This week was a little hectic. A stayed home Monday and Tuesday. I finally thought his ear was done being messy and sent him back to school on Wednesday, only to get a call from Pediatrics saying they had his follow up appointment scheduled for Thursday at 945. This wouldn't be an issue but I had my o/b appointment 11 on the same morning. So, I let his teacher know he would be missing another day. Let me fill you in on A and meds. He has taken every antibiotic known to children to treat his ear infections. Of them all, we have found that Zithromax cures his infections best and most completely. So, when he was looked at on Sunday, the doc gave him that at my request. For the first time ever, it didn't work. I was shocked when this doctor on Thursday said he still had the infection. ??? So, now he is on Augmentin...one that used to tear up his stomach when they would give it to him. Thankfully, it does not seem to be bothering him this time and he even is enjoying the taste. : )
I'm not very fond of this doctor. I am seriously contemplating having a switch made. This doctor saw A for all of about 5 min and he was spouting all sorts of crap about how A displays classic red flags for ADHD. I explained to this doc that right before he walked in, A and I had been playing games and being silly. Not only that but this child in particular has ALOT going on in his life. The doc asked if he had trouble in school. Well, yes, but only in last 3 weeks or so. Nothing major, he just is zoning in the mornings instead of doing his work. In the 3 weeks in question, we have all been sick...he has been sick for about 2 weeks of it, we have started bringing baby furniture in and putting the nursery together, and I have gained a bit more weight. I have definitely grown visibly and become quite a bit more uncomfortable. These are all things I would expect a child to react to in the same ways as this doc was swearing were these red flags. I believe the doctor was entitled to his opinion on these behaviors. I would not judge him for suggesting it. But he spent an ENTIRE 15 min focusing on how he likes to catch his patients ADHD problems early and how he would like him tested further and would like to start him on medication asap. I was fuming by the time I got out of there. I explained to the doctor all the issues I perceive as being the cause and he insisted that HE was right after only knowing my son for 5 min. Hmmm....6 years or 5 min, people? We have always agreed that A had one or two of the issues we see in T on occasion. But we have never seen them to anywhere near the extent and certainly have never seen the need to have him tested. There is a point where you just look at the child and say "he's just being a 6 year old boy". Anyway, I could rant and rave about this all day. I'm not gonna!

The o/b appointment went well. I cannot report on my weight gain cause A was distracting me when the lady did the scale. All I can say is that my scale at home reports me gaining a total of 16 pounds now. I'm attempting to give up worrying about it...lol, it's driving me nuts! I let A bring his gameboy into the appointment since I had a few questions and knew I wouldn't get them asked with him not distracted. Well, the gameboy worked too well...when it was time for the heartbeat to be heard, it took me and doc to get A to stop playing and listen. He's so funny about this baby. He's over emotional about the littlest things one minute and the next, you wouldn't think he cared even a little. He did crack me up. I have talked about how he believed baby is an alien. Well, there was a Month 1-9 growth chart on the door. He and I were going over it and he was telling me what he thought of each month. Month 1-Alien. Month 2-Alien. Month 3-Alien. Month 4-Alien. Month 5-That's when it's a baby, mom. Month 6-Baby. Month 7-Baby. Month 8-Baby. Month 9-Brother. : ) You cannot tell this child that he is having a sister. His brain cannot compute the possibility. We keep trying to explain to him that we don't know what baby is and that means it could be a brother OR a sister. He refuses to agree. This is Baby Nick and He is a Boy! So, either he has a sixth sense about this or he's just plain stubborn! (or both....) We will see but I'm starting to wonder should I be praying for this to really be a boy. I'm not sure I want to know what he will do with a sister....He may try sticking her in mailbox and sending her back!