Monday, April 7

Sorry it's been a while since the last update. I'll bring you up to speed. Last Tuesday, Rach and Addison saw the developmental pediatrician to measure Addison's progress. We asked him about Addison not gaining any weight and he responded by telling us to wake her up twice in the middle of the night to feed her and help her gain weight. We did, and she is.

We have also noticed that Addison's hands and feet turn blue and cold several times a day. While this happens with babies from time to time, it seems to be getting worse. On Wednesday, we called the pediatrician and he said he wanted us to see the cardiologist by the end of the week. Since we don't hear that very often, we were a bit concerned. We saw the cardiologist on Thursday, and discovered the problem is not her heart, and she suggested that we check her thyroid level. Today, we had blood taken from Addison.

A little side note here for those of you who have never held your baby down to a table while two, yes two, nurses try to hold down and draw blood from your four month old child; it's not a fun experience. You may recall a story from the Bible in Genesis when God calls Abraham to take his son to the top of a mountain and sacrifice him. While not exactly the same, I was holding Addison firmly down on a table, and a woman was holding a very sharp object next to her arm, while Rach is in the corner hoping the situation doesn't turn south. The first of many uncomfortable situations, I'm sure.

Apparently the blood-taking situation was harder on Rach and me than it was on Addison. The nurse was smooth as ice. In...Draw...Out...Done. I wanted to give her a high five for being so good at it, but she was still holding the needle. You should know that Addison didn't cry at all. No tears. She's hardcore! We find out the test results tomorrow.

In other news, we met with a woman today about keeping Addison on a regular basis when Rach is working. Her name is Peggy in Broken Arrow, OK. Retired kindergarten teacher, and mother of three older children (additional info provided upon request for our law enforcement friends), she's looking for a summer job as a nanny. We like her and you should too. She's starting on Wednesday.

Rach went back to work last week, which is good because there's no reason for that brilliant gift of hers to go to waste. Talk to you soon.