as some of you know... we had to return to the doctor's last week for another weight check, because little baby chase is more little than we all want him to be. i am hoping we can chalk this all up to the fact that he is just a dis-interested eater. he prefers me over the bottle, i'm not home during the week... and i can only spend so many sleeping hours nursing. fortunately, he is at the solid food stage and he is taking to a few things - sweet potatoes are the best, then avocado, followed by sweet peas and the rice cereal. he hasn't really taken too well to apples so far. not sure what that's all about.
but back to the weight gain issue (what i wouldn't give just to have this issue)... the diagnosis will be predicated on a visit to have his blood drawn - which we did today - and pee tested. and if you are wondering, yes... i had to hold him much of the day with a cup strategically placed down there. i am not sure when we get the results back... but i will call the doc tomorrow. this friday, we go to see a specialist - a clinical nutritionist to be exact - at children's hospital in oakland... which i am dreading. not just because that hospital is where really sick babies and kids go, but also because that's where my brother had to go... 23 years ago when he was REALLY sick. and it's daunting for me to think about all that again. but thank God, we are going to get some help from people who have dealt with these things before. we had hoped whatever it was, would resolve itself on it's own... but we're just being cautionary and ruling everything out (i.e. thyroid problem). i do have to say, that this has been stressful on p and i as his parents, and i would have to say me in particular because im the mom... the sustainer of life for the most part for the last 6+ months of his life. and part of me questions myself in all of this... and part of me can rationalize that it could very well be nothing i've done at all.
enough already... stay tuned for the diagnosis.
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I know that it is hard to take all this in and be able to have peace about it; we are in constant prayer that Chase is just not really interested in eating, and he will do his weight gain, continue to be that healthy boy he appears to be and there is no real health issue you and Paul must deal with! Love YOU all!
Of course it would be joyous to have more of Chase to love but he is perfect to me!
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