Shots- Round Two

Sydney took her other shots like a champ today. One scream while the needle was in and then she looked around and smiled. She's so cute. She weighs 9lbs 7oz today and that equals a gain of 4oz since last week. Considering that she gained 15oz last time, the doctor was actually happy that the weight gain slowed down because we're not trying to have her gain 1lb per week. Still, we're at 1lb 2oz of weight gain in 12 days so there's no issue here. She has also grown 1 inch since February 22 and is now 20.5 inches long. Head circumference check is right where it should be and we are especially happy about that. She will need another MRI in a few months and we're just praying that any lingering issues will be resolved by then. God is perfectly able to do it.

We also talked a bit about setting things up with her specialists and doctors when we move. Earlier this week I had been researching pediatricians online and I checked for doctors affiliated with the excellent children's hospital in our city and one particular doctor jumped out at me for no apparent reason. Anyway, today the pediatrician asked me if I selected a doctor yet and I told her I was still working on it. She said that she knew of an excellent doctor there and she also happened to be Jamaican. On a whim, I told her the name of the doctor I had come across and it was the same person! It was just the confirmation I needed. It's very important to us that Sydney has a good primary care physician based on her history and this just made me feel so much better.

We have a VERY VERY busy week next week with visits to the cardioligist, neurologist and developmental progress clinic as well as lots of packing, planning and organizing and then moving day on Friday. Please pray everything goes smoothly and don't worry too much if you don't hear from us for a few days.