things to practice with to increase Giuliana's awareness of her tongue and it's capabilities. Next came the Occupational Therapist who played with Giuliana for awhile to see where she is with her motor skill development. She scored Giuliana based on what she observed, and ranked her in the 90th percentile! So again, she is meeting her marks and then some. Finally, we saw the doctor, and he did not have any concerns. He would just like to see her again in 4 months at her 1 year NICU follow-up.
Sorry I don't have any pictures to share this week. It's been hectic and we've all been taking turns being sick. I'm glad my sick came on the weekend. It looks like we are all on the road to recovery!
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