Logan had his appointment with a Pediatric Pulmologist last Wednesday. Everything seemed to go well. Even the dr. noticed Logan's weight gain and his strength. She increased the dosage of his medication as he's getting heavier. She also made a referral to a Pediatric ENT specialist to look at his upper palate, which might be why he was having a difficult time feeding. Another big thing that came out of the appointment was the sleep apnea study referred for Logan. In order for him to be off his oxygen, he had to go through the test to make sure his oxygen saturation remains in the 90s.
The following night, Mommy stayed with Logan at the Kaiser Sleep Medicine center in San Jose. The stay lasted from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Thank goodness for carpool lanes, if not the commute would be hell. During the study, 21 different sensors were put all over his body and his head. Oh my, did Logan hate this. He was wrapped like a little Frankenstein and it annoyed the heck out of him. He was struggling and crying for 1/4 of our stay there. Mommy had to try her best to rock him to sleep, if not, his movement would impair the test results. The room there was very nice. It felt like a nice hotel room. There was a nice crib, double-bed, flat screen tv, internet connection, and video games. Of course, all we did was trying to sleep. When we left, Mommy asked the nurse how were the results, and she said it would take about 2 weeks to get them. But she saw some pretty low numbers, in the 70s, partly because Logan was moving around. Mommy personally feels that Logan is ready to be off the oxygen. Let's hope the doctor won't interpret the 70s as a bad sign, because if Logan was nice and quiet and not moving around, his numbers should be up in the 90s, if not, high 80s.
Aidan also had his 3-year old check up last Thursday. Everything went well and he's now 39 inches tall and 35 lbs. He was being his curious little self at the office, as this is a new doctor to him. We have chosen the same pediatrician for both Aidan and Logan. We talked about his refusal to be potty-trained (dr. said to leave him alone for a while and try again) and his sleeping habits ( to walk him back to his bed if he climbs up to ours). It would be difficult to fight with Aidan on both issues. Potty training, we really couldn't force him. If he doesn't want to go, what could we do. A dirty diaper doesn't even bother him. With regards to sleep, it's going to be an uphill battle especially now that his bed is in our room. It would be too easy for him to climb up to our bed. We couldn't let him stay in his old room, as Logan has his big oxygen tank there, and we don't want him to wake up every time Logan cries.
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