PCOS and failure to thrive

Nora's new Fort, courtesy of Mommy the cardboard contractor



Nora decorating her Fort



Snack time with Grandma!


Race you on the slide!

Go Away Mommy! I play with Grandma!

Well, the Ambrose girls seem to be falling apart these days! Not really in the grand scheme of things, but sometimes it feels that way.

Yesterday Nora had her 30 month (though she is 31months) check up and while she weighed in at a whopping 22lbs, the doc was still pretty concerned about her weight. We walked away with three referrals (ENT, Speech Pathology, and Nutrition) and a "Failure to Thrive" classification. Of course the doc assured me she is healthy and I shouldn't worry, but we need to make sure there isn't anything impeding her ability to gain weight. Right now the concern is her tongue tie-or tight frenulum-that we have been watching and slightly concerned about since birth. If that turns out to be the culprit, the resolution is a simple outpatient procedure about as complicated as getting your ears pierced. If not, then we have eliminated one source of worry and will move on to other possibilities.

Other than her weight, and on going issues with constipation, Nora walked away with a clean bill of health!

I was back into the doc this morning to go over the tests and new medication that have been done and added in the last couple months. Thankfully, my medical picture is looking a little less cloudy and bleak than it was a month ago. The doc is sticking with the PCOS diagnosis, but my labs look really good. Hopefully, with continued management of diet and exercise I will be able to delay the more "severe" symptoms often associated with PCOS. While I am super bummed about the diagnosis, I am relieved that things aren't worse.

We did manage to have a bright spot in our week-Grandma Reale came to visit! She was here Monday-Thursday this week and came to all our activities! Nora was in HEAVEN. When we dropped her off at the airport this morning Nora wanted to get on the plane with Grandma.