Lauren had two appointments this week. On Monday we went and saw Dr. Monasterio, her developmental doctor. We are still putting the MRI off until Lauren is 2. He was very pleased with her progress. He asked if she was crawling and I told him that crawling was one milestone she had not hit. He said crawling isn't a milestone for all babies. Some just skip right over it and start walking and he wouldn't be surprised if Lauren is one of them since she doesn't like being on her stomach. He said overall she is doing things socially, verbally and interactively that a 8-9 month old baby would do and that he doesn't see her being far behind at all. He thinks that she will be caught up by the age of two especially now that she has the g-tube and will start gaining weight. Overall, the appointment went good and we don't go back to see him until December.
Today we went to see Dr. Kessel her GI doctor and the doctor who did her g-tube surgery. What an appointment! Once I got back into the room and was waiting for the doctor the fire alarm starting going off. The nurse came in and told me that we needed to evacuate the building because it was a fire drill. I thought...no big deal. I'll just get on the elevator and ride on down to the lobby and go out the building. Then Dr. Kessel came around the corner and said we needed to get out of the building because it wasn't a fire drill. The nurse told me to get Lauren and my purse and leave my stroller and head for the stairs. Major anxiety at this point. So after going down 7 flights of stairs and being behind the slowest people in the world, we made it out. During this time Lauren was very unhappy with the noise from the fire alarm and once we got outside the fire truck was just pulling in and that made her even more unhappy. Well, we were finally able to go back in the building and let me tell you, the worst part of it all was waiting in the crowd to get back on the elevator. I finally just sat down and waited until everyone had gotten on the elevator. Well, there was no fire...thank goodness. The sprinkler system started going off on the 3rd floor which caused the fire alarm to go off and the firemen had to come in order to give us an okay to get back into the building. Dr. Kessel was nice enough to come see Lauren even though there were two patients in front of her. She said this would be a fast appointment anyways, and I was happy because I was afraid that at any minute the fire alarm would go back off and we would have to repeat everything all over again. She was pleased with her weight gain, which she weighed a whopping 13 pounds! She said she was very pleased with the weight gain and miss Lauren is almost in the 5% mark on the growth chart! We go back on October 16th to get the "button" put in. It will be done in the office. She said just to give her some tylenol before hand. She did say it would hurt, but they would put some numbing medicine on it and would be really fast. I have to say I am very pleased with the g-tube and think it was the best decision for Lauren. I also feel like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders and I am not constantly having to think about food and calories to try and get her to gain weight. Life is much more pleasant.
So, we have no more appointments until October. I have decided, with all the colds and flu going around, to go ahead and start keeping Lauren indoors. So, she will only be going to doctor's appointments until next June. So, for those of you who come an visit, here are some things to keep in mind.
-Don't visit if you are or maybe sick, have been sick or have been around anyone who has been sick.
-No children please. Kids in the public school system or around other children in general carry many virus' and bacteria that can be very harmful for Lauren to catch.
-If you visit, please wash your hands and sanitize as soon as you enter even if you won't be holding Lauren. Please do not touch her hands. They go right in her mouth.
-Anyone visiting will have to have a flu shot.
You might think we are going overboard, but this winter will be another critical winter for Lauren and our goal is to keep her healthy.
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