Month: November 2015

Mom went back to work this week. There were quite a few tears shed the first morning leaving Kinley with her sitter. Kinley also wasn’t too pleased with the change at first, but by mid-week, she seemed to have settled into the new routine. She was even all smiles coming home on Wednesday.

Just Kinley and I went on Thursday to get her third RSV shot. I’ll probably be handling all her doctor visits and meeting with her physical therapist for most of the year.

They ask us to stay at least fifteen minutes after the vaccination and then they check her vitals before we go. It was a full house in the waiting room, packed with several other premature babies and their parents — including a couple friendly faces from our NICU stay.

While Kinley was still complaining about being poked, I pondered with her out loud if she’s just going to associate me with shots and doctors growing up. The other parents found that funny.

She’s closing in on 11 pounds now, weighing 4.94 kg and measuring 56.5 cm.

Her physical therapy is going fairly well. She needs to build up more of her arm strength to help with her rolling.

Kinley had an appointment with her retina specialist on Wednesday afternoon, so we stayed home together.

In the morning I worked with her on her tummy time. Over two sessions she rolled over three times completely unassisted. Her head control is getting better and we think she might finally be starting to reach for things. I guess the physical therapy, and a little patience, is paying off.

We had more mixed news from the retina specialist and another follow up appointment in a month. Her retinas are fully vascularized now. As is often the case with babies that suffer from retinopathy of prematurity, her blood vessels have grown out in more of a straight line. Normally, the blood vessels have a bit of a curve to them. Thankfully, there’s no evidence that this growth pattern impacts vision.

The spot of blood in her left eye hasn’t fully dissipated, hence the follow up appointment. It has gotten better, but want to see it fully go away and be sure that it doesn’t result in any scaring that could lead to a detached retina.