Today the Twins visited the NICE (neonatal intensive care experts) doctors for a follow up visit. This is the practice that cared for them in the NICU. It was a really great appointment. I thought it was just going to be a physical exam, but they actually had a developmental analysis by a speech pathologist. He said they were both doing really well for their adjusted age.
Both babies have a "left side aversion" - Lizzie worse than Paul. Basically, they don't like to turn their head to the left, even if that's where the action is. The doc said that it is something we can probably fix by working with them. He gave us a whole stack of papers with different exercises and other information.
Charlie and I thought this was great. One of the papers is a developmental check list that we can use to help track their progress. This will help us become aware if they need additional help. We'll go back next March for their year (adjusted) check up. After that, if all looks good we don't have to go again. However, if at any time we are concerned about their development we can take them in for a check.
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