They had their 2 years check up this past Friday and they are all doing great! We continue to love our pediatrician and she continues to be very pleased with their progress. "Technically" we can stop adjusting their age when it comes to their development, size, etc, since they turned two. So when it comes to size, none of them are on the charts for height, but both Bria and Aven are at about the 5th percentile for weight. But all are growing well and along their curve... The only thing to keep working on for them is their speech, which we knew.
A few weeks ago the girls all had their endocrinologist check ups... He's the bone doctor and is the specialist that we see for the girls growth. He also felt good about their growth that they were staying along their curve and weren't dropping off or not gaining weight. He has the same concerns as others as they haven't really shown a "catch up" with regard to growth. But overall, he's still not overly concerned and is pleased with their progress. We will go back to see him in 6 months to check on how they are doing. He feels at this point he doesn't feel they need a growth hormone, they just need more time (hence the re-check in a few months).
We also had their check up with their eye doctor a few weeks back as well and they all passed with flying colors. This doctor has actually seen them since birth and is the practicing doctor in NICU (he's also married to a woman who was Stevie's heart doctor nurse and they are expecting twins! Small world). Not concerned with any of their eyes, vision, etc. So it should be the last time that we need to visit him!
Bria and Aven started DI (development intervention) a few weeks ago as well and it seems to be going okay... It incorporates speech, motor skills and cognitive skills. A therapist comes out weekly for both of them at the same time (usually it's just for whoever is paying attention). Stevie's assessment for what she needs (either DI or speech) is later this week. We assume she will also qualify for DI, and at that point we will likely stop her Physical Therapy and just have DI for all the girls weekly.
Stevie also had a pulmonologist appointment about a month ago (not sure if I wrote about this yet). He was pleased with how she was doing and happy to see that she's been off the albuderole and steroid since June with no issues (so far). We still have the medicines and nebulizer in case she has any flair ups this winter. He wants to see her back in 6 months as well to check on how she is doing and to see if there are any issues now that she's been off the lung medicine for a long time.
That's pretty much it for the specialist visits for a while now. We are hoping for a healthier winter this year (versus last year) so we stay out of the hospital and see less doctors! Keep your fingers crossed!
Here are a few pictures from the last few days... Aven was admiring my block wall building skills...
Playing games with mommy...
Peek-a-boo!
And very upset because her sister Bria came over and knocked it all down...
Aven so upset that she found a bin to sit in...
Super Stevie! I had all these shirts made for their birthday - LOVE Etsy!
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