It's been a busy few days. Mark took Matthew to his Urology appointment on Thursday (thanks Nana for watching Maia during that time!). As anticipated, Matthew will need to have surgery to correct his hypospadias. It will be an outpatient procedure on August 23. He will have some type of dressing and catheter in place for approximately one week.
I received a call from the Pediatrician that afternoon saying that most of Matthew's blood work looked fine, but there were a couple of abnormal values. One of these was his TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone). It is borderline and the pediatrician was concerned that this may be the cause of his small size (he's in the bottom 3% of the growth chart for stature). So on Friday, Mark took Matthew to see an endocrinologist. X-rays were taken of his left wrist which will provide some information about whether his bones are underdeveloped, properly developed, or overly developed for his age. This will help determine if he is on target from a growth perspective and give some guidance about treating the thyroid issue.
Pending appointments include eyes, hearing, and the neurosurgeon - they will be later this month.
Overall, I think he is doing well. Sometimes, I have to remind myself that he has only been home two weeks. It seems longer and my expectations are probably too high. There are moments when I get a reminder of just how far that Maia has come since she's been home, too. This afternoon, I was getting the kiddos ready for a bath. I helped Matthew get his clothes off and he immediately had me lift him in the tub. Then, I helped Maia take her clothes off. She picked up her clothes and took them to the laundry basket because she knows that's what she is supposed to do with them. Now believe me, she doesn't always do that willingly but it was a pretty sweet moment that she did that without being asked or without fussing. Yes... she did get lots of praise for that!
I'll take a few moments soon to write more specifically about how the adjustment is going for each of us. But tonight, we are trying to get a "movie" put together. Mark's grandma is celebrating her 100th birthday tomorrow and we are looking forward to getting together with family to honor her. Mark chose some pictures and I am putting them in a slide show format set to big band music. And on that note, have a wonderful night!
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