January 24, 2012

15 month update and EGD procedure

I still have a hard time saying my baby boy is now 15 MONTHS!  I know ever parent says and thinks the same with their children but it really does make me sad to think he is growing so fast.  As you can see from the picture he has lots of sharp teeth in there-12 to be exact and he got his 1st haircut-just a trim around the ears and the back-he just woke up from a nap so his hair is a little crazy.  He has really started talking more this month and his new favorite word is ELLA-he says it so perfect, he also says bye bye, thank you, done, ught oh, and we are working on sissy.  He is such a happy little guy-he loves to snuggle, give hugs and lots of kisses.  He moved up to the toddler room at daycare last week and he is adjusting very well to sleeping on a cot at naptime and sitting at the table for lunch and snack-time.  The past couple of weeks I have noticed he gets very upset when his toys don't co-operate or sissy trys to take his toys-Ryan and I find it pretty funny when he gets upset -can you say paybacks are HELL :)
As for his diet he is a good little eater it just doesn't show b/c he is still 19lbs (he has been since November).  We did eliminate dairy completely for a while and he is still on Soy Milk but we don't think dairy is the problem. We had an appt last week with Dr. Yaseen-Peds GI Dr. at Childrens Hospital and I can't say I was overerly excited after the appt with him.  Brody was sick that day and SUPER fussy so that didn't help but it was the typical Dr. appt. comes in looks at his chart, reviews the lab work results, asks a few questions, looks at him and then says I think we should schedule an Upper GI Scope w/Biopsy.  HELLO-BIOPSY-WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!!?!?  Sorry but that word to me just has Cancer written all over it so I immediately freak out.  Dr. then explained it further that they will take small pieces from his stomach and small intestine to check for Celiac Disease (Gluten), Lactose, and bacteria overgrowth.  They have NO concern with cancer b/c all his blood work came back normal.  WHEW!!  He does show symptoms of Celiac and Lactose and Dr. said this will reveal if he has either or both.  His procedure went really well and Brody did AMAZING.  Dr. said that everything looked great and nothing alarming-there was no signs of inflamation in stomach area or intestine so now we just wait for Biopsy results.  Our follow-up appt is next Thursday the 2nd so I will post results next week!! 
Look how cute he is in his lil gown


All ready to be wheeled back to "OR"

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