Yea, I'm 30 weeks old!
Masinja had a pretty eventful week this week. He went to see the pediatric surgeon on Wednesday for a checkup. The doc confirmed that he has a hernia on the right side of his groin instead of the hydrocele that he was originally diagnosed with. The doc decided that it needs to be repaired sooner rather than later. He said that with a full term baby there is a 20 – 30% chance of a hernia on the opposite side as well, but with Masinja the chance is around 50 – 60%. So, he is scheduled for surgery on 5 September.
The doc also said that Masinja can start eating some rice cereal because he is always hungry and seldom satisfied. He ate cereal for the first time on Thursday. T.M.M. ended up wiping more of it off his face than he actually ate, but it was a start.
Masinja went for a physical therapy follow-up on Friday. The speech therapist said that he is right on target for his adjusted age – 2.5 months. Basically, they credit him with 4 months since he was 4 months early, so they are evaluating him as if he were 2.5 to 3 months old.
His neck muscles on the right side are a bit tight because he always leans his head to the right so that will need some work. The occupational therapist showed T.M.M. some exercises to do with Masinja to stretch and strengthen those muscles.
Here's a shot of the little ninja eating his curds and whey:
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That’s all for now.
Peace,
T.M.
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i'm glad to hear things are moving along,and i will be praying that all goes well with his surgery on the 5th. don't they grow so fast? nico is 3 months already and he is 15lbs and 23 1/2 icnhes he is my blue eyed beast. enjoy every second ,because before you know it he will be starting school. he is so beautiful. i will be praying for you all. love you guys
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