Doctors' Visits

Well, I don't have any pictures this week, but I thought I could at least update everyone on Matthew and Meagan's current progress. Matthew is still struggling with his weight and eating, but we are working on figuring out what's going on. Three weeks ago he started losing weight 2 ounces at a time every week for three weeks. This caused the doctor to request that we do a sweat chloride test to test for CF. The test came back normal, so we are headed to various specialists from here. The first stop is the gastroenterologist (sp?). They have agreed that we can see a different physician from the last time. We will be scheduling that some time after VBS and Dennis' trip to Vegas for a conference in June. We are hoping that in the mean time, Mattie will start gaining some weight as he recently started eating a bit more. He goes for a weight check on Friday, and then our pediatrician goes on maternity leave for the summer. She has said that after the GI specialist we'll wait till she comes back to decide our next course of action. Hopefully the GI specialist will have the answers.

Meagan seems to be doing much better. She had her six month check-up on Monday and passed with flying colors so to speak. She is right on track for everything. She even decided to sit up with help something she has refused to do at home lately. She always wants to stand straight up to her feet. She was in the 25th percentile for everything which is great in our book. She weighs 14 lbs. 15 oz. and is 25 inches long. I don't remember her head circumference, but I do remember it had grown a good bit. It had even jumped up in the percentile rankings from the 19th percentile. Needless to say she is a great eater. She even has thunder thighs, something we never saw on Matthew. She was a real trooper and took her shots well. As soon as I picked her up, the tears were gone, and she even smiled at the nurse before we left.

We love our nurses, and they love the kids. Thank you to Julie, Ashley, and especially Tamara. We are blessed to have them as our nurses. God has truly gifted these ladies as well as our doctor, and he has blessed us by bringing them into our lives. If you know a nurse, tell him/her thank you the next time you see them. They do and know more than we realize. They have a true gift and a special calling. Okay, I'm off my soapbox and headed for bed since all my little ones are finally sleeping peacefully. Good-night and God bless.