At 7 months old, Gabriella is measured as a 4 month old, which is her adjusted age. Some of the activities they did with her were tummy play, watching her follow lights, startle and turn to noises, respond to voices, grab objects, and look at images in books. We were really happy to find out that all of her motor skills are falling in the 4-6 month range! This means that she is right at or above where she should be for her adjusted age and catching up nicely for her real age. Another area she was tested on was her verbal skills and much to our (happy) surprise, Gabriella is in the 6-9 month range! She babbles on and on, has a variety of pitches and noises and at times will try and "converse" with someone; sort of listening and then "talking" back. It was really cute to see her "talking" with her doctor and they were so happy!
They did feel some tightness in her hip muscles- especially on the left side which is the leg that she had a bit of trouble with at birth. When she was born, her left leg was gray and there wasn't good blood flow. Eventually, her vascular system adapted and her leg grew normally with good pulses. The doctor and physical therapist said that they don't foresee long term problems, but we should continue with tummy time and avoid her bouncy seat so she isn't too stiff trying to hold up her head and legs. We'll go back in October and then again around 18 months old to continue to track her progress!
And one last smile from the appointment... they put her weight on the growth chart and for her adjusted age she is in the 50th percentile and for her real age, she actually made the chart!!! 3rd percentile but we'll take it!
Mary
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