3 Year Checkup

I first off must say we LOVE our Pediatricians office! They are wonderful! They are very thorough, address any issues we have as if it's the most important thing ever, and they are just all around great folks. In case you're wondering it's http://www.palonline.net/. Love them!!! Not to mention they have been voted Best of Gwinnett for the last 6 years, SCORE!

Logan started out life and went through his 2nd year at a different pediatricians office. We decided to take him to the pediatrician I had when I was a kid. We thought it would be great since we'd been there and kind of knew them. And then we wouldn't have to spend hours and hours going from office to office to find one we liked. Now I wish we had. But at least we're where we are totally comfortable and feel that Logan is getting the best care possible.

Friday December 3rd Justin took Logan in for his 3 year checkup. I wanted to go but decided as long as I made a list of things I wanted addressed that Justin could ask and relay the results to me afterward. I really didn't think I needed to miss work. Turns out it worked out fine. I do miss the interaction with the doctors but what can I do?

Logan is 36 inches exactly! He's catching up to me rather quickly! He only weighs right under 25 pounds though. The doctor seemed a little concerned about his weight but that will come in a different post! I promise he does eat. He doesn't know the meaning of the word walk so maybe that has a little something to do with it?

I had a few things on the list that I definitely wanted addressed. I noticed a while back that when you look at Logan from behind with just his pull up on that his knees go inward. I guess the term for it is Knock-Kneed? The doctor took a look and said yes he is. And that he will hopefully grow out of it. I don't know what causes it. He said it wasn't something to totally freak out about but definitely to keep an eye on it.

He mentioned something a little weird. And I have never even noticed this. That sounds really bad but I guess it's just one of those things. He said Logan's pinky fingers were curved a little bit. It was news to me and I just kept trying to picture them all day. Once we got home from school the first thing I did was examine the pinkys. Sure enough they've got a definite curve to them. It's not grotesque or anything. But just strange and I can't believe I've never noticed. He gave us the name of a specialist at Scottish Rite to see to have it checked out. He said it's likely nothing to worry about but we should have it looked at. He didn't give any specifics but said it could be a genetic disorder? Great, that's all we need. Something else to worry about with his health.

Potty training is still on going. Not much progress in that department. We've tried the treasure box and now we're bribing him with the M&M's. It's still not a priority in his mind. I really think he needs to move up to the next class where EVERY child in there is potty training or is completely potty trained. He's the oldest in his class now and just needs to be with kids his own age and at his level. Plus I think he's getting bored in there. I will have to talk to the directors to see about moving him up soon.

Other than that he looks good. He does have asthma and allergies, which he sees an Asthma/Allergy specialist for. He had his sleep study on his birthday, November 28th, and we got the results yesterday. That will be my next post. There is always a lot going on with him. We do the best we can and take whatever measures we have to take to ensure he gets the care and treatments he needs. I'm just ready for the poor little guy to catch a break! But he's such a trooper!