We took Siahna to the eye doctor on Friday to see if her eyesight was playing a factor in her slow development. Turns out she has perfect eyesight. It's amazing how they can examine someone's eyes and know what their eyesight is without them talking. Sigh of relief. Kind of. We, of course, are so relieved that we don't have to deal with her eyes and face surgery or patches over her eyes. On the other hand, we kind of were hoping we could blame her delays on something. As of now, we're waiting for a therapist to contact us and they'll start coming to the house once a week to work with her.
The OT said they saw a 33% delay which puts her at a little past a 4 1/2 month level. The encouraging thing is that we've already seen lots of progress in her in recent weeks which gives me encouragement that she just needs a little push in the right direction and she'll be back on track in no time. She's started putting both of her hands together - like she's praying - which we've never seen her do before. At the eye dr. she actually reached out and grabbed a toy and held it with both hands - another thing we've never seen her do. Things like this give me great hope that she's on the right track.
Praying. Love you.
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ReplyDeleteIf she is drawn to faces, as many babies are, and her eyesight isn't the problem, try putting pictures (preferably large pictures) of people's faces around where she is. Try her crib, her swing, wherever. Use different races, pictures from magazines and such. My psuedo-niece was delayed, and pictures of other babies got her to focus and to reach out her hands to touch them. I'm not an expert, just want to help. =)
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