Good reports

Well, I was totally dreading our day in Seattle, but it turned out to be quite good! We were supposed to have 1:00 and 2:00 appointments (after 3 morning appts), but they were able to get stacked onto our 11:30 and we were on our way home by 12:40! Amazing! Hazel and Jude did great in the car on the way there (even though we missed out exit, got caught in traffic, and added an extra half hour to the trip) and did okay on the way home (Hazel had a major meltdown the last 15 minutes).

The Neurodevelopment reports were good. The nurse who did the examination thought they were both doing great and said she didn't see any major reasons for concerns at this point. They are doing everything 8 month olds should be doing and doing many skills beyond that, which is a good sign. They want to follow them until they're 2 (standard for preemies) since they are still at high-risk for problems. But, so far things are looking great! We'll go back in 6 months. They also had to have nutrition appointments (part of Neurodevelopment at Seattle Children's), but since their growth is good and they eat well, we don't have to go back! Yay! Hazel had to have some labs drawn to follow up on some abnormal labs she had while in the NICU, but we're not expecting the results to be abnormal anymore. It's common for preemies to test positive for things they don't actually have and their levels just eventually even out. So, we're praying that's the case for Hazel and should get the results in a week or so.

Overall, the kids did fantastic the whole day. They were so tolerant of the appointments, ate well, and were surprisingly not too fussy even without much morning sleep. I was so proud of them!