We had all the developmental testing done this week. It was really a riot. Adelina has had an ear infection and not a whole lot of sleep (mom's pretty tired too). This was a routine appointment, not scheduled for any concerns other than that we have a critical congenital heart defect.
During scheduling we were assured that the office was nothing like a doctor's office and more like a play room. From the outside the office has a playground attached and is also an office for children with Down Syndrome so we started off well with lots of sweet little spirits.
As soon as we entered the office they weighed her, measured her height, checked her temperature and gave up on blood pressure as she was so done by this point. Nothing like a doctor's office??? We were then directed to a room with an exam table with white paper on it. In their defense there was also a table in the room with a couple of chairs. So really, it was a doctor's office in every sense but the staff was super sweet.
To begin the assessment the Neurologist dumped a bunch of red blocks out of a cup. Addy gave her a look that said, "why are you making a mess!" She immediately put the blocks back in the cup. With how tired she was I was shocked that she was being so unintentionally cooperative. Next, they gave her a board with peg holes and a handful of pegs. She put the pegs in all the holes but had started at the second hole so she had an extra peg. She kept chatting with the doctor and you could tell she was concerned. She pulled out one she had put in and replaced it with the one in her hand but still had an extra peg, lol. The doctor pointed out the extra hole and the situation was quickly resolved. Adelina loves to draw...on everything but she prefers pen. She was given a paper and crayons but she refused to draw because she wanted Dr Pham's pen. She asked her to identify her body parts (which she knows) and she flat out refused. These days she LOVES to show us her new teeth and lifts up her hair when she wants it fixed. She was given a large puzzle with a circle, triangle and square in it. She was able to the put the circle piece in but tried the other two spots first and was a little bugged that it didn't fit. Usually, this assessment can take up to three hours. Many more tests were done but we were done in just over an hour.
The results? Our baby girl is on track in gross motor, ahead by a bit in speech and ahead in cognitive processing or critical thinking. No surprise there and she suspected she tests much higher but she wasn't interested.
We are so grateful for her good developmental health!
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