Neonatal Follow-Up

Today it was back downtown for another neonatal follow-up. Your six-month appointments with them had gone wonderfully well and we were very hopeful and prayerful that today's would go just as smoothly.

First on the list, check the weight and height. We were so ecstatic to learn you both made the chart...and not on your adjusted age charts either! You are both catching up beautifully and your size (while still a little on the tiny side) is comparable to your full-term peers. 

Next it was time to check your developmental milestones. Our doctor was just blown away with all your two could do. Not only had you hit all of your adjusted milestones, but again, you were hitting milestones of those of your full-term peers, and passing your full-term peers with your motor-skills.

While I was one proud mommy with these updates, I am just so thankful and amazed at God's power. We had been prepared for the many different health risks you could face in your lifetime. We had been prepped with the idea that most likely, specialists would be needed to catch you up. We had been told to expect at least two years of neonatal appointments; two years for you to catch up to your full-term peers.

And yet, today we left the neonatal specialist for the last time today!! One year ahead of schedule, you have graduated. Not because of anything we did. Not because of anything you did. But because we serve an amazing and living God who continues to write the miracle of your lives! Thank you, Lord!!