Madelyn's First Doctor's Appt in America
Today, I mean, yesterday (days all confused right now since we're up at almost 3am), Madelyn had her first visit to our pediatrician.
Her ears are still infected and her chest sounds horrible and the nose still runs down like a waterfall. The doctor prescribed another antibiotic and albuterol. Next week she is going to have a chest x-ray to double check her chest congestion and make sure it's not anything else serious. Also, she'll be having LOTS of blood work done plus tests on her stool (gross, changing diapers is bad enough but now I have to get it into three containers).
She is 20.8 lbs and I forgot the length but she's at the top of the growth chart for height for both Asian girls and American girls.
The doctor told us about a program that is free paid for by the state that will send someone to our house to work with her to catch her up to the age she's at. They'll help her with her speech and work with her on motor skills. She's already changed so much in two weeks and is getting stronger everyday. The doctor was not worried about her flat head and said she had seen worse with adopted children.
Today we'll be having a small belated birthday party for the twins and Madelyn will be meeting some friends and family for the first time.
posted by Melissa @ 2:57 AM
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I love the picture on the couch of the whole family, how sweet is that!!!!
We checked into a program like that here in California for Ryleigh's speech, and were told they have to be 25% deficient in 2 areas, or 50% in one area (like speech). Ryleigh didn't qualify at the time (before 2), because she would have just had to be mumbling....It was REALLY interesting talking to the counselor, though!!!!
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