Mason had his 9 month pediatric well visit today and it continues to be all good news. Dr. Etheridge was very happy to see how well he looked and how well he was behaving. He is doing the typical things a 9 month old would do and is looking great on the growth chart! This just confirmed what we already knew, our little boy is so tough! Dr. Etheridge thought it would be a good idea to get a finger prick on him to check his iron levels, which in turn gave us a high result in lead. From what he said, a normal reading would be below 10 and Mason's was 22. Not the best news, but Dr. Etheridge did say they got a new machine so it may be as a result of it not being done properly or the machine malfunctioning. Either way, we were called back to have a venous blood draw to send off to the lab in Albuquerque. Even though the plebotomist was a pro little Mason must have been having flashbacks to the hospital, he was terrified when she started to put the band around his arm. My poor baby was so sad! Thank goodness it was over quickly and I could get him out of there without having to ask to be discharged! I just whisked him away and now we wait for a few days for the results. If it is high after the lab testing then we would be visited by the State to determine what could be causing the unusually high levels. It's good to know there are precautionary measures in place. On the other hand, Mason's hemoglobin levels were great and again, Mason's surprised Dr. Etheridge with how good his numbers looked.
Our niece and nephew Kelly and Kenneth are here for a few weeks of vacation and we so now we have 7 kids at home! Michael is home from college as well and it has truly been great. Everyone is getting along, with the exception of Matthew, who has reached the terrible two stage at 5. Nonetheless, it is a great time to be alive as a full house makes for more fun!
Mason: Height: 28" Weight 19.10
