NICU Follow Up Clinic!!!!!

On Tuesday we made a trip to Childrens Hospital for the 2nd of 4 NICU follow up Clinics. The clinics are provided at no cost to families of preemies that were in thier NICU. They are following up with kids to see how they are developing and we could not be more pleased. Remember the babies are 16 months old but neurologically thier brains are only at a 13 month old level. Here are the results.

Samantha:


Samantha:
Height was 28 3/4 inches For a 13 month old she is in the 45th%, for a 16 month old 5th%
Weight 18lbs 14.9 oz for a 13 month old 45th %, for a 16 month old 3rd%
Head 18 3/4" for a 13 month old 95th% for a 16 month old, 85th%

Baylee Scales of Infant Development

Cognitive score - 115
Age Equivalence - 16months

Motor Score - 118
Age Equivalence- Gross Motor Skills - 13 months
Fine Motor Skills - 20 months

Language Score - 106
Age Equivalence- Expressive - 14 months
Receptive - 14 months
Way to go Samantha!!!


Bridgette

Bridgette:
Height was 29 3/4 inches For a 13 month old she is in the 75th%, for a 16 month old 25th%
Weight 20 lbs .3 oz for a 13 month old 70th %, for a 16 month old 8rd%
Head 19 1/8" for a 13 month old greater than 100th% for a 16 month old, 95th%

Baylee Scales of Infant Development

Cognitive score - 115
Age Equivalence - 16months

Motor Score - 124
Age Equivalence- Gross Motor Skills - 16 months
Fine Motor Skills - 17 months

Language Score - 106
Age Equivalence- Expressive - 16 months
Receptive - 13 months

Way to go Bridgette!!!

Teddy

Teddy:

Height was 30 1/2 inches For a 13 month old he is in the 85th%, for a 16 month old 20th%
Weight 22 lbs 3.5 oz for a 13 month old 85th %, for a 16 month old 15th%
Head 19" for a 13 month old 90th% for a 16 month old, 75th%

Baylee Scales of Infant Development

Cognitive score - 130
Age Equivalence - 18months

Motor Score - 110
Age Equivalence- Gross Motor Skills - 12 months
Fine Motor Skills - 18 months

Language Score - 94
Age Equivalence- Expressive - 12 months
Receptive - 11 months

Way to go Teddy!!

They want the numbers to be between 85-115 which are normal scores, anything below is a concern. Everyone was at or above. Grandma was in with Teddy and he was getting tired she said that he did not do things that she knew he could, but even with being tired he did great and is doing awesome.

We couldn't be happier with thier development. When they were born at just 27 weeks there we so many unknowns.

They are playing, talking and having fun. So many things that we had no idea if they would accomplish. We know they have thier special Angel helping them along the way. I wish I was able to write Maddie's scores.

Praise be to God for these beautiful

Healthy

Smart

Babies!!

We go back for a NICU follow up when they are 2 years corrected age (so December 2010) this will be the last time they adjust for prematurity, after December they will just be 2!! Then they go back for one last follow up when they turn 4 1/2.

Way to go babies Mama LOVES you so much!!!!!

NICU Follow Up Clinic Today!!!

The babies had their first NICU follow up clinic. They test them to see where they are with their abilities. The hope is that they will eventually catch up to their actual age. They will do this study a few times over the next 4 1/2 years the next test will be at thier "Adjusted"a​ge of 12 months (December actual age will be 15 months). So here are the results in birth order of course!!

Rem​ember they are actually 9.5 months old they are expected to do things a 6.5 month old does.

Samantha

Samant​ha: Cognitive - Age Equvilance 8 Months
​ Motor - Gross - 7 months
​ ​Motor - Fine - 10 months
​ Language - Expressive - 7 months
​ Language - Receptive - 6 months

Bridgette

Br​idgette: Co​gnitive - Age Equvilance ​9 Months
​ Motor - Gross - 8 months
​ ​Motor - Fine - 7 months
​ Language - Expressive - 6 months
​ Language - Receptive - 6 months
Bri​dgette normally chats alot and just would not talk during the test so she would have been higher on the language if she would have talked. ​

Teddy

Teddy: Cognitive - Age Equvilance ​11 Months
​ Motor - Gross - 6 months
​ ​Motor - Fine - 10 months
​ Language - Expressive - 7 months
​ Language - Receptive - 9 months

Ne​edless to say they did amazingly well. As you can see some things they already hit and surpassed thier actual age!! Way to go babies!!!

We went to visit the NICU nurses, my nurses that took care of me and to say hi to one of the doctors that delivered the babies. I am so thankful for each and everyone of them. I have 3 beautiful babies thanks to all of the care they gave us!! THANK-YOU!!!​

On a side not I forgot to mention what Olivia had to say at Grammy Jan & Papa Buds house. She was playing with a doll that they had and named it Maddie (The girls name many dolls Maddie). Papa Bud said "Is this Maddie??" Olivia said "Yes I got her from Heaven".

And in case I forgot when the babies came home from the hospital 7 months ago Alexis said "When I grow up and have a baby I am going to name her Madeline Jean and give her to you".



Life is truly good