Great Week!

This last week was so good. We finally had the long-awaited appointment with the geneticist, the results were in, and everything is fine! We thought that was going to be the result and it was nice to hear the news.
So, this doctor did her last exam with Samuel. She was so impressed with how well he is doing. Because the results came back with great news though, she doesn't need to follow up with Samuel any more. So, 17-months ago when Samuel was born we had a cardiologist, hematologist, gastroenterologist, and a geneticist all of whom have cleared Samuel. We have a healthy little guy who doesn't need all these specialists any more. Woohoo!!!
The day of this appointment we also stopped by the hospital to donate some of the extra ostomy supplies that we had and of course no longer need. We have been holding on to them because, well, there were always the what ifs. We let those go and now those supplies can be used by families who need them. We gave them to Sally, a nurse who cared for Samuel the whole time at the NICU and would also pop in to visit us when we had the other hospital stays. She couldn't get over how big Samuel is getting.....he is 6 times the size that he was when they first met after all! Samuel is now 24 lbs and 28 inches!
This week we also had appointments with Samuel's speech and physical therapists. This was Samuel's best speech appointment yet....he actually made noise! Usually in his speech appointments he is so quiet. This week he tried to say words and jabbered.
Physical therapy went really well. Samuel is on target in physical therapy. Actually, he is now advanced in his skills! He is on a 20-24 month level on many of the things that he can do. So, we no longer need to go to physical therapy. Hooray Samuel!