Earlier this week we took Isabelle to the endocrinologist for her check up, it has been 6 months since Dr. Sheer last saw her. Dr. Sheer said that she was not going to sugar coat it, but Isabelle is doing "horrible" on her weight. Which we all know! We let Dr. Sheer know that Isabelle has been eating a lot more in the past 3 weeks that I have been home with her, which I think is because this is the first time in a long time that she hasn't been congested or had a runny nose. Dr. Sheer said that 3 weeks is really not enough time to see a big change but she would like to see her back in four months. She also implied that if it wouldn't have been for the life change (me becoming a SAHM) then she would have probably called for a special blood test. The test involves them giving a steroid to Isabelle trying to stimulate one of her gland to fire off a growth hormone to ensure it is working correctly. The test is 2-3 hours long with them taking her blood every 20-30 minutes, yuck! Luckily they are going to give her 4 more months to increase her weight before doing this.
We did however do a bone age test, which just involves them taking an x-ray of her hand to see if she is a late bloomer. The results came back that Isabelle has a bone age of 18 months, which means that she will develop about 8 months later than the average girl.
Hopefully we can get Isabelle to eat, eat, eat before her appointment on August 1sth, we will keep you posted.
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