4 months old

Here are some pictures to show how much he has grown.

July 25th

July 25th

June 20th vs. July 20th 

big, Big, BIG!

UPDATE:


Maximus will be 4 months old on Wednesday 


Start Weight 3/25
2 lbs 1 oz
14 1/4 inches


Home Weight 6/19
6 lbs 6 oz
19 1/4 inches


1st Dr. Appointment 6/21
6 lbs 8oz
19 1/4 inches


2nd visit 6/29
7 lbs 2 oz
20 inches


Follow up 7/10
7 lbs 11 oz
20 inches


4 month check-up 7/20
8lbs 7oz
21 inches


He's gained an ounce a day pretty steadily since he has been home! (12 oz in the last 10 days! over 2 pounds since he's been home!!) as well as grown 2 1/4 inches. He had to get his immunizations this time, but again he handled them totally fine. 
Still on oxygen--will be for a while. No biggie, except I'm ready to take a sledgehammer to his pulse-ox machine. I cannot wait for the day I can casually pick him up and move from room to room without dragging 2 machines with me. Oh, and the day I can dress him without unhooking machines and being able to quickly popping an outfit over his head will be so nice! 


We have a surgical consult scheduled for the first week in August at Primary. We should find out when we will schedule the 1st surgery (hopefully the 2nd won't be for a year) and get a better idea about the severity of his Chronic Lung Disease. 


He is doing GREAT! Early Intervention is having a Nutritionist visit this week as that is his only 'issue' currently that they can help him with. (not really any issues, but based on his ACTUAL age there are a few) Its possible they will just 'track' him for a few months until he is old enough to work with others in the program. 

Early Intervention

Max had an initial assessment today at our house to make him an individual tracking plan for the Early Intervention program.

The results made me SO happy!  Based on his adjusted age Max is almost 3 weeks old. 

Based on the assessment today Max is beyond his adjusted age.

• Gross Motor skills- 6 week old
• Cognitive Development - 6 weeks old
• Language Development - 4 weeks old
• Fine Motor Skills - 8 weeks old
• Social Development Skills-8 weeks old

Max has met all of his 1 month milestones (leg/arm control, eyes can follow toys/people, comforted by being picked up and held, etc)  and all of his 2 month milestones ( grasps and holds objects for several seconds, head control while on tummy, making sounds, etc) except he isn't smiling yet. :) 


They gave me a lot of exercises and things I can work with him on to keep him moving forward, as well as things to watch for.