Last Wednesday, Lizzie had a visit from two women from our county's Infant/Toddler Services division. They were there to evaluate her for physical and occupational therapy needs. They watched Lizzie and played with her a little, asked me lots of questions, and filled out their paperwork. They both thought she looked like she was doing really well and commented that the babies they're used to seeing don't usually look so good.
By virtue of Lizzie's diagnosis, she qualifies for therapy, so the plan is for them to take the information they gathered at their visit and present her case to the rest of the staff. Then a therapist will be assigned and they'll come back out to our house in early December for us to meet the therapist and set a schedule for her visits. For the time being, Lizzie will just get some maintenance therapy to make sure that she continues developing at the current rate. If she does start to have some developmental delays, the therapist will be able to notice right away and start working with her to help with those. In six months, we will all sit down together and re-evaluate where she's at to see if any changes need to be made to the plan.
Today, we had another visit with a dietitian at Children's Mercy to evaluate how Lizzie's weight gain is coming along. She weighs 12 lb 9 oz, which they calculated to mean she gained about 20 grams a day since her last appointment. The goal they had for her was to gain between 16 and 24 grams a day, so she landed right smack dab in the middle of that. Her weight now puts her on the growth chart at the 3rd percentile. They were pleased with how she's looking and said to keep doing what we're doing. They asked if she had started solid foods yet, but Lizzie's pediatrician will probably talk to us about those at her six-month checkup in early December. We will meet with the dietitian again in January.
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