The Last One

I took Sophie to her final specialty doctor's appointment, the GI Specialist, to see if she has any food absorption issues. Once again, the doctor looked at Sophie and said that she was probably just petite, but that if her weight goes down or plateaus again after four months, than an ultrasound would be taken to make sure her kidneys were alright. No tests were taken and a dietitian gave me some handouts of foods with high calories. I am hoping that Sophie has gained enough weight in the next couple of months so that we won't have to go back because I honestly feel that we will hear the same thing over and over again.

Also, the pediatrician called me back after I informed the nurse that we were not taking Lydia to get her blood drawn to test for beta thalassemia minor since we pretty much assumed that she does have it. Apparently, the doc wants to make sure that the blood disorder is indeed the reason for the anemia because if it is not, then Lydia will to start taking some iron supplement. Drawing blood from a three year old? I'm going to need the power of Daddy on this one.