I wish I could tell you that the fumes are from car exhaust or burnt food or even bodily gasses at this point. But they’re from the steam that was coming out of my ears after Jamayia’s Dr’s appt today. You see, the appt was for 1:15 pm. I arrived there on time, early even, if you will (like 1:10 pm). And then I sat in the waiting room, and sat and sat and sat and…well, you get the picture. At one point, another waiting mommy asked me how long I’ve been there–and that was at 2:30 pm. I finally got into the exam room at 2:54 pm….then proceeded to wait some more and more and more….. The Dr finally arrived at 3:45 pm. Yes, I’m not lying. She apologized for running behind and was even moreso apologetic because she noticed that I’d been bumped.
Me. They bumped me. Do those reception ladies know who they’re messing with? Which, incidentally, they don’t seem too friendly. I rarely get a good vibe from them. You’d think that ladies who happen to see children in their line of work would at least put up a friendly front. But back to the bumping. I was not impressed. So, it really wasn’t my imagination to see that people who’d arrived after me were going in to see the Dr before I did. And I was fully on time! I’d be slightly more lenient had I been extrememly tardy. My Dr is part of a group, and each Dr has a different coloured folder system for their patients. So, whenever I saw a green folder, I knew for sure that my Dr was about to see that patient. Thankfully, my Feb appt is for 10 am–the first one of the day. And you can be sure that I’ll be requesting early appts from now on!
The appt itself–not too good. Jamayia only gained like 4 ozs since Oct. She now weighs 17 lbs, 8 ozs. Her weight-gain curve has slowed to a crawl. Slow gainth (like my word?) can happen at times, but in Jamayia’s case, her gaining is practically tapering off. Plus, she’s got the food allergy, to milk, which is everywhere. So, we’re being referred to a pediatric dietician too. Right now, the aim of the game is to load this kid up with calories. She needs to eat. I’ll be buttering everything, in order to hide the fat in her food. At least at her age, she doesn’t have to worry about fat content.
Does anyone know where to find dairy-free bread and/or bread recipe that’s kid appropriate? I’ve found some dairy-free bread that’s just too adultly healthy for a toddler. The 12 & 18 grain options are just too much for her to chew, literally. Why don’t they make a white bread that is dairy-free or something? Because of the high sensitivity of her milk allergy, I have to refrain from products that “may have come in contact with milk”.