An update on health!

I haven't written a blog since November I think and I really don't have a good excuse except for life getting too hectic. I am going to try to write some blogs in the next couple of days to bring everyone up to speed, but tonight I'm just gonna start with Evelyn's progress. I probably won't post any new pics this time because I am pumping as I type and the camera is in the other room! I wasn't prepared! :o)

So we went to Evelyn's 6 month appointment the beginning of December. She was 25 3/4" long and 13 lbs 13 oz. Her length is pretty much staying the same percentile, but her weight dropped. I was a little concerned because she looked so much thinner, but the doctor said not to be too concerned. She was thriving and she didn't look malnourished at all. She said Evelyn is probably just petite. She said to go ahead and be more aggressive with her solids and try to focus on starchy foods and she wanted to check her weight again in 6 weeks just to make sure she was gaining as she should. So she started getting more solids and I hoped she would gain more weight.

Six weeks later we went in for her weight check. This time she was only 14 lbs 3 oz. Of course I felt horrible. The doctor asked how much she was eating and told her that Evelyn eats like a teenager! She eats and eats and eats! Again the doctor said that since she was gaining weight and she was still alert and active not to be concerned, BUT she wanted to check her thyroid just in case. Since Evelyn would need to get blood work done at her 9 month appointment we went ahead and did it then so we could check her thyroid with everything else. The next day the nurse called and said everything looked good! YEAH! We were so relieved! Then a few weeks later we got another call...

Yesterday the nurse called and left a message on my cell. She said the doctor wanted Evelyn to come in for some more blood work. The previous test showed her platelet count was low. I called back and left a message for the nurse. Of course I was worried and when I didn't get a call back in an hour I called again and they put me through to the lab. The lab tech told me the platelet count was VERY low and we needed to come in ASAP! She terrified me! I left work and picked up Evelyn and Joey met us there. They drew blood and Evelyn did such a good job! She didn't even flinch! She just looked at her arm and then up at the guy drawing the blood then back at her arm...back and forth. I was so proud of her! Anyway, while we were there Joey asked the tech what her platelet count was last time. She said it was 50 and that it should be over 150. Then the panic really started to set in. We went home and started researching low platelet count and what it could indicate... bad idea. Joey and I were close to tears at the thought that our little angel could be sick. It was a long night!

Today I stayed home from work to be with Evelyn while I waited for the nurse to call me. She called this morning and said the tests were fine... "What do you mean they're fine?" She said they were all normal. I asked why they were so low last time. She didn't have an answer. So then I got upset. I asked her how i was supposed to trust that she was fine when the same nurse called after the first test and said everything was fine. I needed answers and she was not giving me anything! She said she would have to doctor call me. The rest of the day was spent relieved that she was OK, but worried that I couldn't trust it. It was terrible! The doctor finally called me and she was so apologetic. Either Evelyn had a virus before that was causing the low platelet count and it fixed itself or there was a blood clot in the sample that caused a false low in the test. She assured me that she went over all the tests and Evelyn was fine. The reason I got a good call before was because she was letting me know about the thyroid and the nurse misspoke when she told me EVERYTHING was normal. So the outcome is Evelyn is happy and healthy! We feel so blessed!

Now the bed part: after everything was settled and we were so happy she is healthy, she started coughing like she is trying to hack up a lung! Her chest is very congested and we are not sure why. She doesn't have a fever or any other symptom so now it is just keep an eye on her and see what happens.

I hate this wait and see approach!

As always I'm not going to check this for any errors so just let me know about anything major...
and Erica I promise I won't wait so long to do another one! :o)