So many things have happened since my last post...the last week of January, Jack was admitted to the hospital. Over the previous weekend, Luke and Beau were both sick with ear infections, which was weird because they are never sick. By Monday they were feeling better, but on Tuesday, when I picked Jack up from preschool, he looked very tired and had a runny nose with just a slight wheeze. By 10pm that night, he was having such a difficult time breathing that my husband took him to the emergency department because I, too, was very sick. Luckily, having worked there when I delivered Jack prematurely, the charge nurse immediately and appropriately (HA) took charge and grabbed Jack before he could even be triaged. She took him to a room, grabbed a doctor along the way and quickly gave a full medical history. The doctor diagnosed him with respiratory failure and sent him to the PICU, where our pediatrician saw him not too long after. He spent two days in PICU and then three more days on the pediatric floor before he could finally keep his o2 saturation above 95%. After coming home he was on oral steroids and Xopenex breathing treatments, but now we just do the breathing treatments when he is audibly wheezing. So far, so good.
Now that the bad stuff is out of the way, here's the GOOD STUFF:
Midyear last year, Jack started Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy at the referral of the preemie clinic as well as our pediatrician. He was attending OT and PT twice a month each, and Speech every week. Because of the excellent progress he has made, we now attend each therapy just once a month. That's right, folks!!! That means he is walking and vocalizing. He can now walk hands-free for short distances by himself AND he can say quite a few words, including: momma, dadda, bye, bawbaw, bubba (aka Luke), Beau Beau (aka Beau), and MINE, as well as fake a sneeze. HAHA He has also tested negative for autism, which we are ecstatic about. We attribute all of his progress not only to his therapy and their recommendations, but also to his moving up to a new class at school with older children that he can interact with.
That brings us up to date with today, which was very momentous. Today, Jackson got his first pair of glasses.
Now that the bad stuff is out of the way, here's the GOOD STUFF:
Midyear last year, Jack started Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy at the referral of the preemie clinic as well as our pediatrician. He was attending OT and PT twice a month each, and Speech every week. Because of the excellent progress he has made, we now attend each therapy just once a month. That's right, folks!!! That means he is walking and vocalizing. He can now walk hands-free for short distances by himself AND he can say quite a few words, including: momma, dadda, bye, bawbaw, bubba (aka Luke), Beau Beau (aka Beau), and MINE, as well as fake a sneeze. HAHA He has also tested negative for autism, which we are ecstatic about. We attribute all of his progress not only to his therapy and their recommendations, but also to his moving up to a new class at school with older children that he can interact with.
That brings us up to date with today, which was very momentous. Today, Jackson got his first pair of glasses.
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