Divine Miracles: Heavy Weight and Itch Free

We had Whit's follow-up GI appointment, today. His GI doctor was thrilled with his growth charts - as he has gained 3 lbs in the three months, as well as gained in linear length, too. She was extremely proud of his progress!! It was good to see her so elated, because I had become frustrated again. Those three pounds were gained in the first 4 weeks of starting the appetite stimulant - and he had seemed to plateau again. So, talking with her and seeing his growth chart with my own eyes gave me a little encouragement. He is still less than the zero percentile for weight, but he is around the 5th percentile for height. Quite the heavy weight, don't you think?

Earlier in the week, we went to our pediatrician to pick her brain about a few issues with Chap. In January, he had a horrible allergic reaction to ALL FREE and CLEAR laundry detergent. Following that reaction, his skin has never cleared up. He has been itchy, and therefore drowsy due to the daily doses of Benedryl. He has not really been his happy self for the last few months. On top of that, he has had a few horrible bouts of constipation. Three of them were awful, and almost torturous for him (and us). We finally talked ourselves into having it all looked at - as it was not getting any better, and he needed relief! We received some medication for his skin - both oral medicine and a cream. We are also giving him Claritin for the itching (and it is non-drowsy). We also received a medication for the constipation. Since Wednesday, our Chap is back! He has been in such good moods and his skin is clearing up rather quickly! He has also had nice diapers (if they can even be called nice)!

We took a trip to the zoo on May 1st. We went with a friend, Brigette, and her two kiddos... Jenny and Jonathan. The kids had a great time, and Chap still talks about the animals at the zoo! He loved every minute of it! Here are a few pictures. Thankfully, Brigette shared some pictures that she took. I had my camera, but after taking some nice shots of all 5 of them, I disappointingly realized I didn't have my camera card!! Good Grief!! It's hard having birthdays!