It's 8PM and all three of my kids are asleep... sigh. I am going to make this quick so I can really drink in the quiet before I need to go to bed myself.
Today Nico had his "big" appointment with his pediatrician. We are blessed to live near a doctor who specializes in international adoption. The appointment was LONG (almost 3 hours!), but good. I felt like Nico got really careful attention. In this day and age of 2 minute visits with doctors, it was refreshing to have someone spend so much one-on-one time with us.
They gave him a careful checking over-- poking and prodding pretty much all over. They gave him 3 immunizations, a TB skin test and a chest x-ray (he had just a tiny rattle in his chest), and drew blood for probably a dozen different things. They gave us a kit to take home to check for parasites-- don't ask... :) Nico weighed 23.1 lbs (with clothes on.) That makes him SIGNIFICANTLY below the 3 percentile (which is the lowest number on the chart.) So I guess we had better be prepared for long haul with Pediasure. I can't imagine having to TRY hard to gain weight.
For the most part, Nico did exceptionally well. He didn't like the needle part, but who does?
Oh! And they are treating him for scabies. The doctor doesn't really think that's what his skin problem is, but he's going to give this a shot before referring us to a dermatologist.
Strom(our dog) and Nico are doing a little better. Actually, I should have said that in the reverse way-- Nico and Strom are doing a little better... Strom doesn't have a problem with Nico. :) Nico is actually at the point where he taunts the dog when he is in his crate or behind the baby gate. But it's hilarious because it's a totally different story when we let the dog out. Nico runs for the nearest parent as fast as he can.
It's becoming more obvious that Nico is very comfortable here in our home. He still us unsure when we go out somewhere, but he seems very comfortable at home. He even let Grandpa wrestle with him today. It was awesome.
