Feeling at a loss II

I continued to watch Eva.  I mention my concerns to my husband.  He takes them seriously as he knows my experience in the childcare arena.  I ask a person here and there for suggestions.  I make contact with a teacher at a nearby preschool for children with delays.


I get nowhere.  No one wants to label a baby.  No one wants to tell you there are concerns with your infant.  They want to tell you everything is fine!


At Eva's 12 month check up, I expressed my concerns to the doctor.  Eva was rocking, not talking, and not walking.  The doctor was sure everything was fine.


A month later, Eva continued to demonstrate the same behaviors.  She crawled everywhere.  She would walk along the furniture but she wouldn't let go or even attempt to stand by herself.  She is a very strong willed child. :)  I called the doctor and asked for a referral to the local preschool to get an evaluation.  I had gotten the doctor's attention.  She insisted on another check up of Eva.  She suggested hip x-rays to make sure her bones appeared normal. 


Remember that I mentioned our Mia was sick at 9 months?  She had to go through a series of x-rays.  It was a traumatic experience for her and one I never wanted to relive.  Now Eva and I were making our way to the x-ray lab.  Let me tell you, the Lord answered our prayers that day!  The x-ray technician was a teddy bear of a man that also attends our church.  I did not have to strap Eva down (like we did Mia).  He allowed me to take my time and comfort Eva when we needed it.  I cried.  This time the tears were not of frustration but of relief!


Then I wondered ... 
What would be found in those x-rays.
How many more experiences like this would Eva have to go through.  Certainly they couldn't all be so positive!


The x-rays came back normal.  Doctor wanted me to wait on the referral for further evaluation.


At 15 months, Eva began walking.  She was still not standing on her own until one day I put her down (thinking she would sit like always) and she stood and then walked across the room!  You probably think I'm exaggerating... but there were others there that witnessed it!  She never took one or two steps and plopped down like children typically do.  She walked, stopped, TURNED AROUND, and walked back!  I was in shock!  The others in the room asked, 'Aren't you happy?!'  I was stunned and couldn't even say anything.  From that point on, Eva walked everywhere.  Never really crawled again!


One week later, we had her 15 month check up.  She still rocked and I insisted that learning to walk at 15 months was not 'just fine' and that we wanted further evaluation!  

Doctor agreed.