No, not financial checks - weight checks.
My baby went to GI today at the Children's hospital here. She's always been small, born at 5 lb 13 oz then she shot up for awhile but then from 6-9 months she didn't gain anything. She's gained a pound since last month, so now she is around 14 lbs at 10 1/2 months.
Dealing with a failure to thrive issue can be such a touchy subject. On one hand you wonder if the docs think you're a bad parent, on the other there comes a point where you just have to swallow your pride and take whatever judgment they may have to get your child help.
So they drew blood today to test for food allergies & we need to do weekly weight checks with our ped for the next four months & we have a follow up appointment in 6 weeks.
A huge part of me is just exhausted. I want to collapse on the bed and sleep for a long time.
My oldest and I are still going to therapy weekly for her social development. She has a hesitancy that the other kids don't, it had gotten to the point where she was not answering the teachers in class because she was afraid of getting the wrong answer. In October, I had received notes that she was having to retake tests, getting C's, D's, etc.
Since going to the therapist (and really it is helping me know how to parent her better) she is now bringing home A's. We were going to do a Sylvan program but couldn't afford it till we realized our healthcare coverage covers mental health therapy.
I'm glad after next week Thursday, I can relax. I only have my Int'l Accounting final left. I turned in my tax paper & final exam a week early, no sense waiting to turn it in when its been done for awhile.
Next semester has me nervous. School on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. My oldest and I need to fit in therapy sessions once a week, now the stuff going on with my baby. My 2nd child has to have her eyes checked on the 15th of January.
I have a dry erase board keeping this stuff all straight for me.
Plus the stuff going on with work. But I put together a proposal today and am getting feedback on it so that I can make improvements to it and our processes.
Just a lot of stuff. I'm still positive about it all overall, but very exhausted.
I just want to get my master's degree, for my baby to start gaining weight like she should, for my oldest to continue branching out, and yeah then there are the financial goals too.
I guess the good part though is, as long as I am busy - which I always am - I have no reason to spend money cause I'm either busy, working, or sleeping. None involve spending money. LOL
Weekly checks for the next four months
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Hang in there! Take care of yourself. I've been there two years ago when my oldest had untreatable asthma which turned out to be a collapsed lung, and at the same time my youngest was plagued with chronic ear infections and high fevers. The doctor thought it might be some auto-immuune deficiency thing and didn't do blood tests right away - made me wait ten days for another round of anti-biotics. Everyone is fine now and we've had a stellar year as far as health care mini-crisis. I am sure that you will all pull thru this, and best to err on the side of caution when it has to do with our kids, right?
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