Pediatrician follow-up.......oh boy!

Well, like we didn't know this one...........The vaccinations that Matthew has gotten, there is only ONE that he actually has immunity to! GO FIGURE! (Rebecca had at least 3!) Hepatitis B is the only thing Matthew has immunity to! Geez.... it never ceases to amaze me. Why? WHO KNOWS! Anyway.......Matthew's ear infection is just about gone. He is grabbing his ear still and the pediatrician thinks that before he couldn't hear too well out of that ear and now he can. She checked both ears and said he was good to go to Children's Hospital next week. (yeah) She also said that his bloodwork looks pretty good but that some of the bloodwork isn't back just yet. (Had to be sent out from Calvert Memorial Hospital.) Polio is one of them. She is almost positive he has NO immunity but just wants to make sure.

It's interesting, Matthew had 4, count them 4 DTaP shots/boosters and NOT ONE OF THEM TOOK! NOT ONE! Our pediatrician was just dumbfounded at that one. The only thing she could think of is that the vaccine must be out of date or not strong enough or something like that. I just shake my head. Matthew was a trooper today!!! He got 4 shots, 2 in each leg. THEN, to make insult to injury, she did a TB test on him. Hopefully it will be negative. We'll see come Monday morning. (Mom has to check the spot and call the office.) Another McDonald's day for Matthew. Chicken Nuggets are his favorite but will eat hamburgers. He's gained a little bit of weight, which the doc said she was very pleased to see. (Sometimes when adopted kids get back into the country, because of all the changes and new things/new foods, they won't eat.) NOT MATTHEW! I told her he eats ANYTHING and EVERYTHING he can!!! She just laughed.

One thing that needed to be mentioned was his "shaking". We first saw this in China but didn't think twice about it because he was so weak and just couldn't feed himself. But even back in the states, he is still shaking like an old man. It doesn't last long, but it's usually always when he first gets up to eat. This morning I held him to see if I could feel him shaking or if it was a seizure or something and I couldn't feel it. I stood him upright, standing up, and for the life of him he could NOT stay still or stand straight. I asked the pediatrician about this and she said as long as it goes away with me holding him or just goes away period, not to worry about it. (He's not anemic, he's not diabetic, nothing like that.....*already checked it*) Hopefully it will go away. It's not everyday. Just sometimes.

Poor guy, I felt for Matthew when he was half asleep on the exam table and here comes the pediatrician with her assistant to administer 4 shots! OUCH!!! I had to hold his arms. BOY DID I GET THE LOOKS AT THAT ONE!!!! *bad mommy*

Ear infection almost gone, CHECK. Heart loud but ok and good, CHECK. Next up? Children's Hospital! I hope we can get his cleft palate fixed ASAP! Just to help his speech alone!

Oh yeah.........potty training has commenced! Twice today! GO FIGURE! I'm not going to stop him! GO Matthew! GO Matthew! Going potty, GO Matthew! LOL