The Tale of Two Preemies: Echo Update

Monday, August 3, 2009

Echo Update

Tate had his echo today. It went better than expected, as in he didn't fight the guy for the camera wand the whole time. Actually, he did better than Cole did at that age, but that's because they didn't make Tate lay down. The tech let him sit on my lap and just kind of moved with him. Even better, they got us in early so we were able to be home by lunch time. We won't hear anything until at least the end of the week.

Tomorrow is his last PT session for the summer. He is finally crawling around more than scooting now. He is into everything! He's quickly learning the word no, although listening to it is another story. Today he discovered Cole's toy corner which kept him busy most of the evening. Walking is still a ways off, but apparently his learning curve is steep seeing as how a month ago he wasn't even moving!

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.