We have some great news from two fronts. Tuesday Zoe had her 15 month well-care appointment. She has grown to 29.75 inches tall and weighs in at 22lbs 10ozs. She's growing so fast. We usually see the nurse practitioner, Kathie when we go to the doctor. This time, in addition to Dr. Kathie, we also saw Dr. Olson, the main pediatrician of the office. We wanted him to take a look at Zoe in relation to the cerebral palsy question. He seemed very positive! He told us that she does have a slight issue with her left leg being stiff, but nothing that he would diagnose as CP yet. As long as she's not losing skills as she grows, they probably will never diagnose her since it is so slight and that type of diagnosis will follow her forever. That could be problematic in the future with insurance, etc. Can I get a Praise the Lord?
Secondly, Zoe is still doing her twice-weekly physical therapy. One of the achievements we've been trying to reach is for her to crawl three feet. The CP question was raised, in part, because Zoe couldn't do this and didn't keep her head up off the floor when she was on all fours. This showed a lack of muscle development, which is a sign of CP.
These last couple weeks, Zoe has seemed more interested in crawling, constantly putting herself on the floor and moving around. If we leave her in the living room, we come back and she's on the floor. Then she'll yell for you because she can't get up to standing. It was starting to get annoying, but once again, she's doing exactly what she needs to despite my running around the house. (Actually I think it's my new form of Jazzercise!) It has definitely paid off (for both of us)! Today during her physical therapy appointment Zoe crawled three feet! We've been trying to get her to do this since her first physical therapy appointment almost 1 year ago. This shows real improvement in her muscle tone. It's one more feather in Zoe's hat against this CP diagnosis/concern.
Your prayers are working! She is developing the way she should, just in her own time. Wonder whose kid she is?
That light through the branches that N and I saw, is coming into clear view now!
1 comment:
Great news! sounds like you'll be completely child-proofing everything in sight soon.
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