So yesterday Kelsey and I go to the endo for her 3 month check up. She gets her height and weight done...I can just see her itching to know if she grew but the medical assistant isn't giving anything up.....we are lead to the room and the med nurse comes in to see how the shots are going...to which I voice my concern about the amount that the pen drips. I guess that it is the "cheap" version (gee thanks medical insurance) but hey what are you going to do..we just give shots really really fast :-) I am becoming a pro at attaching the needle, swiping her skin and jabbing her then getting the needle off ASAP!
So Dr comes in an is all SMILES ....actually ear to ear smiles....she is thrilled with Kelsey's progress...WE ARE ON THE CHART!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!! She is happy with everything...no changes in the medication and suggest that we get a consult for ADHD meds...well that's nothing new ...she is keeping a close eye on the vitiligo and the moles on Kelsey's skin and we go back in February!!!!
So Kelsey looks right at DR B and said in only the way Kelsey can..." So How much did I grow?"
Dr B looks right at her and says ..." a whole inch"
Kelsey...... "A WHOLE INCH" (Hand about a foot and a half apart) WOW I AM AWESOME!!!(and yelling about as loudly as she can as excitedly as she can)
DR B....."Yes you are Kelsey....yes you are" (mommy with tears in her eyes)
Dr B then tells me that the first year of growth hormone is when we usually see the most big gains and that she will slow down again....but I was just so glad to see her have a gain and that the shots are doing their thing.
Can you imagine what it would have been like to go home that night and have to try to convince her to get a shot if there had been no growth.....I am not sure I could have even given it to her....
but she stuck her leg out with a smile last night!
