1 year doctor appointment

Kaitlyn had her 1 year appointment on Tuesday. It was a tough visit. From the beginning, Kaitlyn was not happy. She started crying when the nurse was measuring her head and it just went downhill from there. She was not a happy girl (and neither was her momma)!

The doctor seemed a bit concerned that Kaitlyn is gagging so much when she is eating solid food. She thought that maybe it is a defense mechanism after all the issues Kaitlyn has had with her throat area. The doctor indicated that we need to keep an eye on the food situation so that she does not develop any textural aversions. We go to the pediatric ENT on Monday for our 1 year follow-up with him. The pediatrician wants to see what he says about all of this but indicated that we might need to see a speech therapist soon to deal with the gagging.

I asked about Kaitlyn's snoring. The doctor wondered if it was really snoring or if it was her stridor. She seemed concerned if it is snoring - that she shouldn't be snoring and we need to explore why. That question made me wonder, but what do you think? Is this snoring? She sounds like an 80 yr old man!

She weights 20 lbs 10 oz now!