We have a walker!

She loves ducks, I think that may be her first word!

Caroline actually took her first steps the first of September (9/6) but we caught her on video twice today.  The links are below.  She is really standing by herself and has taken off several times today.

Walking 1

Walking 2

Caroline had a develpmental evalutation on Friday.  She did faboulous even though she had 102 fever...  All week, Caroline really didn't sleep and refused to nap.  We could only get her to sleep in her carseat.

Ryan and I really thought it was reflux - her doc even agreed.  We increased her dose of prevacid and then a fever showed up the next day while we were at her evaluation.  The therapist and developmental docs were so very impressed with her.  She was at birth age or adjusted age (when she was due, October 27) on almost everything.  Yeah, Caroline!!  We will do a formal evaluatuion around 22 months through the program that follows former NICU graduates. 

Turns out the fever was another UTI.  Poor Caroline continues to get these.  It seems to take us forever to realize she is sick.  She stops sleeping, then starts throwing up and finally a fever.  Thank God for an antibiotic shot becasue Caroline is back to herself today.  She's been all over the place and enjoying entertaining herself.  Here is a video of her talking to her baby and a picture of her enjoying the rain.

Talking - Of course, she stopped when I started the flip camera. 

So very excited to play in the rain!

We are going to see Dr. Schwabe, the cheif of Physical Medicine at Texas Children's, on Tuesday.  Tina, Caroline's fantastic speech therapist, noticed she is tight on her right side.  Caroline culrs her right toes and fists her right hand - these are due to her prematurity.  The developmental doc was not that concerencd but thought Dr. Schwabe would be able to help us nip this in the bud. 

Margot and Caroline have been going on some adventures during the day too.  They go the Children's Museum, library and continue to love the park.  Here is a picture of her first trip to the Museum. 

She's wearing green for her BFF, Quinn, who was having heart surgery. 

Caroline and I go to a music class on Saturdays. She LOVES this class.  Last week, she really started talking to everyone.  She loves to show off for the big kids.