Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Little Lady Leah – An Update

Last week Leah had her four month check up. I wasn't able to be there, so unfortunately I don't have all the details. The pediatrician recommended that we call Early Intervention. She said that Leah had low muscle tone in her legs. I have noticed that she does not bear any weigh on her legs when you hold her up in a standing position. This physical milestone that babies usually reach by 4 months. It is also a very common symptom of ACC. I also believe that she should have much better neck control by now, but all this will soon be evaluated.

Yesterday, I called our county's Early Intervention Services. I left a message and now I wait. The message said that I would get a return call with in two business days.

I knew that there would be issues with Leah, I knew that we would be seeing specialists and going to doctors, but some days it is just so overwhelming. Yesterday, the geneticist called me wanting to schedule blood draws for the genetic screening tests. I am about 2 months late on scheduling to see a neurosurgeon. Now the early intervention specialists will be wanting to schedule something and honestly, I am feeling overwhelmed. Plus, Leah needs a physical before her surgery that is scheduled for September, so that needs to get done too.

I guess after writing it down it really is all that much to do, I just need to do it and then I can stop feel so stressed out. Of course, I think that being stressed out about making appointments is just a symptom of being stressed out about Leah's condition and the unknowns. Sometimes I just like to pretend that everything is fine and that I don’t really need to do these things.

Anyway, I will leave you with this, my adorable baby girl:

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1 comment:

  1. You are one strong Mama and that is one beautiful baby girl.

    Remember deep breaths!

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