One Ounce

This is not my week for quick and easy trips to the doctor. I brought Fiona in for her weight check today promptly at noon. The receptionist told me that her appointment was at 11:20 and I said, "My calendar at home says noon. I know it is at noon."

"Well", she said un-apologetically "I have you down for 11:20." She then told me that there was an opening at 4:00 if I would like to come back.

Dandy. Yes, I was really hoping to pack up all the girls, drag them in to the doctor's office, stay two minutes, and then come back four hours later. I would like that a lot.

Without having a choice, I said I would take the 4:00 appointment. "Do you need me to fill out a reminder card for you?" she asked. I told her no. I'm pretty sure I would remember to come back in four hours.

When I came home, I went straight to my calendar and guess what time it said Fiona's appointment was at? 11:20. Why did I go there at noon? I really haven't a clue. When I went back at 4:00, did I admit to the snarky receptionist that I was wrong? Heck no. Man I'm grumpy this week.

Anyway, we went back at 4:00 and prayed as they put her on the scale. She gained one ounce. Hey, one is better than nothing, right? That puts her at 12 pounds. Dr. Dastvan wasn't impressed. In fact, she wasn't sure what to do. She said that we could go straight to the Failure to Thrive clinic at Children's Hospital, or we could first try occupational and feeding therapy and the Children's Center at Providence. She also used the dreaded words "feeding tube" more than once.

In the end, we decided to do another weight check in two weeks and she gave me a referral to the Children's Center at Providence for occupational therapy and feeding therapy. She said that she's not ready to freak out yet, but she might in another two weeks. If she doesn't put in a significant amount of weight within a month, it's going to be feeding tube time.

The "nice" thing about a feeding tube is that it will shed some light on why she's not gaining weight. If she starts gaining weight with it, it will be obvious that she's just not getting enough calories. If she doesn't gain weight on a feeding tube, that would tell us that there is something going on with her physically that is keeping her from gaining weight.

Tonight I went to Trader Joe's and bought full-fat Greek yogurt, avocados (which she's already tried and rejected) and meatballs. I'm curious to see if Little Miss Picky Eater will actually eat any of it. I sure hope she does, or else the next few months are not going to be fun!