Yesterday, we had our quarterly appointment with Deak's endocrinologist (The doc who monitors his growth hormone). I was anxious to go validate my sore arms and aching back by seeing how much Deak had grown.
But, I was even MORE surprised to learn...
HE MADE IT ON THE CHART!
*Sure, it may be the second percentile, but...he is there...and finally comparable in weight to his peers.
And...if you were to look at his height plotted on a growth chart, you would see a nearly vertical line since our past visit four months ago. He was a pindrop away from entering official chart range in height. He grew UP! His feet have finally entered toddler range (size 4) as well; and those babies have not grown in two years.
And there is also the small fact (ha) that he is now nearly completely off all of his Asthma meds, and has a perfectly healed heart. This boy of mine who could not breathe without around the clock treatments and four different medications, is now medicine free. The doctor confirmed to me that they are now theorizing that children who are growth hormone deficient and receive treatment are all reporting positive changes in heart and lung development. Growth hormone is responsible for lean muscle mass development; and those pretty important organs named the HEART and LUNGS happen to be made of lean muscle mass.
The ten months of growth hormone have been miraculous...
So...to the world he might still be a little guy...But, to me he is a GIANT! A cute, waddly, messy-faced giant, ready to conquer preschool.
7 comments:
AWESOME!!! Way to go Deak!! He just never ceases to amaze me. I love that little man!
super cool!! where is deak going to go to preschool?
That is SO COOL Jenny! That is so amazing! - I can totally see why your insurance will NOT cover it - TOTALLY makes sense. (is the sarcasm coming through?) Lily has always hovered at about the 5th percentile and I always get grilled about whether or not I actually feed her food and her newest pediatrician just showed me that her height to weight ratio has always been good and growing along the curve just fine. Can I just say screw you to every other doctor we've seen? By the way, I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to see you guys this trip - the new baby brought extended family crawling out of the woodwork and sucked up all the time. But you have officially moved to the top of the friends priority list for next time - we need to hang out and vent!
That is SUCH great news!! Yay for Deak - and you too:)
Jen,
I've always known how amazing you are. Deak and Abe are sooo lucky to have you as their mother. I love watching you interact with Deakon. You guys are so sweet to watch together. What a perfect little family. You inspire me!
Way to go Deak! That's awesome! At least Emarie has been on the charts for height since her 12 month, but likewise only 2nd or 3rd percentile. We can't wait for the day that her weight and head are back on the charts (they haven't been since 3 months old!)
Miracles every day in your world! I love reading your blog.
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