Dentists, pediatricians, and optometrists are checking up on our children this summer. I switched dentists when we switched insurance and these three did wonderfully, even in a new place with new people. I sure was one proud momma that morning!
Danny & Natalie had their check-ups together. Danny is growing nicely & we have zero concerns. Natalie seems to be taking more after Kaelah: 92nd percentile for height & 44th for weight. She is still on her Zantac, but only once a day now. A big help was cutting all soy and beans in general out of my diet. My
food sensitivity specialist also recommend limiting grains, but I
haven't been able to do that very well. Between this and going off of
dairy and wheat and corn and oranges last fall, by process of
elimination I'm now supposed to follow the Paleo diet -- which I
thought sounded insane the first time my friend Kate told me about it.
After 36 hours with no grains I was so hungry I was about to cry and
gave up. So now I only have grains 2 or 3x/day instead of 4 or 5x. Oh,adventures in eating. Her ability to notice and pay attention to things has greatly increased and she has become oh so verbal. And don't interrupt or she'll get frustrated. It is like she really is trying to tell us something specific and wants us to understand. (I promise she does have more clothes than this outfit. It's a lucky one that doesn't get puked on or blown out in much, so she has a lot of pictures taken in it.)
food sensitivity specialist also recommend limiting grains, but I
haven't been able to do that very well. Between this and going off of
dairy and wheat and corn and oranges last fall, by process of
elimination I'm now supposed to follow the Paleo diet -- which I
thought sounded insane the first time my friend Kate told me about it.
After 36 hours with no grains I was so hungry I was about to cry and
gave up. So now I only have grains 2 or 3x/day instead of 4 or 5x. Oh,adventures in eating. Her ability to notice and pay attention to things has greatly increased and she has become oh so verbal. And don't interrupt or she'll get frustrated. It is like she really is trying to tell us something specific and wants us to understand. (I promise she does have more clothes than this outfit. It's a lucky one that doesn't get puked on or blown out in much, so she has a lot of pictures taken in it.)
I had a feeling I should take Kaelah to the optometrist before she started kindergarten this fall. I had no concerns, but she had refused to cooperate when the pediatrician tried to test her eyes last summer and thought making a special trip to a special place would help. I took her to a pediatric optometrist who had come highly recommended from our friend, Valerie R. As she was asked to say the letters of things, she shook her head so
As Dr. G explained the situation and treatment I literally became nauseous. I was upset we hadn't caught this sooner, upset we don't have vision insurance, upset that this child has the WORST luck. The Dr. paused to get me water and then explained things to K.
Kaelah picked out some really cute glasses and I think she looks great in them. I didn't care about money in hopes if making this transition as easy as possible for her. It took me an entire week to wrap my head around it.
I was so mortified by the experience I made appointments for D and M. Michelle was so jealous K got to have glasses she threw the biggest temper tantrum of her life. Meanwhile, Kaelah was crying because she had to have them. And Natalie was crying b/c she had been napping for the babysitter, T, the whole time I was gone and needed fed. Poor Danny! He just kept asking for more info, like why his big sister's eyes didn't work.
Kaelah picked out some really cute glasses and I think she looks great in them. I didn't care about money in hopes if making this transition as easy as possible for her. It took me an entire week to wrap my head around it.
I was so mortified by the experience I made appointments for D and M. Michelle was so jealous K got to have glasses she threw the biggest temper tantrum of her life. Meanwhile, Kaelah was crying because she had to have them. And Natalie was crying b/c she had been napping for the babysitter, T, the whole time I was gone and needed fed. Poor Danny! He just kept asking for more info, like why his big sister's eyes didn't work.
K is doing a great job wearing them and taking care of them and even cleans them herself. She likes it when people react with the words pretty or beautiful. She's not as fond of the words smart, mature or older. So the next time you see her, remember it is more important to look good than to be intelligent. lol.
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