Maya's heart looks good

Good news! Maya had her appointment with the Cardiologist this morning and it looks like her heart has fully recovered. It is now within the normal range for babies her age.
I was nervous about today because her heart has been the major area of concern. As a 2 1/2 month premie, Maya definitely had some obstacles to overcome. At about 4 weeks old while still in the NICU, one of Maya's doctors told us that Maya had a severely enlarged heart and that it was continuing to grow. It was a major problem because her chest cavity had no more room for it to grow and her other organs were in jeopardy of losing the space that they needed. The doctors did not know why her heart was growing like it was and did not know if they could do anything about it. They did not know if she would survive. The doctor's gave her medicine treatments and after a few days, the growth of her heart stabilized. The doctors did'nt know if the treatments helped her or if she just healed herself. It was a really scary time.
Today was the first time that real tests were done by the cardiologist on Maya since she left the NICU last March. Raquel and I were both really nervous about today. The news from the tests could not have been better. The doctor feels so good about Maya's heart, that the next appointment to check it again won't be for two years.
Everything with Maya is going great right now. She is now eating solid foods and is completely off her premie formula. Which is great because that special formula is really expensive. We were spending over $300 a month on just the formula. She is now feeding on milk, baby food, and tiny pieces of our food. Maya has become an excellent crawler, she goes anywhere she can reach. She even has a 4th gear for when she sees me coming to grab her. Maya is also very close to walking. I actually saw her take five or six steps on her own, walking to her momma before she fell. As far as language goes, she says "momma" and "dada" a lot, as well as a lot of babble that I can't understand.