What a week.....

I am so glad that it is Friday, and that we are beginning a 3 day weekend. I need one, and I know Wyatt needs one with Justin and I. Okay, I posted about him getting 4 shots on Monday, and about the doctor wanting to have some blood drawn for labs, we did that on Wednesday. Well, this morning I got a call from the doctors office saying all the labs looked good except for one, and they wanted it repeated. I said okay, next week? They said No today or tomorrow, so we went today. That made 3 times this week that Wyatt has been poked, and pricked with needles! Come to find out the concern was for nothing because it appears that vial of blood was handled improperly! Which was fine by me because it was Wyatt's red blood count they were concerned about, the numbers were HIGH, really high and the doctor thought maybe a mistake had been made at the lab, he was right on. So, all the labs we had drawn came back normal and again Katie thank you for sharing that information.

Also, we had a speech therapist out yesterday to assess Wyatt because I have been concerned he is not moving food around properly. They thought things looked good for the most part, but we qualify for a program called Sooner Start, so we will be with them for the next 6 months or so. They will work with Wyatt on Speech/language/physical/occupational therapies. As a first time mom, I do not know all the things Wyatt SHOULD be doing, and we are enjoying each day. But, we also know that for every 3 months a child is in an orphanage they loose a month developmentally so this will allow Wyatt to catch up quicker with his peers. But, I can also say it is helping me as much as it is helping Wyatt. They give me things to practice with him, and every day a new light bulb goes off. Yesterdays light bulb had to do with feeding, and what I was feeding. The therapist said baby food is good, but pureed food is better. Tonight I steamed vegetables, and pureed them with milk and butter and Wyatt ate 2 serving spoons full. I also made extra meals and put them in individual containers to serve over the next 4-5 days. I realized it is all about the quality not quantity! Every day is a learning day for the Meacham family. We are getting there, it just takes time.

I hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We are taking Wyatt swimming in the morning, a birthday party in the afternoon, and a swim tomorrow night.

We will keep you posted....