Monday, November 19, 2007

Height/ Weight Check

So here are Squirt's stats. 15 months actual (almost) 13 adjusted
Height: 26 inches long. An inaccurate measurement was taken at his surgery of 27 inches...can't we just use that :)
Weight: 16lbs 2.5 oz. Can't lie I was really hoping to hit the 17lbs mark.
I can't remember his head....I think 43???
They ordered some lab work that didn't go so hot. They are going to check Squirt's thyroid, growth hormones and a test for RTA (Renal Tubular Acidosis). I'm really not quite sure what this is yet, but to check for it they need a blood and urine sample taken on the same day.
They put a bag on him and sent us off to the lab to get the blood work done. They poked Squirt and barely got a vile out of one arm (we needed four). We decided to collect the urine out of the bag then try the other arm. The bag somehow slipped so there was nothing to collect. At this point, Squirt was so upset he was about to throw up. Without the urine, there was no point to poke him again. So I have to go back at some point to have these tests done, just not today. The lab we went to seemed to be for an older generation, so I'm going to see if I can take him to the new Children's facility at Lutheran right next door to our Peds office.

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1 comment:

Lathan, Lauren, Logan, London said...

What a crappy day :(

I hope that next time his tests go MUCH better and that they get him in one, painless stick.

Poor baby!