4 month well check

September 10th - 4 month well check with Dr. Ku

Bryce weighed in at a whopping 16lbs 7oz.   I love having a chubby little guy and it cracks me up that he's the complete opposite of Kaylin when it comes to his size.  He is the happiest little boy and we are so lucky to have such a sweet little son.

We updated Dr. Ku on all Bryce's appointments and she reassured us that we were in great hands with Dr. Myseros and Dr. Rogers.  She told us that her husband is the head of radiology at Children's Hospital in DC and that he knows both surgeons very well.  She told us they're the best at what they do and that Bryce was in excellent hands.  I can't hear that enough!

I told her I had spoken to a nurse at Fairfax Hospital where Bryce was scheduled to have his CT scan.  The nurse explained to me that Bryce was going to have to be sedated for the CT scan and that since he had reflux he couldn't eat 8 hours prior to his scan.  Ray and I both weren't happy with having him have to go that long without eating and were very hesitant that he had to be sedated for the scan.  I explained to Dr. Ku as I did the nurse at Fairfax that if Bryce had a full belly he would fall asleep easily.  Also that he never spits up when he's sleeping.  He only spits up when he's upright and moving around.  Dr. Ku explained that if he did spit up while he was sedated he could get fluid in his lungs.  So we agreed we would listen to the nurse and her and not feed him.  Dr. Ku asked us why we weren't heading to Children's Hospital for the scan and I told her Dr. Myseros sent us to Fairfax probably just because it was closer and he deals with both hospitals.

The next morning my cell phone rang and it was Dr. Ku.  She told me she spoke to her husband about Bryce and that he said they could do the scan at Children's without sedation.  I was shocked to hear her voice on the other end of the phone but was overjoyed with her news!  No sedation, yes!  She asked me a bunch of questions about his scan that I didn't know the answers to and then said she would check on everything and call me back.  She called Myseros's office to get the script sent to Children's, and Fairfax Hospital then called me back.  I called Ray and we quickly made the decision to go to Children's.  Why sedate Bryce when we didn't have to?  It was an easy decision and I was so thankful she spoke to her husband.  I was on and off the phone with her all morning and could not be more grateful for her help.

Later in the day her husband, (the head of radiology at Children's) called me and gave me the name and number of who to call to schedule Bryce's scan.  He also gave me his cell phone number, and told me to call him anytime with questions or concerns.  WOW!  When I got off the phone with him I started to cry.  I couldn't believe he was now calling me, checking in to see how we were doing and going out of his way to do what was best for our son.  It was the best feeling to know that we had such fantastic doctors in our corner and looking out for our precious little boy.  Grateful to say the least and a day I will never forget.

This all happened on a Wednesday, we made an appointment for his scan on Friday at Children's in Rockville, MD.


                                                                           First day

And in other news...Kaylin started preschool this week!  She absolutely loves her teachers and is having the best time with all her new friends. Yay!