After some scheduling struggles, we finally got to follow up with the NICU doctor. Dr. Porte didn't actually get to see Dylan, but the "new" doc followed up. She was great and spent quite a bit of time observing Dylan and asking developmental questions. She was really impressed with him and said that if she hadn't seen his chart she wouldn't have any idea that he had had any issues. They checked his muscle tone (they explained that they look for them to be too tight or too loose - he definitely had too tight the first few days in the NICU). They checked his reflexes of course and his eye tracking. He passed all of those with flying colors and even impressed them by standing up next to a flat wall (not pulling up with a ledge). (He practices on the sliding door and our mirror/closet doors in our bathroom.) It was quite a relief and we will check back with them in 6 more months just to make sure nothing has changed.
I made some time on this trip to Joplin to stop by the Ronald McDonald House to say hi and see the brick we had placed in Dylan's honor. It was because of everyone's generosity that we got to have a brick engraved. Here's the picture I took.
Thank you to everyone who donated in honor of Dylan!
Next week is his 9 month pediatrician appointment. Time sure does fly!
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