Back to the Doctor

Well, we got a call today from the pediatrician's office. They sent Erin's x-rays to a radiologist for reading. (This is standard practice for all x-rays.) The report came back with a hiccup. We haven't actually seen the report but apparently, the radiologist wasn't happy with a portion of Erin's collarbone.

They said the concern was the progress of the healing in one spot. So, they referred us to Texas Children's Hospital. I called them and they were able to get us in tomorrow morning. We'll have to run by her regular pediatrician's office to pick up her films and then head downtown. Apparently, this is the only place in Houston with a pediatric orthopedic doctor. In fact, when I made the appointment, they told me we'll be on the 8th floor and in the orthopedic department. It makes me feel better knowing they have a whole department dedicated to this.

We're both sad and a little scared. We've prayed about it and know it's all in God's hands but I can't sleep because I'm too busy thinking about tomorrow (today).

Tommy is frustrated because when we left the pediatrician's office yesterday they told us it was healing fine. Dr. Elahee (our pediatrician) did preface her talk with us with the fact that she will have the films read by a radiologist but it looked good to her. Her nurse said they are referring us to be safe. They are a primary care physician and wanted to have a specialist look it is to be on the safe side. I guess I'm a little confused as to why we didn't do this in the first place, but I guess until the radiologist report came back they had no reason to do it.

More tomorrow after we know something. If you need me, I'll be up pacing the floor.

Bath Time

(I posted this to Facebook too, so it might be a repeat for some of you.)

We like bath time. We use the baby bath that has lavendar in it and it helps calm us down. I guess the warm water feels good too.

It takes Momma and Daddy to do this. One of us has to clean her and the other has to hold her arm in place. That's been a bit of a challenge for us, but we're on the mend.

Roxie hides when she hears the water running. She lives in fear that she's next!

What's Up Doc?

We went back to the pediatrician today. Erin got checked from head to toe again.

Here are her stats:

Weight: 10 lbs (75%)
Height: 22 inches (76%)
Head: 39 cm (90%)

Check out the big brain on Erin... No wonder we had a difficult birth with that big ol' noggin'.

They also x-rayed her collar bone. It's healing nicely, but we still have a little ways to go. I saw the x-ray and it's pretty clear on the break. We have more time in our make shift sling (pinning her arm to her body) and we go back for more x-rays later this month.

While we were there, Erin was spitting up as she normally does. Turns out, this is reflux. We got a Rx for Prevacid while we were there. We'll start that tonight and I was told I needed to completely cut out the Diet Dr. Pepper and Root Beer. I'm also suppose to stay away from dairy and chocolate. The things we do for our kids!!! I had been drinking a little 6 oz Diet D.P. a day, but was drinking more Root Beer because it doesn't have caffeine. Turns out the carbonation is not her friend.

We go back next Friday for her shots. We're doing them a little earlier then 8 weeks so she can be around her cousins. The pediatrician said not to have her around other kids, especially toddlers, until about a week after her shots. We're going to Centerville on 9/11 for the Mize's 40th Anniversary and we wanted to make sure it was safe to be around Luke and Jake. Tommy was able to go to this appointment with me today and we'll make sure he can go next week as well. I don't want to have to take her for her shots by myself!

Roxie said better Erin then her :)

Hey There!

This is a little video I shot tonight. It's nothing special. I'm warning you so you don't feel cheated when you waste your 2:04 minutes.

This was in between crying spells tonight. It's what we call "Naked Time". That's when she has a wet diaper and we lay her on the bed to change her and let her lay there half naked for a little bit to kick and stretch. (Don't worry, there is no below the waist video!)

You can see her head and neck moving as she kicks. She's getting used to my voice too and she follows it when I talk to her. I was trying to get a smile out of her for the video, but she was having a diva moment and told me to speak to her agent about that.

A Taste of Freedom!

Well, I'm late getting this posted. Sorry!

Saturday night Grandma and Pawpaw came and stayed with Erin. Tommy and I were able to go see a movie and go out to eat. It was funny because as we were driving away, Tommy reminded me that this was the first time we'd been out alone since August 19th! We knew Erin was in good hands so we didn't even call to check in on her. Even better was that Grandma and Pawpaw spent the night, so they kept Erin all night and we got to sleep the whole night thru! Yay!!!

The movie we saw was "The Other Guys". It was okay. Pretty sure there will be no Academy Awards for it. It fit the time slot we needed the best and I'm never going to turn down a chance to see Marky Mark.

Craig and Allison met us at Tommy Bahamas for dinner after the movie. Of course, the food was great. The service wasn't stellar, but we were not in a big hurry. From there we had to go to the office to fax the insurance forms to add Erin. They were slow in mailing them to us and the doctor's office has been on our butts to submit it. Tommy actually got in a little tiff with one of the doctor's office workers today. She kept telling him tomorrow's visit wasn't covered and Erin needed her 2 month shots. He kept telling her she's only 5 weeks old and that it will be covered as soon as they process the paperwork. Anyway, he got it all straightened out for us and Erin now has coverage.

Erin has had a good day today. Minimal crying. (I say this as I'm knocking on wood.) Hopefully we'll all have a good night too.