Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Pretty much all better.

Just a little update: Preston had an appointment with a Pediatric Gastroenterologist last Thursday, and all went well.  This was suggested by Preston's primary doctor to rule out any GI issues that could potentially be the cause of him being small.  By this point, Preston is essentially back to himself, eating, drinking, all systems normal.  So, the doctor wasn't worried about anything going on with him right now.  He even weighs 19.3 pounds!  That's almost 3 whole pounds since December 10th, which is awesome.  The doctor thought that the issue with our doctor being concerned was the difference in the growth charts the two offices were using as references.  According to our primary doctor's chart, Preston consistently plots way under the growth curves; on the other hand, he was right on the curve, consistently around the 5-10% mark on the charts that the GI doc was referring to.  So that could be part of the issue.  Anyways, the GI doc did say that Preston is iron deficient, so we will be working on feeding him plenty of leafy greens, broccoli, red meat and beans (and subsequently emptying the Diaper Genie more frequently :)).

All is good for now!

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