Kaily had two appointments this week. Her pediatrician says that she is growing well and that she has no concerns at this time. Her biggest issue continues to be reflux which is very common in babies, especially preemies. She is taking medication, but it wasn’t working very well. Our first solution is to stop adding calories to her milk. We had been adding formula to her milk to help her “bulk up”, but now she’s just on straight breastmilk with nothing added. So far this seems to have made a big difference in decreasing the reflux.
A physical therapist came to our house on Wednesday to evaluate where Kaily is developmentally. She also had good news. Kaily is where she should be or a little bit ahead of schedule if she had been born in November instead of August. Preemies often have developmental delays, but so far Kailyn is growing as she should. We are very encouraged by this news. God has been so good to us and our little girl. The only things the PT would like us to work on is more tummy time and continuing to work on having Kaily look to the left. She definately can and does look to the left, but she still prefers the right. Most preemies do.
Kaily is getting more and more interactive. The PT called her a very social baby. She looks straight into your eyes, smiles often, coos more and more, and she has started to try to bat at the toys on her playgym. We are really enjoying her a lot. More pictures to come soon.
we’re rejoicing with you and looking forward to some new pics. God is good!