No news is good news

We haven't posted much lately, but it's because things have been going well for the wee girl.

She successfully had her half-birthday on September 13th. Lizzie May didn't celebrate the way her big brother did - he barfed in his big sister's mouth. (A fine commemoration) Liz had already woofed in her sister's mouth some time ago, so I guess she didn't want to repeat herself. Her half-birthday was uneventful, as we recall.

She had her CHEO followup clinic appointment last week and she is doing fine. Her corrected age right now is 4 months and they assessed her development at that age, so she's doing fine. (her real age is 7 months)

One thing they're still keeping an eye on is a trace of ROP. I don't know if we've discussed this before. It is abnormal blood vessel growth on the retina, and apparently it may be related to being on oxygen early in development. Anyway, Liz had some areas of concern, and it's been improving, but there's still one little spot of concern. If it doesn't clear itself, they may want to zap it with a laser to prevent any damage to the retina.

She now weighs about 10.5 lbs. Weight gain has been slow but overall she is healthy.