had a bad day

So life wasn't so peachy today. When it rains it pours.... and then lightning strikes you, the floodwaters come in, and then the house burns down. I'll spare the major drama and focus on the kids... always fun to talk about them!

Both girls had check ups with the doctor today. Grace, for her three year- yeah a little late! - and Marion for her 6 month visit. Grace's went wonderfully - no shots, no nothing! - and she was rewarded with a huge scratch and sniff Strawberry Shortcake sticker... she still has it on!

Marion wasn't so thrilled. I went in with a big concern: that she wasn't bearing weight on her legs well. Dr.Myers confirmed that her arms and legs both had low muscle tone, and that there was some cause for concern. She did say though, that Marion is sitting well for a 6 month old, so her core body strength seems to be good.

On a hopeful note, she said Marion wasn't in awful shape, and it may just be that she's so laid back and lazy, that she hasn't developed the muscle tone that she should have by now.

Step 1 is blood work. They will run a c-peptide, a complete metabolic panel, and a tsh; not that I understand what any of that means. If it all comes back normal, she will start physical therapy. If it comes back with an issue, we'll go from there and make sure little May May gets taken care of.

I loaded the girls up and drove them next door to the hospital. It was the first time Marion had been back since birth. What a nightmare! An elder nurse told two younger nurses to get the blood by pricking Marion's foot and squeezing it out.... uh, fine for a drop... but they needed two vials!! After torturing her for quite a while and getting nowhere, one of the nurses said, "why are we doing it like this, this will take forever." By this time it was both Marion and I sobbing!So I ask if they think there is a better way and they tell me yes, getting a vein with a needle. Then they proceed with the squeezing drop by freakin drop! So I spoke up from my tears, as I held my screaming tortured baby... "well then, let's do THAT!"

Next, she was stuck in the arm, and the vials filled at a rate ten billions times that of the drop by drop method.I calmed my poor baby and after three hours in the doctor's office and hospital, headed home with my girls. Marion is pretty beat up... did I forget to mention her three shots??but she seems over it :)That smile always makes me feel better too :)