Later in the week, I'll be doing a post on what we can actually do about all this CHD stuff - but for now, here is a super fun way to get our kids involved: Build-A-Bear
Build a Bear is raising money for the Children's Heart Foundation. When you build your animal (creature), you can donate $1. That's it, $1. Last year, Build-A-Bear raised $230,000 for the CHF! Their Love Bug is super cute this year, and you get free gifts when you go from now until Valentine's Day. I think I just found Brooke's Valentine's Day present - her first trip to BAB (well, the first one she can make her own stuffed animal at.
* They are also collecting money from their online sales if you don't have a Build-a-Bear near you.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
CHD Awareness: The Scary Truth
Again, facts (in italics) are from the Children's Heart Foundation:
CHDs are the #1 cause of birth defect related deaths. Each year, over 1,000,000 babies are born with CHDs worldwide. 100,000 of them will not live to see their first birthday - and many more die before adulthood.
I'm skipping some information between the number of diagnoses and deaths that I'll come back to later in the week (detection, treatment, the amazing improvements in life expectancy of these babies, etc). But, you see, this week is about awareness - do I have your attention now?
Can you believe that 10% of babies born with CHD's (worldwide) don't even see their first birthday? I know from my experience with Brooke that that day is kind of bittersweet - you miss the days of your "little baby" but are so excited for that special milestone. I can't even imagine how that day would feel if you were remembering the birth of the baby you lost - how much more intense those bittersweet feelings must be. My heart aches for all of those mothers just thinking about it.
91,000 lives a year are lost to CHDs in the US.
Now, we're not just talking about the kids. There are adults, too - some that aren't diagnosed until adulthood, some that are survivors of CHDs diagnosed in adulthood. This means that yes, improvements have been made in the treatment of CHDs - but there is so much further to go.
In the US, twice as many kids die from CHDs than all forms of pediatric cancer combined.
We've all seen the ads on TV - the kids suffering from leukemia or other cancers. Yes, that's devestating - and I am in no way advocating that attention (or funding, which will be another day) should be taken away from pediatric cancers - I simply believe more people should see CHDs as well. More should be known about CHDs - because there is no prevention or cure for any CHD. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - all should know the truth that CHDs kill more than childhood cancers. Period.
The link to today's heart mommy is a sad story - and, unfortunately, I've read quite a few - in fact, it was hard to choose which to include here. Ultimately, I chose three - and this is narrowed down from all the stories I've read.
First, the story of Jill, who lost her approximately 7 week old son to HLHS several months ago. I have blogged about baby Joshua before, and the backlash that came after his death (circumcision controversy), but, to me, that backlash only shows how little people understand about CHDs.
Second, the story of Kristin, who I believe I've also blogged about. She is the mother to Luke, who also lost his battle to HLHS - at 12 days old. She and her husband are now expecting their second child.
Finally, the story of Megan, who lost her baby Cohen to HLHS at 11 days old. I am amazed at her strength that flows through her writing when she writes about Cohen.
*For the record, I don't really mean to scare you - OK, maybe just a little - sometimes fear is the best motivator of change.
CHDs are the #1 cause of birth defect related deaths. Each year, over 1,000,000 babies are born with CHDs worldwide. 100,000 of them will not live to see their first birthday - and many more die before adulthood.
I'm skipping some information between the number of diagnoses and deaths that I'll come back to later in the week (detection, treatment, the amazing improvements in life expectancy of these babies, etc). But, you see, this week is about awareness - do I have your attention now?
Can you believe that 10% of babies born with CHD's (worldwide) don't even see their first birthday? I know from my experience with Brooke that that day is kind of bittersweet - you miss the days of your "little baby" but are so excited for that special milestone. I can't even imagine how that day would feel if you were remembering the birth of the baby you lost - how much more intense those bittersweet feelings must be. My heart aches for all of those mothers just thinking about it.
91,000 lives a year are lost to CHDs in the US.
Now, we're not just talking about the kids. There are adults, too - some that aren't diagnosed until adulthood, some that are survivors of CHDs diagnosed in adulthood. This means that yes, improvements have been made in the treatment of CHDs - but there is so much further to go.
In the US, twice as many kids die from CHDs than all forms of pediatric cancer combined.
We've all seen the ads on TV - the kids suffering from leukemia or other cancers. Yes, that's devestating - and I am in no way advocating that attention (or funding, which will be another day) should be taken away from pediatric cancers - I simply believe more people should see CHDs as well. More should be known about CHDs - because there is no prevention or cure for any CHD. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - all should know the truth that CHDs kill more than childhood cancers. Period.
The link to today's heart mommy is a sad story - and, unfortunately, I've read quite a few - in fact, it was hard to choose which to include here. Ultimately, I chose three - and this is narrowed down from all the stories I've read.
First, the story of Jill, who lost her approximately 7 week old son to HLHS several months ago. I have blogged about baby Joshua before, and the backlash that came after his death (circumcision controversy), but, to me, that backlash only shows how little people understand about CHDs.
Second, the story of Kristin, who I believe I've also blogged about. She is the mother to Luke, who also lost his battle to HLHS - at 12 days old. She and her husband are now expecting their second child.
Finally, the story of Megan, who lost her baby Cohen to HLHS at 11 days old. I am amazed at her strength that flows through her writing when she writes about Cohen.
*For the record, I don't really mean to scare you - OK, maybe just a little - sometimes fear is the best motivator of change.
Monday, February 7, 2011
CHDs: The Shocking Truth
So here it is, CHD Awareness week. I've been thinking a lot about what I'm going to do to spread awareness - even though I'm blessed to have such a healthy baby girl, anyone can see how important awareness of this issue is - and how, even more important, is the advocacy that needs to go on for those babies. Since I'm sure that many of you have about as much knowledge of these issues as I do (which was basically none just a few short months ago!), each day I'm going to present you with some interesting facts - as well as my thoughts on them.
But first, each day I want to link you to the blog of a mother of one of these amazing children, many of whom are doing events to spread awareness. Today, I am going to link you to the first blog I found about a child with a CHD - this mother is the one I've contacted to ask where to get accurate information on CHDs. Meet Jenny, mother to a beautiful little girl named Aly, who has HLHS. This week, Jenny is featuring other's children's stories.
The facts (in italics) are from the Children's Heart Foundation:
Congenital Heart Defects are America's #1 birth defect. Nearly 1 of every 100 American babies will be born with a CHD.
These statistics literally blow my mind. I think it's something like 1 out of every 800 babies in the US will have Downs Syndrome.
I don't have much to say, because this statistic speaks for itself - 1 out of every 100 babies in the US. That's approximately 40,000 babies each year - just in the US.
Obviously, CHDs vary in severeness. They can be simple like a heart murmur or as serious as HLHS, where one half of the heart is severely underdeveloped and cannot do its job.
A couple is so much more likely to have a baby with a CHD than Downs Syndrome - and yet, how many of us "know" more about DS- and I'm willing to bet it's because of the physical features that go along with DS, physical characteristics that are absent from children with CHDs.
This statistic has gotten me to thinking - I am sure that, sometime during our lifetimes, we have each known individuals with CHDs that we weren't aware of.
It's time for those 40,000 babies each YEAR to have an even stronger voice - the parents of these babies may each be Superwoman or Spiderman in human form for all they do for their babies, but they should not have to do it alone. It's time for the rest of us to join our voices in spreading awareness and seeking funding.
But first, each day I want to link you to the blog of a mother of one of these amazing children, many of whom are doing events to spread awareness. Today, I am going to link you to the first blog I found about a child with a CHD - this mother is the one I've contacted to ask where to get accurate information on CHDs. Meet Jenny, mother to a beautiful little girl named Aly, who has HLHS. This week, Jenny is featuring other's children's stories.
The facts (in italics) are from the Children's Heart Foundation:
Congenital Heart Defects are America's #1 birth defect. Nearly 1 of every 100 American babies will be born with a CHD.
These statistics literally blow my mind. I think it's something like 1 out of every 800 babies in the US will have Downs Syndrome.
I don't have much to say, because this statistic speaks for itself - 1 out of every 100 babies in the US. That's approximately 40,000 babies each year - just in the US.
Obviously, CHDs vary in severeness. They can be simple like a heart murmur or as serious as HLHS, where one half of the heart is severely underdeveloped and cannot do its job.
A couple is so much more likely to have a baby with a CHD than Downs Syndrome - and yet, how many of us "know" more about DS- and I'm willing to bet it's because of the physical features that go along with DS, physical characteristics that are absent from children with CHDs.
This statistic has gotten me to thinking - I am sure that, sometime during our lifetimes, we have each known individuals with CHDs that we weren't aware of.
It's time for those 40,000 babies each YEAR to have an even stronger voice - the parents of these babies may each be Superwoman or Spiderman in human form for all they do for their babies, but they should not have to do it alone. It's time for the rest of us to join our voices in spreading awareness and seeking funding.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Bucket List - New Recipes
I've fallen behind in updating the recipes, but not in trying them. So I have 3 for you today:
#1: Macaroni & Cheese
Brooke, who used to love veggies, has stopped eating them pretty much altogether. Every once in a while, I can trick her by hiding the veggies, but that's it. This recipe is from a cookbook called "Deceptively Delicious":
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cups elbo macaroni
Nonstick cooking spray
1 tablesppon olive oil
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 cup nonfat milk (I used reduced fat because that is what I had on hand)
1/2 cup butternut squash or cauliflower puree
1 and 1/2 cups shredded reduced fat Cheddar Cheese
4 oz reduced fat or nonfat cream cheese
Salt & Pepper
1/8 teaspoon paprika
Instructions:
Cook macaroni according to package directions & drain. while macaroni is cooking, coat large saucepan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add oil and then flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture resembles a thick paste but has not browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the milk and cook, stirring every now and then, until the mixture begins to thicken, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vegetable puree, cheeses, and seasonings, and stir until cheese is melted and`sauce smooth. Stir in macaroni.
Results:
Brooke LOVED this!!!! She ate 2 platefuls and was still asking for more! I wasn't thrilled about the consistency, although the taste was good. I think next time I'll add less cream cheese and more cheddar cheese for a more traditional cheese-y taste. I'll be trying again though, for sure.
#2: Banana Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies
Growing up, I loved, loved, loved the Amish sweet treat known as Whoopie Pies (I've always known them as Gobs). My favorite were the chocolate cakes with peanut butter filling. When I saw this recipe for banana cakes with peanut butter filling, I knew I had to try them.
Ingredients:
CAKE:
1/2 Cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
ICING:
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tbsp butter, softened
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions:
1. In large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine banana and buttermilk. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture alternating with banana mixture.
2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. bake at 350 for 12-15 mins or until set. Cool for 2 mins before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter and butter until fluffy. Beat in sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread filling on the bottom half of cookies, about 1 tbsp on each; top with remaining cookies. Dust with additional sugar. Store in fridge.
Result:
The cake was super good. Brooke loved them. I might make the banana cookies with chocolate filling for our anniversary (part of our wedding cake was banana with chocolate filling!). The peanut butter icing was OK, although I prefer a more traditional peanut butter icing - which I will be making next time. This is a really good Whoopie Pie, though.
As a side note, do you know why they're called "whoopie pies"? After working all morning in the fields, the Amish men would open their lunch pails, see these sweets, and yell "Whoopie!!!"
#3: Beef Barley Soup
Ingredients:
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 onions chopped
10 oz white button mushrooms, sliced
2 lb lean beef stew meat
6 cups canned low-sodium beef broth
2 carrots chopped
1 28-oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2/3 cup pearl barley
salt and pepper
Instructions:
1. Saute onions and mushrooms in 1 tbsp veggie oil, about 7 mins. Scrape them into slow cooker. Warm remaining 1 tbsp veggie oil and brown meat. Scrape into slow cooker. Put 1 cup beef broth into skillet & scrape with wooden spoon to release brown bits. Add to slow cooker. ( I skipped this because everything cooks so long while I'm at work - 10 hours - so I just put everything in the slow cooker raw)
2. Add remaining broth & all other ingredients to slow cooker. Stir, cover, and cook on low until meat is tender, 6-7 hours.
Result:
This was FANTASTIC!! I put everything in raw, because it cooks on low 10 hours while I"m at work - everything was perfectly tender. Jim loved this, and Brooke loved it pureed (she wouldn't eat the veggies otherwise). This is definitely one of our new favorites!
Enjoy!
#1: Macaroni & Cheese
Brooke, who used to love veggies, has stopped eating them pretty much altogether. Every once in a while, I can trick her by hiding the veggies, but that's it. This recipe is from a cookbook called "Deceptively Delicious":
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cups elbo macaroni
Nonstick cooking spray
1 tablesppon olive oil
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 cup nonfat milk (I used reduced fat because that is what I had on hand)
1/2 cup butternut squash or cauliflower puree
1 and 1/2 cups shredded reduced fat Cheddar Cheese
4 oz reduced fat or nonfat cream cheese
Salt & Pepper
1/8 teaspoon paprika
Instructions:
Cook macaroni according to package directions & drain. while macaroni is cooking, coat large saucepan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add oil and then flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture resembles a thick paste but has not browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the milk and cook, stirring every now and then, until the mixture begins to thicken, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vegetable puree, cheeses, and seasonings, and stir until cheese is melted and`sauce smooth. Stir in macaroni.
Results:
Brooke LOVED this!!!! She ate 2 platefuls and was still asking for more! I wasn't thrilled about the consistency, although the taste was good. I think next time I'll add less cream cheese and more cheddar cheese for a more traditional cheese-y taste. I'll be trying again though, for sure.
#2: Banana Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies
Growing up, I loved, loved, loved the Amish sweet treat known as Whoopie Pies (I've always known them as Gobs). My favorite were the chocolate cakes with peanut butter filling. When I saw this recipe for banana cakes with peanut butter filling, I knew I had to try them.
Ingredients:
CAKE:
1/2 Cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
ICING:
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tbsp butter, softened
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions:
1. In large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine banana and buttermilk. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture alternating with banana mixture.
2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. bake at 350 for 12-15 mins or until set. Cool for 2 mins before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter and butter until fluffy. Beat in sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread filling on the bottom half of cookies, about 1 tbsp on each; top with remaining cookies. Dust with additional sugar. Store in fridge.
Result:
The cake was super good. Brooke loved them. I might make the banana cookies with chocolate filling for our anniversary (part of our wedding cake was banana with chocolate filling!). The peanut butter icing was OK, although I prefer a more traditional peanut butter icing - which I will be making next time. This is a really good Whoopie Pie, though.
As a side note, do you know why they're called "whoopie pies"? After working all morning in the fields, the Amish men would open their lunch pails, see these sweets, and yell "Whoopie!!!"
#3: Beef Barley Soup
Ingredients:
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 onions chopped
10 oz white button mushrooms, sliced
2 lb lean beef stew meat
6 cups canned low-sodium beef broth
2 carrots chopped
1 28-oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2/3 cup pearl barley
salt and pepper
Instructions:
1. Saute onions and mushrooms in 1 tbsp veggie oil, about 7 mins. Scrape them into slow cooker. Warm remaining 1 tbsp veggie oil and brown meat. Scrape into slow cooker. Put 1 cup beef broth into skillet & scrape with wooden spoon to release brown bits. Add to slow cooker. ( I skipped this because everything cooks so long while I'm at work - 10 hours - so I just put everything in the slow cooker raw)
2. Add remaining broth & all other ingredients to slow cooker. Stir, cover, and cook on low until meat is tender, 6-7 hours.
Result:
This was FANTASTIC!! I put everything in raw, because it cooks on low 10 hours while I"m at work - everything was perfectly tender. Jim loved this, and Brooke loved it pureed (she wouldn't eat the veggies otherwise). This is definitely one of our new favorites!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Bucket List #10 - Become more involved
I know I said I had something special for heart month, but my plans were just too ambitious for a working momma like myself - but I am still using "Heart Month" as the start of my greater involvement.
Feb. 7-14 of every year is designated CHD awareness month. If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I've been drawn into this world by reading the stories of several amazing, beautiful babies suffering from various CHDs, but most notably HLHS. I've posted a little about what HLHS is, and I know I've posted a link to information about one of the surgeries.
But, I've also said time and again, that I believe there is a great need for awareness of CHD and all of the issues that they and their families face - some of which are not always obvious. So, for each day of CHD awareness week, I will be posting a statistic or information related to a CHD - some taken from an "official" source, some issues that I've surmised these families deal with - and posting about them, along with my thoughts and feelings on the issue. I'm hoping to have at least one or two of the heart momma's join me and share their views, too, although I know they will all be extremely busy raising awareness themselves.
I hope you'll all join me in learning a little more about CHDs, detection, and how we can help funding and research to make more advancements on behalf of these brave little ones.
Feb. 7-14 of every year is designated CHD awareness month. If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I've been drawn into this world by reading the stories of several amazing, beautiful babies suffering from various CHDs, but most notably HLHS. I've posted a little about what HLHS is, and I know I've posted a link to information about one of the surgeries.
But, I've also said time and again, that I believe there is a great need for awareness of CHD and all of the issues that they and their families face - some of which are not always obvious. So, for each day of CHD awareness week, I will be posting a statistic or information related to a CHD - some taken from an "official" source, some issues that I've surmised these families deal with - and posting about them, along with my thoughts and feelings on the issue. I'm hoping to have at least one or two of the heart momma's join me and share their views, too, although I know they will all be extremely busy raising awareness themselves.
I hope you'll all join me in learning a little more about CHDs, detection, and how we can help funding and research to make more advancements on behalf of these brave little ones.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Bucket List update...and more
I know I've been lagging on my Bucket List - so here's a preview of what's to come:
Weight loss updates - it's not going so well. In fact, it's going terrible. But I am committed to this, so I'll post the embarrassing truth...one of these days.
Recipe updates - I know that I still owe you that Mac n cheese recipe, and I never got to make the so-simple dinner * See below. Yesterday, I did make some delicious Whoopie Pies though.
Making a difference - I'm going to do something special for heart month starting tomorrow, so keep an eye out for that - just hammering out the details.
Last week, my new recipe was going to be a roast dinner called "So Simple Supper." But, the bottom of my roast (that I had bought the day before!) was green. So we returned it and had chicken patties. I'm doing 2 new recipes this week to make up for it.
We had a great weekend - Saturday, we walked around Sunset Place and just enjoyed the lovely weather. We grabbed some dinner and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Sunday, Brooke couldn't wait to get out of the house - so she had to settle for grocery shopping, ha.
Weight loss updates - it's not going so well. In fact, it's going terrible. But I am committed to this, so I'll post the embarrassing truth...one of these days.
Recipe updates - I know that I still owe you that Mac n cheese recipe, and I never got to make the so-simple dinner * See below. Yesterday, I did make some delicious Whoopie Pies though.
Making a difference - I'm going to do something special for heart month starting tomorrow, so keep an eye out for that - just hammering out the details.
Last week, my new recipe was going to be a roast dinner called "So Simple Supper." But, the bottom of my roast (that I had bought the day before!) was green. So we returned it and had chicken patties. I'm doing 2 new recipes this week to make up for it.
We had a great weekend - Saturday, we walked around Sunset Place and just enjoyed the lovely weather. We grabbed some dinner and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Sunday, Brooke couldn't wait to get out of the house - so she had to settle for grocery shopping, ha.
Friday, January 28, 2011
So frustrated
Tonight was Brooke;s 18-month appointment, and I am so frustrated.
1) She has another ear infection. She's been clear for about a month, and last week at the ER, she had fluid in her ear but no infection. She's been on an antibiotic for the last week - and it somehow still got infected. She has to switch antibiotics and have a follow up on 2/19/11.
2) According to the nurses, she's only 32.5 inches and 24 lbs. This is frustrating me because at 15 months, she was just over 32 inches and 23 lbs 15 inches. I KNOW without a doubt that she has grown more than that because the clothes from around her 15 month appointment do not fit - but they will not listen that the numbers are wrong, what do I know, I'm just Mommy! Instead, the dr. said that it's nothing to worry about at this point, Brooke is probably just "re-adjusting" her height and weight - some kids do this and adjust back down to the curve they were originally on. I.E., Brooke was on 50% curve for height for a long time, then she went up to 75% for several months, then jumped to 93%. If she stayed in 93%, she would be over 6 ft when she's an adult! So she's probably readjusting to 75% or even 50% - and that's nothing to worry about. But Dr. C. wants to see her in 3 months to check height and weight.
Normally, the re-check wouldn't bother me - but I KNOW their numbers were off. I weighed her when we got home - she was completely naked - and it said 26 lbs. As far as the height goes, I think the numbers were off for her 15 month appointment.
I'm very happy with our pediatric office, and they've taken great care of Brooke. They're usually very good about listening to me, and they are great at explaining things. I don't even really mind the taking her back in 3 months. I just can't help but worry about it, even though I know that there's nothing to worry about. Does that make any sense??
On the plus side, Brooke is scoring above a 2-year old level in all categories (language, problem solving, gross/fine motor...). She is doing great!
1) She has another ear infection. She's been clear for about a month, and last week at the ER, she had fluid in her ear but no infection. She's been on an antibiotic for the last week - and it somehow still got infected. She has to switch antibiotics and have a follow up on 2/19/11.
2) According to the nurses, she's only 32.5 inches and 24 lbs. This is frustrating me because at 15 months, she was just over 32 inches and 23 lbs 15 inches. I KNOW without a doubt that she has grown more than that because the clothes from around her 15 month appointment do not fit - but they will not listen that the numbers are wrong, what do I know, I'm just Mommy! Instead, the dr. said that it's nothing to worry about at this point, Brooke is probably just "re-adjusting" her height and weight - some kids do this and adjust back down to the curve they were originally on. I.E., Brooke was on 50% curve for height for a long time, then she went up to 75% for several months, then jumped to 93%. If she stayed in 93%, she would be over 6 ft when she's an adult! So she's probably readjusting to 75% or even 50% - and that's nothing to worry about. But Dr. C. wants to see her in 3 months to check height and weight.
Normally, the re-check wouldn't bother me - but I KNOW their numbers were off. I weighed her when we got home - she was completely naked - and it said 26 lbs. As far as the height goes, I think the numbers were off for her 15 month appointment.
I'm very happy with our pediatric office, and they've taken great care of Brooke. They're usually very good about listening to me, and they are great at explaining things. I don't even really mind the taking her back in 3 months. I just can't help but worry about it, even though I know that there's nothing to worry about. Does that make any sense??
On the plus side, Brooke is scoring above a 2-year old level in all categories (language, problem solving, gross/fine motor...). She is doing great!
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