3 month Check-up

Lydia had her 3-month check-up this morning with Dr. Wood. 9 lbs. 13 oz. Not as much as I expected, but we'll take it. Dr. Wood checked back and she has gained a full pound in 25 days. He said it is slow-gaining, but it is gaining nonetheless, so we are pleased. She has not fallen off of the growth chart, so that is encouraging. Her height, weight, and head-circumference are all still in the 5th percentile. He was encouraged by my report....smiling and cooing more, though he didn't seem convinced that she is "caught up" yet. He commented that her head control looks a lot better and he thought her tone looked much better too. I told him about the excessive stools, so he checked a diaper...he said it looked like a normal stool. He thinks she is stooling more because she is eating more. He did already get the results back from the lactic acid and pyruvic acid tests. He doesn't really know how to interpret the results, so he'll pass it along to Dr. Superneau...but, he did tell me that the lactic acid was more elevated than the last time and the pyruvic acid went down. I'm not sure what it means, but I know that he told me last time that if both levels rose together he would be less concerned. Since one went up and one went down, I assume that will lend more valid information. Dr. Wood was going to call him, though he expects it to be a couple of days before they actually connect. Our appt with Dr. Superneau is a couple of days after Christmas, so I know we'll know more then. I'm hoping that Martin will be able to come too, since he'll be out of school. We may get some enlightening news. Until then, Dr. Wood suggested that we keep "keeping on."