Colorado Baby

Jack had his developmental evaluation appointment yesterday. It was a lot of fun! We met with the developmental therapist who saw him in the NICU - it was fun to see her again. She spent about an hour and a half evaluating his progress in fine motor skills, gross motor skills, verbal/social interaction, and others.

She had him play with toys, practice rolling over (she thinks he's really close!), and evaluated his sitting, among other things. She also had him look at himself in a mirror; for the first time he actually looked at himself rather than me. He talked and giggled at himself for a long time - she said it's the most engaged she's seen a baby with the mirror in while. She also was impressed with his trunk muscles, considering that he hates tummy time (and therefore I don't subject him to much of it!).

After the appt, we went to the 7th floor to visit the NICU. Unfortunately, most of his regular nurses weren't working that day, but we did get to see one who worked closely with hiim, as well as one of his primary doctors. And several other nurses stopped by to see him, having remembered his name. He was talking and giggling the entire time - he had everyone oohhing and aahhing over him. He's at such a social age, compared to the average NICU preemie. They reminded us about the NICU patient reunion next summer. It's at the Denver Zoo, and they rent out a pavilion for previous patients, nurses, and doctors to get together. We'll definitely be there!

Today was much more low-key. Jack and ran a couple of errands, and I got a flu shot. (Flu season is coming up soon, and we're trying to do all we can to prevent Jack from getting a cold/flu/or the dreaded RSV.) We took Jack for a walk to see the sunset over the mountains. He really enjoys the Baby Bjorn.