Day with the Doctors

So today our family traveled to Cedar City to spend a day in doctor's offices. No fun! David, Steven & I all had appointments with our doctors today. Steven's visit was relatively easy. He just had his 2 week check-up. And he is doing great! He's growing like a champ. He has grown 1/2" since he was born and has gained 7 ounces! They did have to do his PKU test too, where they have to prick his heel, then sit and squeeze the blood out. I hate that darn test! So, Steven is doing well.

My appointment was easy too. I just had to have my stitches taken out, then lots of talking with our doctor about the boys and our future plans. Easiest visit I've had in a while. :)

David's visit was our sad one. He had his 15 month check-up today. He is doing really well too. He has gained 2 pounds since his birthday and has definitely grown in the height department. He had to have a shot in the arm, which he really didn't like. He almost had a look of betrayal when the "nice" nurse put the needle in his arm. The sad part was when I brought up David's tongue to the doctor. Over the past month, James & I have noticed that David's tongue is a little funny. When he sticks it out, it always goes out to the left and has a really deep line down the middle. It also only sticks out a shortway out of his mouth. The doctor looked at it and said he is "tongue-tied"... meaning that the web looking thing under his tongue was too tight and was prohibiting his tongue to fully extend. This could be a large reason that he hasn't really started talking yet and most likely why he had such a hard time breastfeeding when he was a baby. So, he suggested that we let him snip it. It's a very minor procedure, only lasting about 30 seconds. We agreed. The nurse brought in a little kid backboard with straps on it to hold him down. How sad! As soon as they started to strap him in, he started screaming. Of course! The doctor did hurry and snip his tongue. (I couldn't watch, so James had to fill me in) When I saw him, the poor kid was sucking on his pacifier, with blood drips all over his shirt and a blood ring around his mouth. The good news, he was his normal self in less than 5 minutes and we can already see a difference when he sticks his tongue out.

So, that's our day in a nutshell. Lots accomplished, along with lots of tears shed. :( Staying healthy is a full-time job when you've got kids!

Here are some pics of our boys. They have nothing to do with this post, but who doesn't want to see more pictures of cute kids? :)