Watch and see

We had Finn's Gastroenterology appointment this afternoon. We had to fill out three or four forms before we got there and they asked a ton of questions. They measured his height since it hadn't been done in over a month and Finn is 22 inches long (right about at the 60th percentile for height on the preemie chart)! Yikes! That is two and a half inches in a month! I guess we don't have to worry about him growing or not! [Jim said she wasn't very careful when measuring Finn, so he might not quite be that tall]

Basically, they put him on a "watch and see" type program. I was a little disappointed that they didn't do a little more hands on testing. If any of these four things happen, they want to see him again: 1. increase in episodes of vomitting; 2. poor weight gain or weight loss; 3. consistently pushing his bottle away (Nikki: he vomits only after his bottles, which are fortified breast milk) and 4. increase in his overall fussiness. If any of these four things occurs, they will do an ultrasound of his head (I guess they can figure something out that way!), increase his Zantac dose or use a different acid blocker or switch to hypoallergenic formula. She also thinks he might have thrush, which I believe is a type of yeast infection in his mouth, because he always has a milky film on his tongue (this could cause him to not want the bottle, too). She didn't tell us what to do for it, so I'll talk to his regular doctor about that.

Since they weren't overly concerned about it, we are chosing not to be either. It is just frustrating when you know there is a behavior change and there must be a reason for it. They were helpful and said we can call them any time if we have questions or if anything changes with Finn. So, that is that.

Austin gets his staples out today. He is really excited because he loves going to the doctor...they have Nemo in their waiting room. Very smart of them! Plus, he starts T-ball tonight! What a big boy. We can't go tonight because we have our last Preemie Class, but will for sure be there next week. I can't even imagine how cute it will be (3 - 5 year olds!).