Daniel loves his big sister. That is a temporary tattoo on her arm! |
- Daniel got his second hepB vaccine and his first DTaP vaccine. We are going to catch up with most of the other 2 month vaccines sometime next week or the week after. I am kind of a "middle of the road" vaccine person, in that I don't have a problem with giving them, I just think four or more shots in one visit is a bit too much.
- We will be taking Daniel to a Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician in the next few months for an evaluation. You can read more about what these special pediatricians do here (this opens a PDF). It is a bit complicated and long to explain so I'll leave you to read it if you are so inclined.
- Daniel's thyroid is actually just fine. I had gotten his newborn thyroid panel and freaked out comparing it to the normal adult levels I found online. Then I found the actual levels for newborns. And he's fine. We'll check it again when he is one year old.
- His ears still look good.
- Daniel is going to start a new vitamin made specifically for individuals with Down syndrome, called Nutrivene-D. There are extremely positive and other negative reviews about this supplement out there, but we're just looking at it as a multivitamin and not expecting miracles. I waited to give it to him until I ran it by his doctor, and now that we have the all clear he'll be starting it this weekend. I only ever gave Lily vitamin D drops when she was a baby, so the concept of a specialized vitamin for a little baby is a little foreign to me, but I'm willing to give it a try. Many other people have such good things to say about it.
- Since Daniel is feeding so very well, his doctor said it was fine to start speech therapy when he's around six months old and starts eating solids. He shouldn't need it before then. He's making the typical baby noises right on time, so there isn't a concern there currently.
Sometimes big sisters decide that we need a little bling. |
Precious one. |
"Bless our God, you peoples;
loudly sound his praise,
Who has kept us alive
and not allowed our feet to slip."
Psalms 66: 8&9
Great update thanks for sharing. My prayers are with all of you, Daniel is beautiful.
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