Today Robinson had his NICU follow up which checks his development and how well he is doing on his milestones. For preemies, they need to make sure that they do not need physical, speech or occupational therapy if they get behind on milestones. Obviously, you want to catch it quickly so that you can correct any issues. They have Robinson go to USA for the appointments every 4 months to re-evaluate.
Today was a little more intense than the last session. He had to sit across a table from a doctor and they brought out various toys and watched what he did with them and looked for certain things. He had to be able to pick up 2 block with his hand and then a third and put them down together; get the blocks out of cup and underneath a shelf; grab a rope; shake a bell; stack the blocks; pull pins from holes; point to items in a book; turn in different directions to sound; point out Mommy and Daddy; feed himself cheerios; crawl; stand; cruise; laugh, and talk.
Robinson did fantastic! They said he is completely caught up to his actual age (12 months) for all of his major milestones and is even ahead of the game of some gross and cognitive skills. She was really impressed that Robinson gives "kisses" when asked- open mouth, right on the lips! haha She said he was amazing and that you would never know he was a preemie. She actually thought she had read his chart wrong and couldn't believe that he was a 26 weeker.
They were also really impressed with his size. Robinson weighed 21.9 pounds today!! Seriously! I couldn't believe it...I think she was off on the height and head circumference b/c Robinson wouldn't hold still and according to the nurse's measurements his head and length would've shrunk from his 9 month apppointment! haha....she wasn't too thrilled with me when I just point blankly said "well, that can't be right, I know he hasn't shrunk". hehe....I measured his head and length when we got home and I think his head is around 46 cm and length is about 29 inches- but I'll be happy when we go to the pediatrician in a couple of weeks and get a confirmation on those. I remember their numbers were off when we went at 4 months, so I always trust my pedi's office more so than others.
Lastly, we had to go through his history over the past year and they seemed pleasantly surprised that Robinson has not had a hospital visit, antibiotics, any illness- not even a trip to the doctor that wasn't a check up! It was a very good visit and very good day...I will continue to pray that our little man gets stronger and healthier every day.
We love you Robinson!
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