yesterday i took savannah to see her pediatrician. she's very cool and nice, and has helped me to take good care of my daughter. she's been proactive in her care. she's been thoughtful in regard to me, as well as how she treats savannah when we go to see her.
plus, she knows just what a blubbering-mass-of-jello mom i can be when there is the slightest possibility that there might be something wrong with savannah. and she lets me cry. she listens. and she tells me often what a good job i'm doing for savannah to be as healthy, happy and thriving as she is these days. i'm so glad she is our pediatrician.
anyway, yesterday was a re-check for her. she was measured for her length (32 inches) and head circumference. she was weighed (19.8 lbs.) and generally checked over by our ped.
she's actually on the right side of the growth curve for her height. she's still small, but within the 5th percentile on the curve. her weight, on the other hand, is not quite the same. she's on the wrong side of the curve for that. i guess she's similar to what a 9 month old would weigh. yeah, she's gonna be two at the end of march. and she eats just about anything she wants at this point... but, they want to see if she can gain any more weight.
she had to have some blood tests done yesterday. we wandered over to the lab, and i started biting my lip and holding my breath. can i just tell you how much i hate having to watch (and help) someone hurt my child? i had to help hold her down, as they got ready to take her blood.
i felt the tears welling up as i watched her, and her sweet face right before they started... and she didn't cry. she didn't fuss or whimper or anything. i had to change my position to see if they had actually put the needle into her arm yet or not. and, i know i gulped, blinked back my own tears and was amazed as i continued to talk to her as reassurance.
she is the most amazing and special child i've ever met. and oh, how lucky i am that i'm her mommy!
the nurse was amazed as well. and kept telling me so as i was getting her dressed to leave.
the tests themselves were to determine if there was some other reason that our ped was missing to realize why savannah isn't gaining a lot of weight. she's normal and totally fine they tell me. the only other test they wanted to do concerned a urine sample.
that is an undertaking we haven't quite accomplished yet, which probably deserves time all unto itself.
we're back around to the question of savannah's life? is there something wrong or is this normal for her. we're all about normal for her.
i love you, sweet pea. and you make me so proud to be your mama.
have a great weekend, everyone!