graduation day (x3)

While most children's first graduation is from kindergarten, preemies have many graduations before that day. They graduate from the NICU to a step down unit (1), they graduate from the NICU to home (2) and now Hailey has officially graduated from early intervention (3)!!! YEAH! Go Hailey!

If you remember Hailey was discharged from physical therapy a few weeks ago, but she was still being evaluated to see if she needed occupational therapy. They thought she was having some "sensory sensitivities" that impeded her progress, but as soon as she started walking it seemed to liberate her and all the sensory sensitivities seemed to resolve. In order to officially "graduate" from PT and to cancel OT therapy you have to have an official meeting. So that is what yesterday was about. Lets just say shock and awe were the words. They just kept saying they couldn't get over what a difference a few weeks made in her overall demeanor. Jen, the PT, asked Denise, the OT if she had ever done an eval and saw the child's demeanor completely change this quickly and she said she never had, but it was evident and so the recommendation was "graduation" and if I had questions or concerns to call!

For those who don't know preemies usually need some kind of therapy because they are introduced to this world too early and their immature, disorganized nervous systems aren't ready to handle all of the sensory messages bombarding them and by laying in the isolette instead of swimming in utero they can develop weak muscle tone as well.

Hailey has overcome so much, she is my little miracle and I am so proud of my little graduate!!!!

Kitty, kitty, kitty!


Night, night!