Addyson had her weekly appointment at the pediatrician on Tuesday. She weighs 5 pounds 9.5 ounces. She gained 4.5 ounces in 7 days. This still isn't the weight gain that they would like to see. She is spitting up so much less but it isn't showing up in her weight gain. So yesterday we had some lab done to check her kidneys, liver, and thyroid. They all came back in the normal ranges. On Friday we go to Wichita for a sweat chloride test to rule out more genetic problems. The doctor thinks that she is probably just a slow weight gainer because of being a preemie but wants to do some more tests to make sure there's not something we're missing. Braden is our "control" to compare her to and he is growing so much faster. Granted he's a boy and they're two different kids but his fast growth doesn't make the doctor feel that great about her slow growth. So it's kind of the same things we've been thinking through since January when we found out Addyson was so small for her age - even though there are no apparent symptoms to signal some genetic disorder we are doing testing now to confirm that ther
e aren't and just trying to figure out exactly why she's so little and growing so slow. We are trusting the Lord to take care of her just like we have since early in the pregnancy. But yesterday was a little scary since I thought we had gotten past the thoughts that she might have a major disorder. The last word was even though the tests on her placenta came back normal that something had to have been wrong since her s/d ratio went absent and reversed like it did and that was the reason for her being so tiny. And that could definitely still be the deal and that she's just a slow grower, but we're going through all the "what if's" again.
It will be a while before we get the sweat chloride test results and we see the pediatrician again on June 16 to hear test results and see where we go from here. The nurses back at NICU already called her peanut and her nurses still call her that and it's starting to stick. So you can pray that our peanut would continue to grow and be healthy!
Today Addyson and Braden are 3 months old! Hard to believe. They're starting to smile and also grab onto things and not let go, including daddy's chest hairs! He may have to wax like the NICU nurses suggested for naked time! They're also more attentive to things around them. Amazing how quickly they know that I'm not in the room! I quickly snapped these pics on my phone so they're not great quality. These smiles sure make the middle of the night feedings easier!
The boys
A very comfy Addyson
Addyson had her weekly appointment at the pediatrician on Tuesday. She weighs 5 pounds 9.5 ounces. She gained 4.5 ounces in 7 days. This still isn't the weight gain that they would like to see. She is spitting up so much less but it isn't showing up in her weight gain. So yesterday we had some lab done to check her kidneys, liver, and thyroid. They all came back in the normal ranges. On Friday we go to Wichita for a sweat chloride test to rule out more genetic problems. The doctor thinks that she is probably just a slow weight gainer because of being a preemie but wants to do some more tests to make sure there's not something we're missing. Braden is our "control" to compare her to and he is growing so much faster. Granted he's a boy and they're two different kids but his fast growth doesn't make the doctor feel that great about her slow growth. So it's kind of the same things we've been thinking through since January when we found out Addyson was so small for her age - even though there are no apparent symptoms to signal some genetic disorder we are doing testing now to confirm that ther
e aren't and just trying to figure out exactly why she's so little and growing so slow. We are trusting the Lord to take care of her just like we have since early in the pregnancy. But yesterday was a little scary since I thought we had gotten past the thoughts that she might have a major disorder. The last word was even though the tests on her placenta came back normal that something had to have been wrong since her s/d ratio went absent and reversed like it did and that was the reason for her being so tiny. And that could definitely still be the deal and that she's just a slow grower, but we're going through all the "what if's" again. 
