Length- 25 1/4 in long
Head Circumference - 39.9 cm
They are pleased with her length and head circumference growth but concerned that her weight has plateaued out. She has always been below the growth chart curve but she was following her own curve at a nice rate. Now she is not doing that plus the recent refusal for eating hasn't helped. They are concerned about the "black" stringy stuff in her poop this week. They want me to get a sample from her diaper and bring it in on a culture swab. They want to check to see if it is blood or infection. There is a chance that with all of the antibiotics she has been on that the good flora of her tummy was killed and the bad stuff is taking over. Her last diaper showed a normal looking poo but smelled really bad. I hope to get sample into the doctor tomorrow morning, otherwise it may be Monday before we know anything. They have also put a call into Duke ENT and requested her tube surgery be put high priority rather than wait until she is 10 months or one year of age. We go see the ENT on Tuesday so I guess we will have an appt for tubes made at that time.
She had her shots today too and she did very well. She cried of course but after about 20 seconds she took a deep breath and then sighed and sucked on her paci as if to say, "I'm okay". It was sweet. That's all for now.
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