Skinny bones

So yesterday I took SP in to WIC to be checked and she weighed in at 13lbs 8.5 ounces. I thought that was another drop from before...so that was a long appointment talking about what I can do to try to get her weight up since she hates baby food. Basically she said I was doing everything that I could and SP looked good in the face with a little chub on the thighs. She is slender though and did drop on their weight percentage from their last weigh in too. Today though was her weight check at the doctor's office and she was 13lbs 10.5 oz which was great. She's now staying on the 5% line for weight so we are happy about that. He doctor was very pleased to find that out especially since she's not liking baby food. I still am giving it to her and getting a few bites in most times before she turns up her face at me and pushes it away.

The girl's with their pokes.  So sad!

My doctor told me a story though about a little boy that was at a different clinic that had a huge weight drop but seemed fine otherwise without a fever or in pain but ended up having a major UTI so she wanted to check SP for that and her thyroid since that can cause a weight drop too just make sure everything is okay. Sadly for me and SP they take blood draws from babies in their arm. They had a hard time getting her tiny vein and were moving the needle around inside her arm. It was gross and painful to watch. SP didn't like having her arm tied up and held out and was screaming before they ever poked her. It was so sad! They undid the band too early to and had to retie it on since they needed more blood. Thankfully she urinated int he bag the taped on her while all that happened so we didn't have to wait around for a long time. I got a call this evening though that they found bacteria and skin cells in the urine so it wasn't a clean draw, either she wasn't cleaned well enough or the bag was tainted so if it comes back positive they will have to catheterize her to get a clean draw but if it's negative then she's fine. We will find out tomorrow what will happen. She has a nickel size bruise on her arm from it. It's so sad since her arm is so tiny already! She is also referring her to a PT since she hasn't seemed to increase in her motor skills the past two months. She's still not rolling over than once if that and still won't sit up with minimal support. She seems to be at the same place she was at 4 months actually. The PT is really great our doctor said and will just evaluate her to make sure everything is okay.
DD had her appointment with the Specialist about her legs EARLY this morning. Thankfully DH took her. He said the x-rays looked normal and couldn't see anything. They did some blood work so she got poked too this morning and we will find out the results from that tomorrow too I believe. Thankfully DD was great during it this time and only cried a little before hand. 

On a great note the older kids and I went for a walk in the rain with our umbrellas and them in their boots and raincoats. It was so fun to have them take turns saying which way to turn. It was pretty cold though so I started directing them back toward home. I miss all the walking I did in Paris so I wanted to get out a bit though it was a SLOW pace with the kids. From all the walking I did last week I lost about 5 pounds and moved down a size in pants! Only a little more to go and I'll be back to where I want to be. I'm so happy! 

Tasting one of the chocolate treats from Paris...YUM!

All the different candy bars I grabbed to try.