Whats going on with Elizabeth?

Elizabeth has been busy too. She got a great evulation by both her PT and Speech therapist. I heard that the general rule for preemies is to add one year for every month they spend in the hospital to reach the age where they should be caught up to their peers. Elizabeth is blowing that out of the water! She is on target for her adjusted age (if not ahead) in her gross and fine motor areas. Climbing the stairs, cruising around furniture and using the pincer grasp to pick things up off the floor with.

Elizabeth helps Mommy fix green beans

Elizabeth is a little behind in her verbal skills, but not much and she will be reviewed again in the fall. It could be that she is so focused on moving that language is taking a backseat right now. I do hear a momma and dadda, but haven't decided if she is indeed talking yet.

Eating continues to be a struggle and a stress. The vomiting has stopped but low volume of her formula remains. She has started to enjoy table food more and likes yogurt as long as she can feed herself. Obviously this means it is served for dinner on bath nights. Don't let the picture of her holding on to the spoon fool you, it is for show only, thou she did get it into her mouth a few times!